Laptop Reliability Test Results

SquareTrade, the purchase warranty service available through eBay and many other vendors, did an interesting study on laptop reliability. The sampling was 30,000 randomly-chosen warranty claims on brand new laptop computers. The results are in: 1 in 3 laptops fail over 3 years, and netbooks possibly fail 20% more than laptops. The PDF article is a must read for anyone looking for a new laptop.

Square Trade also has research results on other products they cover.