After the price reductions that took place when £1 = $2 ... oh, hang on a mo'

over the last 3 months HP toner prices are up 30%...

toners for us are now £50 more

HP have put up their consumables prices most months in the last six by up to 10% at a time

HP have already increased prices on their server lines due to the weak pound several times over the past 6 months or so.

have been working on the $1=£1 pricing mechanism. They were quite happy to charge £400 for a $400 piece of code, so I suggest leaving it as it is would be the fairest thing to do.

Who knows, if it falls much further, we might even find ourselves paying the same money for the same thing...

Having fallen foul of buying an HP Pavillion laptop a few years back that later became subject of a class action in the US due to it not being capable of removing the heat from the graphics card before it failed, I agree with previous posters - HP's previous earlier (and well-earned) reputation for quality has long-since gone, so I don't care what their prices are - I'll never buy again :(

If only I lived in the US I might have got my money back...

they also put pricing up on procurve switches. however, prices are always negotiable, just get a quote from Dell and HP will beat it, then Dell will beat that.

eventually you get the price you want to pay and decide whether you like Dell or HP more :-)

personally, I find the whole discount game played by Dell, HP and Cisco to be a major PITA. I once made a compaint to Eu competition commission about cisco but was rebuffed!

The x86 server range has seen some significant price hikes in the last few months AND they have even withdrawn 1 of the cheaper models. HP Invent again!!!!