Check out the link to the study below:
http://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pdf/SquareTrade_laptop_reliability_1109.pdf
Very interesting although I think that the premise that any notebook that is sold for under $400 is a netbook is very dangerous. Especially since they then conclude that netbooks are less reliable than notebooks. There are notebooks (bigger LCD sizes or weight over about 1.5kg would be the right definition) that are less than $400 and because of the cost probably less reliably made than netbooks. Still a very interesting study.
-Bob Burnett
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