An analysis of reported laptop failures from malfunctions and accidental damage.
Synopsis:
SquareTrade analyzed failure rates for over 30,000 new laptop computers covered by SquareTrade Laptop Warranty plans and found that one-third of all laptops will fail within 3 years. SquareTrade also found that netbooks are 20% more unreliable than other laptops, and that Asus and Toshiba are the most reliable laptop brands.
Read the full report here(PDF):http://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pdf/SquareTrade_laptop_reliability_1109.pdf
My next laptop will be an Asus or Toshiba, my wife has a 6 year old Toshiba that still works no problems yet. A little underpowered for newer software but runs Windows XP and Office 2003 without problems.