Squaretrade Study: One in Three laptops fail within 3 years

(Squaretrade.com is in the business of selling extended warranties. Note that they are highly respected by their consumers, but always keep in mind who's doing a study.)

So, who makes the best --and worst-- laptops in terms of reliability?

One the "Best" side:

Asus comes out on top, followed by Toshiba

On the "Worst" side:

HP, followed closely by Gateway, Acer, and Lenovo

Apple and Dell, by the way, are in the middle of the pack.

By the way, looking at a Netbook? Squaretrade says to expect them to fail at a rate 20 percent higher than conventional laptops.

See study with charts here:

http://blog.squaretrade.com/2009/11/study-finds-one-in-three-laptops-fail-within-three-years.html#more