Well, Packard Bell come well down Which's reliability survey...

Apple 86%
Compaq 86%
Dell 86%
Acer 83%
eMachines 83%
Medion 83%
HP 80%
Packard-Bell 77%
Evesham 74%
Mesh 66%
Average 80%

Table notes
In May 2008 we asked 7,919 Which? online panel members about their computers. The Which? reliability index is based on the proportion of machines that have needed a repair. Scores for each brand are adjusted to account for sample size and product age - so a brand won?t be unfairly penalised if a lot of owners have older models. We also show whether each brand?s reliability score is good (above average), poor (below average) or average in its product category. There must be at least 50 owners of a brand for it to receive a reliability score, but all brands are included in the category averages.
Sample sizes: Dell (1225), Apple (197), Packard-Bell (121), Compaq (120), Acer (91), Medion (63), eMachines (58), Evesham (77), HP (268), Mesh (112). The total sample size was 3040.

Posted By: BerlinCanary on December 3rd 2008 at 15:32:32

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Hi guys, back to the PC World debate (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 3, 14:31:55
- Well, Packard Bell come well down Which's reliability survey... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Dec 3, 15:32:32
- My last 2 PCs have been from PC World (General Chat) - dear prudence, Dec 3, 15:04:55
  - "My last 2 PCs ...." (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Dec 3, 15:05:51
    - rolphin (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Dec 3, 15:07:47
      - nowt wrong with the first I upgraded (n/m) (General Chat) - dear prudence, Dec 3, 15:11:36
- AVG, Spybot* and Malbyteaware seems a good combination (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 3, 14:49:23
  - lol, ok thanks all. (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 3, 14:54:53
- I use Norton. I like it (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 3, 14:42:22
  - Aha, TH, I've been waiting for you. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 3, 14:43:44
    - how tantalising. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 3, 14:45:33
    - pimp away! (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 3, 14:44:07
  - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 3, 14:43:34
- put avira, avast or avg on (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Dec 3, 14:41:18
- The spec is fine for what you want it for (if anything, you don't need one specced that hi (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 3, 14:35:51
  - My site would charge ?598 for similar (General Chat) - Yellalee, Dec 3, 14:41:25
  - I think she searched around (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 3, 14:39:03
  - Norton is the spawn of the devil (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 3, 14:39:00
    - strange. Doesn't seem to on mine whenever I look (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 3, 14:43:59
    - what are the alternatives? (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 3, 14:40:37
      - Avast is ace. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 3, 14:48:18
      - I've had avg in the past, but the updated version earlier this year (General Chat) - pants, Dec 3, 14:46:44
      - Avast works well for me. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Dec 3, 14:43:03
      - AVG (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Dec 3, 14:41:44

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