There mighty proud of their workmanship.
When laptops go bad its a nighmare.
I split the display on mine, and even doing my own labor, just parts it'll cost me nearly $200.00 us.
Fortunatly I got a little more than 16 months out of mine though.
So yea Im saving for a new one.
Id look into your claim of no notification on your warranty, was it an extended plan?