What kind of notebooks are they using, Dells? After all, the survey pointed to the cost of repairing a failed notebook while under warranty at $1,070, compared to around $1,525 when not under warranty.

It seems as though the costs mount up when one wants to keep a machine for 5 years, and this amount would actually cost more than purchasing a new notebook after the third year. What do you think? That’s just a cheap jibe – I myself am using a Dell, and in the entire three years I have used it, it has not failed on me even once (keeping fingers crossed). A study by J. No idea which brand(s) did they test to come up with such a conclusion. Gold Associates have come to a conclusion that ditching your notebook after an average of 3 years is much more cost-effective compared to extending the notebook’s lifespan by up to 5 years. Another two additional years in the lifecycle might actually require you to cough up another $1,050 on the assumption that your notebook fails at least once a year.