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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."
Sometimes insightful looks into popular things really makes me sit back and think...
This just makes me say, "So what?"
"Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"
What is this? A report from the Maximegalon Institute of Slowly and Painfully Working Out the Surprisingly Obvious?
"For less money" is how "cheaper" usually works, yes.
Maybe it's because Netbook motherboards have holes... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MSI_Wind_MB1.jpg
Camping on quad since 1996.
I can not see in any way how taking something apart and putting it back together repeatedly, occasionally ending up with extra pieces would effect the reliability of any product.
"Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"