Apple Ties for 5th Place in New ‘Best & Worst Laptop Brands 2017’ Survey

BY Evan Selleck

Published 10 Apr 2017

Since 2010, Laptop Mag has run a survey that queries readers to see which laptop brands make the best (and worst) options.

Apple has had a pretty good run at the top of that list since the inception of the survey, taking the number one slot through the years. However, Apple’s brand has hit a big snag in the road of number one pole positions, as the latest iteration of the survey sees the Cupertino-based company not only dropping to fifth place, but actually tying with another company to get that spot.

According to the survey, Apple dropped to 5th place due to a variety of reasons, but namely because the company raised the price of its MacBook Pro lineup, while at the same time reducing the number of input/output ports. On top of that, while raising prices was one factor, the fact that Apple reduced options for consumers (and pros) also made an impact on Apple’s overall score. The “Value & Selection” option saw a score of 6 out of 15, for example.

Even the fact that Apple went with the Touch Bar instead of a proper touchscreen had a dent on Apple’s score.

So, with Apple out of the first place spot, here’s how the list looks now:

  • 1. Lenovo
  • 2. ASUS
  • 3. Dell
  • 4. HP
  • 5. Acer
  • 5. Apple
  • 6. MSI
  • 7. Razer
  • 8. Samsung
  • 9. Microsoft

The results of this latest survey show a pesky trend for Apple. Recently, the latest results of J.D. Power’s 2017 U.S. tablet satisfaction survey showed that, for the first time, Microsoft’s Surface Pro lineup actually ousted the iPad family as the go-to tablet for many.

Apple, for its part, has announced, rather uncharacteristically, that there will be changes being made to its iMac desktop lineup, with more pro options coming down the pipe. On top of that, the Mac Pro is set to get a major redesign and refocus sometime in the (maybe near) future. The MacBook Pro lineup, however, may see more options, at the very least, but there hasn’t been any indication that there will be more input/output ports moving forward.

[via Laptop Mag]