Packard Bell 

Packard Bell, not to be confused with Hewlett-Packard, was an electronics company which manufactured PCs of such terrible quality that its products are aptly referred to as "Packaged Hell." Once you purchased one of their machines, you were stuck with a heap of crap after the motherboard or power supply invariably failed (the company insisted on using odd form factors making sure spare parts were impossible to find). Fortunately, the company ceased selling its crash-happy computers in the U.S. in 2000. Unfortunately, the brand continues to plague the European market.

You: hi sir, I'd like to buy a power supply for an A8550 Packard Bell.
Clerk: *blink*
You: uhh...well?
Clerk: may I interest you in a high-powered rifle for the disposal of your machine?

Packard Bell by hgdt43 March 14, 2008

packard bell 

A PC company who entrap newbies with their pathetically outdated, yet extortionatly priced PCs.

Hah! You own a Packard Smell - you suck!

packard bell by Spoofnet October 30, 2003

packard bell 

They made computers`

"My first computer was a Packard Bell, it sucked."

packard bell by onomono July 19, 2003

packard bell 

Shit Company! I Xtreme has winXP-ONLY drivers for sound card. Doesn't come with Installation CDs. Replace the hard disk and buy a new operating system!

Want to buy my new Packard Bell I Xtreme for half price??

packard bell by hardlun November 13, 2004