Originally Posted by
rydabent
I serviced computers of all sizes from 1983 to 2008, and other electronic business machines from 1962. For the most part if they get thru the first 90 days of life, they will be quite reliable.
Very true--even past 30 days, but my recommendation for laptops has more to do with the ease by which they can fall off a lap, get knocked off a desk/table, have a drink spill on them, have a lid closed with a pen or pencil still resting at the top of the keyboard or in the hinge area, etc. Laptops are just far more likely to suffer from accidental(or clumsy) physical damage.