[ale] [OT] Help with burning recovery disks from HP

Geoffrey lists at serioustechnology.com
Wed Nov 26 17:25:08 EST 2008


Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On Wed November 26 2008, Michael B. Trausch wrote:
>>> Nope.  Economics showed otherwise... people are desperate to get the
>>> recovery disks so they'll pay the $12.95 for the disks and the $xx.xx
>>> for the overnight rush processing and delivery.  Further, they save
>>> money by not hiring another company to make the recovery disks and by
>>> not paying people to put the disks in the right box.
>> Yeah.  Another reason I do not like much of the "business world".
> 
> I just went to the HP site, to check out a laptop.. among the things to buy 
> was the recovery disk, at $19.95....
> I don't remember noticing that option on Dells site recently...

It depends on the model.  I've both ordered one online from Dell and 
ordered one over the phone as it was not available online.  As I recall, 
the price was better, I believe it was $10.95.


-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
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