If your ever in the market for a X86 laptop again I would recommend a Lenovo. They are the only ones that can survive being dropped and aren't made out of flimsy plastic. That's about the only thing that seperates them from any other X86 though!
I always thought they were pretty generic and boring.
The 12" Dell I got from you was a sturdy thing, I drunkenly stepped square on it while it was closed and sitting on the floor, figured "woops, that's crushed" but not so much as a crack. Maybe I just don't weigh enough!