November 23
Is a Warranty on Laptops Warranted?
A fifth of laptops fail over three years, according to a study by a company that sells extended warranties for laptops.
Nice analysis of laptop/netbook failure rates. Warranties, they say, therefore should cost no more than about 1/5 of the purchase price of a laptop.
When I read this before (don't remember where, but not NYTimes) I couldn't figure out if their statistics came from laptops covered only by SquareTrade as I suspected. But now, thanks to you Fred, I see as part of their own synopsis that such is the case. So, their data are misleading - at least when it comes to Apple. Most people who buy extra warranties for Apple computers use AppleCare.
ReplyDeleteAh, but Apple hardware never breaks down. the users may mishandle it or cause a failure, but we all know that Apple products themselves are perfect in every way, as shipped. ;)
ReplyDeleteLOL. SquareTrade seems to disagree...
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