Are HP notebooks just re-badged Compaqs?

[bscepter]

I just ordered an HP Pavilion ZT1135 (Celeron 1.2 GHz,256 MB RAM, 20-Gig HD, 14.1 XGA/TFT, CD-RW/DVD, WindowsXP Home). It looks a lot like a Compaq. Does Compaq make the same model, but under a different name (i.e. like Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable)?

I seem to remember HP and Compaq trying to merge a while back, but it stalled. What's the deal?

[bscepter]

:D

[Budfred]

HP and Compaq ARE merged and supposedly maintaining separate lines for the present, but it wouldn't be surprizing if they were putting out the same product under both labels.