Rude,
I understand what you're saying about qualifying the reviewed comps... yes, indeed. But the net effect is that this kind of scuttlebut is allowed to flourish in the mag without the right context for understanding which deal is best. With the clout that CPQ might muster I'm surprised that they didn't interact more and get either the "right", comparable machine reviewed, or interact with them in such a fashion that they get a fair review. If PCMag is busy pushing the offerings of their heaviest advertizers, then I am stumbling around in a political/economic swamp and "never mind". If they are doing a "fair" review, then they are less comprehensive and competent than I imagined--- I knew the 2200 series was older.
Thanks for the in depth comparative review of your own... interesting how one could buy the fastest HP machine from Walmart!
I keep hearing you report that CPQ is outselling the next four makes substantially, yet when I see advertising in BEst Buy, COMPUSA, and CIrcuit City, all of the brands are featured more prominently than CPQs, and often the featured line is a house brand. By what avenue(s) do you think that CPQ is able to dominate the retail consumer sector? Radio Shack? Direct to consumer? Other?
Doug |
