subject: Best Notebook Brands [print this page] Hewlett-Packard (NYSE), also known as HP, one of the best brands of laptop computers, is an IT company based in Palo Alto, California, USA. The company specializes in producing personal computers, laptops, servers, printers, software products. HP is the largest global vendor of personal computers, surpassing its rival Dell, according to research companies Gartner and IDC reported in January 2008, the gap between HP and Dell has expanded substantially in late 2007, HP is before with 3.9% of the share markets. HP also is on the 5 place in the top of global companies producing software. William (Bill) Hewlett and David (Dave) Packard both graduated in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1934. The company started in a garage near Palo Alto region, during a friendship that they have had with their former professor Frederick Terman. Terman was regarded as a mentor for two students who helped them create Hewlett-Packard. The partnership was celebrated on January 1, 1939 with an investment of 538 USD. Hewlett and Packard Peter threw a coin to decide how it will be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett. Packard won the coin throwing, but called their company manufacturing electronic "Hewlett-Packard Company.
