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Good Stuff: Laptop Malfunction Rates by Manufacturer
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 12:59
A quick note from the daily news, just to remember it before a laptop / netbook buying decision investing your full salary into a new gadget, this paper from SquareTrade Research has warranties data about malfunction rates:
| Manufacturer | Malfuction Rates |
| Asus | 15.6 % |
| Toshiba | 15.7 % |
| Sony | 16.8 % |
| Apple | 17.4 % |
| Dell | 18.3 % |
| Lenovo | 21.5 % |
| Acer | 23.3 % |
| Gateway | 23.5 % |
| HP | 25.6 % |
Source: SquareTrade Research: Nearly 1 in 3 Laptops fail over 3 years
