Which Laptop (at least basing on 30,000 units) is More Durable

[MeMing]

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From Yahoo Tech! 1 in 3 laptops die in first three years : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech

So your new laptop computer died in inside of a year. "I'll never buy a computer from [insert manufacturer name here] again!" I've heard the protests time and time again.

Yeah, maybe you got a lemon, but no matter which brand you bought, you truly are not alone in this situation: An analysis of 30,000 new laptops from SquareTrade, which provides aftermarket warranty coverage for electronics products, has found that in the first three years of ownership, nearly a third of laptops (31 percent) will fail.


That's actually better than I would have expected based on my experience and observations on how people treat their equipment.


SquareTrade has more detailed information (the full PDF of the company's study is available here) on the research on its website. But here are some highlights about how, why, and which laptops fail:


> 20.4 percent of failures are due to hardware malfunctions. 10.6 percent are due to drops, spills, or other accidental damage.


> Netbooks have a roughly 20 percent higher failure rate due to hardware malfunctions than standard laptops. The more you pay for your laptop, the less likely it is to fail in general (maybe because you're more careful with it?).



> The most reliable companies? A shocker: Toshiba and Asus, both with below a 16 percent failure rate due to hardware malfunction.


> The least reliable brands? Acer, Gateway, and HP. HP's hardware malfunction rate, the worst in SquareTrade's analysis, is a whopping 25.6 percent.
None of the numbers are overly surprising. As SquareTrade notes, "the typical laptop endures more use and abuse than nearly any other consumer electronic device (with the possible exception of cell phones)," so failures are really inevitable.



Want to keep your notebook running for longer than a few years? Ensure your laptop is as drop-proofed as possible (use a padded bag or case, route cords so they won't be tripped on, lock children in another room), and protect it as best you can from heat and dust.


A must read for those who are thinking of buying a mobile computer anytime soon! I knew Toshiba and Asus we're better! I step away from Acer and got a brand that performed worst (HP! or wait, I hope Compaq is better? lolz)!

[limes]

@MeMing this is very helpful ari nato i refer ang mga tao na sigi pangutana about laptops na brand.
wa lagi nimo gi apil ang apple bro? ug ang alienware hehee
HP and Compaq? hahaha for those who dont know mao ra na sila eheheh.
sa ako dungog bro ok man ang ACER. wa lagi nimo gi apil akong idol na NEO dira sa worst more or less moabot na cguro ug 50% ang naay certain defect hahaha.

[personalmgt]

You mean this? 1 in 3 laptops die in first three years : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech

I have an old acer laptop which is 2 years old already. It already suffered a lot of beating but its still works

[xxbanbanxx]

wow.. nice info... sakto gyud akong research sa mga reviews about laptop.. reliable gyud diay ang ASUS... worth it gyud pag ka palita.. gabee pagyud ko naka palit...

[geetarista]

TRUE! We got 3 lappys here in the house. 1 Toshiba Satellite, and 2 HP Pavilions. Bought around the same time last year in the US.

1.Toshiba is still running good until now. No problems so far.

2. 1st HP Pavilion - after a couple months use, mobo died. Had it replaced at HP (SM) w/ no difficulties thanx to the int'l warranty. 2 months ago, same problem occured. The mobo died. Now HP is sayin we have to pay around 20k for the mobo coz warranty has expired.

3. 2nd HP Pavilion - after 3 months of use, a vertical line appeared on the LCD. Took it HP(SM), they replaced it. Then a month ago, it started havin these hardware problems. No audio device detected and from time to time the DVD drive disappears.. And just like the 1st laptop, they can no longer fix it coz it's warranty has expired last August.

WAY TO GO HP!! KEEP UP THE "GOOD" WORK!! ...........

[junmar4]

You mean this? 1 in 3 laptops die in first three years : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech

I have an old acer laptop which is 2 years old already. It already suffered a lot of beating but its still works

I also got a Gateway T series for almost 2 years on January and is most on 24/7 with accidental drops on the floor but still working flawlessly.