Didn't know where else to post this so thought I would dump it here seeing as I own a lenovo.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/most-least-reliable-notebooks-laptops,news-32276.html
Full report linked at the bottom.
Does this fit in with most people's perception or is anything unexpected?
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Lostinlaptopland Notebook Consultant
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Thing is though is that it also includes consumer models within all of those companies. Consumer laptops aren't engineered as much as business laptops. I'd like to see stats comparing Thinkpads, Latitudes and Elitebooks.
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Take into consideration that this company handles warranty outside of the manufacturer warranty. What models do they handle? what type of customers is getting 3rd party warranty? it's really hard to judge by this figures.
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Another question is what they define as a 'failure'... seems like all warranty issues are treated exactly the same there.
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Below is Consumer Reports reliability ratings published on their website.
Toshiba and Sony are tops on both reports. Therefore, I'd tend to believe
that both brands are tops in reliablity. Also, the report states differences
of fewer than 3 points aren't meaningful. Since the spread from the top
ranking brand to the lowest ranking brand is just 5 points, means
all laptops are about the same in terms of reliability. Like others
posted maybe there would be a difference if we compared just business laptops
and could see the types/causes of failures?
BRAND/%Repairs and Serious Problems
Toshiba - 16
Sony - 17
Compaq -18
Acer - 19
Apple - 19
HP - 20
Gateway - 20
Dell - 21
Lenovo - 21 -
So yes, as you suggest, it would be far more interesting to compare specific product lines. Like, as StealthTH said: Lenovo ThinkPad, Dell Latitude, HP EliteBook.
Edit: What would be appropriate Toshiba in this comparison? Satellite Pro? -
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Interesting report on notebook failure rates
Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Lostinlaptopland, Nov 18, 2009.