image from www.freeimages.co.uk A recent survey from SquareTrade (an extended warranty company) reveals that 1 in 3 laptops will fail within 3 years. Netbooks perform even worse: just over one quarter (25.1%) of Netbook computers are expected to fail within 36 months of purchase. As for suppliers: Apple, Sony, Toshiba and Asus are the most reliable systems with only 1.8% difference between them in failure rates. HP was the worst performer...