5/5

posted Apr-11-2008

I have recently had the pleasure of dealing with HP Gaming and in particular the purchase of a HP Blackbird. In all honesty, I have never really liked HP due to the fact there computers in the past were built with very proprietary parts and they just never had a good name in the gaming world. Well about 2 months ago I decided it was time for an upgrade and I started doing some research online. In the past I have always built my own PC's but with the last one I built I came to realize that its really not saving me all that much money and nothing is tested or warrantied so why bother anymore. I decided to find an already built unit and go with that. My first stop was DELL as they are the household name and I have dealt with them a lot in the past, not to mention they now own Alienware which was one of the units I was considering. During my search I happened to come across an article mentioning the HP Blackbird. At first I thought, well this is just HP newest attempt at entering the gaming world and was about to ignore it until I noticed a picture of the Blackbird, well as I'm sure most of you that are reading this know, the Blackbird is just simple put "DEAD SEXY". This perked my interested and I went to the Blackbird site which once again I was surprised with HP in that there website is ABSOLUTELY amazing. I decided to call them and see how there support was and to find out a little about there product. This is when I found out that HP had bought Voodoo and that this was the first joint venture. That gave me a huge amount of respect for this product because Voodoo's name int he gaming world is very big. After speaking with Brendan for about 30-40min I got very excited about this product. I then did some research on the Blackbird and found that it truly is a remarkable accomplishment by the HP/Voodoo team. I read almost nothing but beaming reviews and decided that yes this is what I want, cutting edge, innovative, and best of all reliable and intelligent service. I proceeded to call/bug Brendan for about a week with tons of questions and concerns and different options and he happily entertained me and answered all my questions and needs. Finally when I was about to order we were talking about some of the newer components that would be coming out and it turns out that there would be a new motherboard and processors coming out soon. Well I was antsy BUT I thought it would be dumb not to wait a little while and buy the latest and greatest. So 6 weeks went by with me on the edge just waiting for that website to update with the new products!!! Believe me when I tell you that by the end of that 6 weeks there were multiple representatives that new my name and voice. Finally the time came and Brendan told me it would be anytime now, but he would be leaving because his wife was having a baby!(CONGRATULATIONS BRENDAN), so he left me in good hands with AB(Anupam), AB has been great in staying in touch with me and making sure I was fully aware of what was going on with the website and the new products. Well today was the BIG day!!!! I just ordered my Blackbird and I got to tell you the WHOLE experience so far as been wonderful and I can't wait to add to this review once I get the machine and set it up, but if anything like the treatment I've been giving so far I know it will be wonderful. Too summarize this long winded post, the HP Blackbird is an amazing product that is supported by amazing folks and I would recommend them to ANYONE that wants not only a cutting edge machine but one that also wants the service deserved in purchasing a Gaming Rig of this caliber. BRAVO GUYS...

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