Laptop Brand Reliability

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Ran across this little nugget this past week. We have a lot of anecdotal evidence here at FOFC that one brand or another is better or worse when it comes to laptops.

Well, it turns out, like most anecdotal evidence, there's not much to it. They're all about the same.

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9938550-1.html

Originally Posted by story

The chart shows data from about 75,000 laptops purchased between 2003 and 2007, recording how many have had a serious problem requiring repair. The companies listed are Lenovo, Compaq, Sony, Toshiba, Dell, HP, Gateway, and Apple, and all scored between 20 percent and 23 percent. Consumer Reports says a difference of less than three points is statistically "not meaningful."

SI