Buying a new laptop - Conclusions on laptop reliability

1 in 3 Laptops fail over 3 years:
Netbooks fail 20% more than laptops; ASUS & Toshiba the most reliable

pdf rapport
http://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pdf/SquareTrade_laptop_reliability_1109.pdf

Gotta love Asus…

Gotta love Asus...

Gotta Love Toshiba ;D!

I love my Dell. :slight_smile: Now over 3 years old.

I love my Dell. Now over 3 years old.
+1 Dell latitude D620 with 3G card for work

I’m :slight_smile: with my new Gateway.

I just received an email that my free Windows 7 upgrade kit has been shipped. :slight_smile:

Dells suck, I’ll never buy another Dell!

Well, that’s logical. Netbooks are smaller, with smaller coolers, less space, smaller vents etc. They’re also cutting costs and then, components aren’t that high quality.


I have a Dell netbook I bought back in September for my trip to the Czech Republic that month. It’s nice but only time will tell how long it will last.