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PSP ‘most returned gadget’ of 2010

6.2 per cent of PSPs bought this year returned

PSP ‘most returned gadget’ of 2010
By Richard Meads
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Sony's PSP is the most returned gadget of the year, according to research and purchase return statistics from myvouchercodes.co.uk.

The site's findings show that 6.2 per cent of PSPs bought in 2010 by a sample group of 1,833 respondents were returned.

Two other Sony devices made the top ten returned gadgets of the year. The Sony Reader ebook was seventh, with 4.2 per cent of units returned. Sony netbooks made number ten, with 4 per cent returned.

41 per cent of all respondents claimed to have returned electronics over the last year. Of the respondents who admitted to buying a product based on 'hype' (17 per cent) 82 per cent said they'd made returns.

Here's the top ten in full:

1. Sony PSP – 6.2 per cent
2. Kindle – 5.7 per cent
3. Apple iPad – 4.9 per cent
4. Microsoft Xbox 360 – 4.8 per cent
5. HTC Desire phone – 4.6 per cent
6. iPhone 4 – 4.5 per cent
7. Sony Reader eBook – 4.2 per cent
8. TomTom satnavs – 4.1 per cent
9. Motorola Bluetooth headsets – 4 per cent
10. Sony netbooks – 4 per cent

Richard Meads
Richard Meads
New intern Rich has been blessed with far, far too much free time and an overwhelming desire to jump on things. He tried doing the jumping in public, but people got scared. A lifelong addiction to platform games and a degree in creative writing later, he found his way to Pocket Gamer’s doorstep.