It’s been hinted at for some while, but according to the UK consumer organisation Which? – Toshiba officially provide the most reliable laptops in the UK!

Alongside Sony at the top of the tree, 93 per cent of Toshiba owning Which? members surveyed said their laptop had never needed repair. Fujitsu-Siemens got 91 per cent, and Apple and Dell scored 87 per cent. Next were Acer and HP with 84 per cent, and the average score was 87 per cent.

The survey is based on answers from 7,919 Which? members, and also found that the average price of laptops is still falling - from £900 in 2006, £800 in 2007 to £750 in 2008, and Apple came top in terms of customer staisfaction. Half of those questioned got their machines from retailers and 84 per cent put John Lewis top of the satisfaction league, while PC World scored just 45 per cent.

Reason enough for a celebration I wager!