Display MoreI came from an electronics engineer side. HP gear used to be the standard. Nothing was even close. You could detonate a bomb next to it and it would still outperform the nearest competitor.
Now it is not even HP anymore. They keep changing the name. Product quality is becoming worse and worse. They no longer lead in many fields of engineering, etc. The last name they chose mirrors their closest competitor. Like a new Kemper becoming Lane9 Holix.
HP consumer computers have never taken off. Printers was another thing they led the world in ages ago. Now I dont even look at HP printers. Predatory ink pricing etc.
At our business we bought all new HPs (ages ago). None had standard fans or power supplies. You know as an IT guy, those are the things that die first. They should be standard, cheap, and easy to replace. The HDs all failed early as well but they were standard and were not HP brand. Did they cut corners to get cheaper prices?
I agree, HP still does some amazing things. But they are a shadow of their former self. IMHO nowhere near the focus they had under Hewlett and Packard originally.
I agree with you. I work in a power plant that was built in the mid 70s as an instrument tech. A lot of our test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, signal generators, etc original to the plant is Hewlett and Packard. Even though now almost 50 years old, all of it still works perfectly. Each one gets a certified calibration each year and always passes. Unfortunately with most of the controls, repairs are now just card swapping and the old test equipment doesn't get used like it used to. But it still works perfectly when needed.
