Inside HP's laptop torture chambers
05.02.12
They shoot past parking lots full of more pickup trucks, pickup truck dealerships, and pickup truck mechanics. Though you’re more likely to spot a Prius after turning down Compaq Center Drive than an F-150, HP’s revered business
notebooks have a lot in common with the heavy haulers of the road: They’re tough, built for work, and wind up in the hands of... Love or loathe the Texan obsession with heavy haulers, it seems oddly appropriate that HP’s EliteBook R&D labs are situated in the heart of pickup country. The stereotypes are true: The wide-laned roads on the way to HP’s Houston campus jam packed with pickup trucks.
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The MacBook Pros are higher than say a basic Dell or HP laptop. With the upcoming onslaught of MacBook Air clones it looks like prices are going to be pretty comparable. But then hardware is only the tip of the Apple iceberg.
