Halp, I'm facing laptop hardware issues

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I've been using an Alienware Mx11 for two years with really no incident besides the screen's hinge cracking which was replaced under warranty by a traveling dude, so that was nice.

But now (pretty certain out of warranty) my poor Rocketpowered Lawnmore has a host of problems... I've overheated it about three or four times as a product of how small it is, last week the backspace key broke off and now I've noticed the hinge is starting to crack like it had last year.

I have a little bit of cash on hand, and I'm thinking a netbook is in order but I'm unsure...

I got the Mx11 to play games which I don't do as frequently to justify such a purchase a second time but I like the ability to play stuff when I want to, so I figured I would just pool money and take a run at building a system on my own time.


Either way, I'm starting to worry about my poor, roughly used, little buddy and would greatly appreciate suggestions. Thank you!