News HP unveils 'CarFax for PCs' that could make buying older laptops more viable — telemetry, support requests, and AI will generate a laptop's history...

[Admin]

HP has unveiled a new system that can help generate a report about a laptop's history before you buy it.

HP unveils 'CarFax for PCs' that could make buying older laptops more viable — telemetry, support requests, and AI will generate a laptop's history... : Read more

 

[Pointingouttheobvious]

Carfax works because its not maker specific, the information it relies on is uploaded to a national database, and its dealing with items valued in the tens of thousands of dollars. People will pay a surcharge for peace of mind when shelling out $5000+ on an essential item needed to get to work…
How much will someone spend on a report before they put a $299 laptop for playing games and watching netflix on layaway at a pawnshop?

Uninstalling HP bloatware should be the first thing a user does when buying a laptop.
When a used laptop is reset for sale its the Microsoft methods that are used. This “pc carfax” software wont survive a clean install.
If anyone wanted to run software to test a potential used laptop it would be Passmark or Cinebench…

This is a dumb idea from a useless VP that is trying to justify their paycheck. They dont have any good ideas of their own so they copy what they see on TV.

 

[Eximo]

For some reason sales of printers and ink is going down. Have to fill the coffers somehow!

 

[LabRat 891]

What a waste.

The vast majority of used laptop sales are 'cheapo' and 'commodity' models.
Most folks willing to plop over $1k down on a laptop, will just buy new.
The in-between crowd that would buy a used premium laptop/workstation, are technically-inclined people that know to stay away from HP and their shenanigans.

 

[Jabberwocky79]

I wouldn't buy an HP lapto.... anything ... if they paid me to take it. So I guess they won't be saving any landfill trash on my account.

 

[Eximo]

You know, can't actually recall that last time I had an HP product. I still have an old Laserjet III laying around, probably had an HP inkjet at some point, but don't recall. Usually Lexmark. And the last printer I bought was a short lived Brother (death by power surge, somehow, was even on a suppressor)