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n Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 4:10 PM, tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > preferably one that will last as long as the one that’s just packed up after > 8 years > looking around 3-400 large screen and good sound but no need for gaming. > other than novatech that is... > Tom te tom te tom > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq > Hi Tom, Whilst I am not really up with the latest and greatest hardware etc (not that you need that by the sounds of it?) the following laptop reliability study done in 2009 with a sample size of around 30,000 suggests that Asus (and then Toshiba) are the most reliable laptop manufacturers. HP was the least reliable. http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/laptop-reliability-1109/ You wont like the fact it's a PDF - sorry! lol Also, perhaps consider a refurbed laptop? In which case :- http://www.tier1online.com/Info/tier_aboutus.htm Might be of some interest? Best wishes roly :-) -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq