[geeks] OT Question - workhorse laptop

[Phil Stracchino]

Dan Sikorski wrote:
> You may be interested in this:
> 
> http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/laptop-reliability-1109/
> 
> "Synopsis: SquareTrade analyzed failure rates for over 30,000 new laptop 
> computers covered by SquareTrade Laptop Warranty plans and found that 
> one-third of all laptops will fail within 3 years."
> 
> "In terms of brands, ASUS & Toshiba stood out as the most reliable 
> manufacturers; while Acer, Gateway & HP had failure rates significantly 
> higher than the average."

Huh.  ASUS and Toshiba, huh?  I'll have to make a note of that...  I
wouldn't have expected them to be the leaders.



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