> >>Stay away from Agilent.

> > Why?

> Call it insider info.

Nope. Sorry. Not good enough. if you're going to floccinaucinihilipilificate
a quality manufacturer that produces products the equal of those from anyone
else on earth, then you need to say why. Now Hewlett Packard, the Darth
Vader of the HP empire, you're allowed to criticise without qualification.
But Agilent, as a bastion of the good side of the force, you need to be more
eloquent about.

Seriously though, HP, now represented in the meaningful stakes by Agilent,
just about invented the quality test equipment market, and there's no
doubting their technical capability or ability to produce quality product.
They may fall down occasionally, but I'm yet to be convinced that they are
making a habit of it. When somebody pleads "insider info" one is liable to
suspect inside-Tek or inside Fluke or mother-duck syndrome (only used a
brand xxx for the last 5 years). When considering ability to produce a
quality product I'd rate Tek and Agilent tops and Fluke as a very promising
Johny-come-lately. (Others will of course disagree :-) ).

So, what's so terrible (apart from price) about the products of one of the
world's top-equal electronic instrument makers that you would recommend that
nobody buy their products ???????????????????

FWIW: I have no association with Agilent whatsoever. I don't even own any of
their test equipment, although I have used much of it in the past. The last
instrument that I bought was a Tec. And I would unreservedly recommend that
anyone who values value for money over product lifetime consider never
buying a Hewlett Packard (as opposed to Agilent) printer. I am personally
resolved to never buy an HP printer again and recommend the same to others
for as long as they continue their present rapacious consumables policy.



        Russell McMahon

--
http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us!
email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body