HP vs Lenovo (laptop)

[scj6771]

So I have been tasked with a report to define why exactly it was we switched from Lenovo to HP laptops.

We were using the X61 Lenovo model when someone came up with the bright idea we switch over to the HP Elitebook 2530P models.

What brought this research project on was that we are having what seems to be more issues with the HP's (hardware, physical damage, performance and support is in my opinion far behind what we had with Lenovo) Again (and this is my opinion) the Lenovo's were solid machines, work-horses if you will. The specs of the HP 2530P are as follows:

Windows XP Pro SP3

1. Board: Hewlett-Packard 30E1 KBC Version 03.16
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz

2. 1.20 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
3072 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded

3. 80.02 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity SATA 5400 RPM

4. 2048 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory - DDR2 - PC2-6400 400MHz - FSB DRAM 1:2 - DRAM FREQ 399.0

5. Display - Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family [Display adapter] (2x)

6. Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller

7. Wireless - Broadcom 4322AG 802.11a/b/g/draft-n Wi-Fi Adapter

8. Ethernet - Intel(R) 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection

Also, what can you tell me about the differences in the memory?

X61 - http://scj6771.smugmug.com/photos/657780070_kH365-L.jpg

2530P - http://scj6771.smugmug.com/photos/657780618_2nHh5-L.jpg

My question to you all is:

What is your opinion on this? Does anyone have the same issues with HP? Got a better solution? Of course price is always the main factor but any advice or opinion would be appreciated. Thank you.

[glc]

I won't touch HP laptops any more with a 10 foot pole. Never have had good luck with them in the past, they seem to die right after the warranty expires, and for business road warriors, Lenovo is number 1 for quality, durability, and support - and Dell Latitude is a close second. Dell's business support is a lot better than their consumer support.

I still have a 10 year old IBM Thinkpad T20, and other than a totally toasted battery, it still runs like a top. Lenovo has done a good job keeping up IBM's reputation for quality laptops.

In my opinion, HP should stick to what they have always done well - servers, business workstations, and higher end printers. Anything with the Compaq name on it today is junk, in my opinion.

[scj6771]

Good stuff! Thanks, and keep it coming!

[alfie2]

for those who wanted to know:

IBM owns a percentage of Lenovo, I dont remember the exact %, so they do have a say in the manufacturing of the products.
Lenovo also retained the SAME OEM manufacturer as the one IBM used.( Celestica which is based in Toronto Canada, but has plants in China, I think.)

Lenovo brand used to be quite expensive until recently. Lenovo lowered all their prices after posting revenue loss earlier in the year.

[KCD]

"IBM owns a percentage of Lenovo, I don't remember the exact %, so they do have a say in the manufacturing of the products."

Si, senor

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"Important for all customers of IBM to know: IBM will provide warranty service and support and financing and leasing options for PC products from the new Lenovo. IBM will take an ownership stake of 18.9 percent in Lenovo, and it will purchase PCs for its own employees from Lenovo as well."

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http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/customerqa.html