(Edit: Though apparently the 3000 had some issues early on. Which were notable because reliability and quality issues were so non-HP).
It was … quite a while ago though. By the time I came to use HP gear in the late 90s and on, they still had a reputation for quality, though it was increasingly less deserved.
Once upon a time, HP and quality were synonymous.
https://www.hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?class=3&cat=32
(Edit: Though apparently the 3000 had some issues early on. Which were notable because reliability and quality issues were so non-HP).
It was … quite a while ago though. By the time I came to use HP gear in the late 90s and on, they still had a reputation for quality, though it was increasingly less deserved.