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."

Comments

Price and Care

[iron spartan]

It couldn't be because they are cheap and small that Netbooks are more likely to get abused than their high dollar counterparts?

I know that I don't take near as good of care of my $300 netbook as I do of my $2000 laptop.

Re:What "legendary reliability of Macs"?

[Blakey Rat]

Hey Einstein, they added the MagSafe adaptors specifically because the power cord kept snapping off at the mainboard.