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Netbooks Have Higher Failure Rate Than Laptops
Barence writes "Netbooks are more likely to fail within the first year than their more expensive laptop brethren, according to new research. SquareTrade, an independent US warranty provider, analyzed the failure rates of more than 30,000 laptops covered by its own warranties. It found that 5.8% of netbooks malfunctioned within the first year, compared to 4.7% for regular laptops and 4.2% for premium laptops costing more than $1,000. The research also raises question marks over the legendary reliability of Macs. Three PC manufacturers — Asus, Toshiba, and Sony — boasted better reliability rates than Apple. Macs have a 17.4% malfunction rate over three years, compared to market-leader Asus, which has a 15.6% failure rate. HP was the worst of the nine PC vendors listed, with a malfunction rate of 25.6% over three years."
Meh to both of you and the moronic mod.
It was an example of history, challenging the story's claim of "legendary reliability of Macs". One of dozens. The point being Apple has never had great hardware in their Macs, the entire idea is a complete myth from their fanboi armies. And really, why should they? Their entire business model is to sell you the new shiny and they've fought tooth and nail to prevent anyone from being real competition that might try to compete with build quality. It's the reason you'll never see authorized Mac clones, the risk of quality hardware that's still a "Mac" would be death to Apple.
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