Packard Bell?

[gadgetgeek]

After finally deciding (I think) not to go for an iPad but a laptop I have narrowed it down to 3 I like, 2 of which are Packard Bells. Both are below £400 which is my ideal price bracket though I can go to £450. My q is how reliable are Packard Bells and are they user friendly? Pending which mag you read gives differing answers. Any views from AB world? Thanks

[AlBags]

You just know that in 2 years time, the novelty will have worn off and there will be something better for half the price .. Know what I mean?

[VHG]

Packard Bell are nothing to do with Hewlett Packard (many people think they are part of HP).

For a while Packard Bell were an independant company and where known for making cheap poor computers and got a bad reputation, often sold through places like PC World.

In 2008 they were bought by Acer so my guess is that they are gradually losing that reputation, and in fact I have seen quite a few good looking laptops from them recently.

However reputations are hard to lose and personally I would not buy a Packard Bell and would rather go for a Toshiba, HP etc.

[gadgetgeek]

Cheers VHG. I will see what may fall into my price bracket with these makes.

[chrissa1]

I have had a Packard Bell for 2 -3 months now and I have to say that I like it. It's an Easy Note TJ67 and suits me fine. As to reliability,only time will tell.

[carlton23]

I`ve a Packard Bell Desktop for 4 years and no problems other than those I`ve made myself.