Apple Tops Consumer Reports Customer Service Survey

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Apple earned the top spot in a recent Consumer Reports computer tech support customer service survey. Apple managed to earn the highest rating overall, and also landed to top scores in laptop and desktop computer tech support.

Consumer Reports polled over 7,000 subscribers to find out how they ranked the online support, phone wait times, and phone support staff, along with whether or not their tech issues were resolved.

Apple earned an 87 out of 100 ranking for its desktop computer support, earning the company a "Very Satisfied" rating. The company's laptop score was 86 out of 100, putting it well ahead of Lenovo's second place score of 63.

In comparison, Dell earned a desktop support score of 55, HP came in third with 53, and Acer earned a score of only 39. For laptops, Toshiba came in at 60, Dell at 56, and Acer landed again at 39.

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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