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0 pointsmadengr7y ago0 comments

Ha ha, practically? She did. Keysight is what’s left of the original HP.

HP is now known for garbage computers and shitty printers.

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dfox7y ago

And the ironic part of that is that the original HP was spun-off two times (at first Agilent, then Keysight).

I feel that they're getting their legs back under their consumer division, although I agree their laptops have been really mediocre.

However I have enjoyed using their enterprise workstations for the last 10 years are so (various models of Z4xx's) and haven't had any complaints.

Multicomp7y ago

I've had good experiences with their EliteBook lines. Solid machines, if you are closer to the rugged notebook vs thin trophy book on the scale of laptop thickness.

madengrOP7y ago

They try forcing the Z series on me at work. I have bought Microway workstations. Much better bang for the buck, and better build quality.

linker30007y ago

The Bestec PSUs were often the weakest link - and a non-standard size (and wiring ISTR) so you couldn't replace them with just anything.

chx7y ago

And calculators...?

madengrOP7y ago

The new calculators are abominations, with the exception of the 35s. I use those at work, so I didn’t have to break the seal on a 32Sii; the precious.

qubex7y ago

I have an HP Prime. I use it daily. It’s CAS isn’t exactly Mathematica-grade but it’s perfectly adequate for my daily purposes.

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dfox7y ago

And the ironic part of that is that the original HP was spun-off two times (at first Agilent, then Keysight).

Splines7y ago

I feel that they're getting their legs back under their consumer division, although I agree their laptops have been really mediocre.

However I have enjoyed using their enterprise workstations for the last 10 years are so (various models of Z4xx's) and haven't had any complaints.

Multicomp7y ago

I've had good experiences with their EliteBook lines. Solid machines, if you are closer to the rugged notebook vs thin trophy book on the scale of laptop thickness.

madengrOP7y ago

They try forcing the Z series on me at work. I have bought Microway workstations. Much better bang for the buck, and better build quality.

linker30007y ago

The Bestec PSUs were often the weakest link - and a non-standard size (and wiring ISTR) so you couldn't replace them with just anything.

chx7y ago

And calculators...?

madengrOP7y ago

The new calculators are abominations, with the exception of the 35s. I use those at work, so I didn’t have to break the seal on a 32Sii; the precious.

qubex7y ago

I have an HP Prime. I use it daily. It’s CAS isn’t exactly Mathematica-grade but it’s perfectly adequate for my daily purposes.

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