SquareTrade analyzed as many as 30,000 new laptops based on their warranty plans and number of claims, they’ve compiled the following Laptop & Netbook reliability comparison and survey, the highlights of the study include:
-Looking at the first 3 years of ownership, 31% of laptop owners reported a failure to SquareTrade. Two-thirds of this failure (20.4%) came from hardware malfunctions, and one-third (10.6%) was reported as accidental damage.
-Netbooks are projected to have a 20% higher failure rate from hardware malfunctions than more expensive laptop computers.
-ASUS and Toshiba were the most reliable manufacturers, with fewer than 16% having a hardware malfunction over 3 years.
