Switching to one of the notebooks (to keep the order of failures correct), my new HP tablet "failed" (aka had its LCD screen cracked) when I dropped it onto the pavement in Bangkok. I wasn't worried since I had an extended warranty that included accidental damage. Since the system was still working (albeit with a distracting crack across the screen), I wasn't in a huge hurry to get it fixed. On the 20th of May, having backed it up, I got authorization to return the tablet back to the service center. UPS confirmed they delivered it on the 22nd.
When I called last week (the 30th), I was told the system would cost more to fix than it was worth (remember its only 3 months old) and they were "totaling" it. They're going to send me a gift card for its value, less the 3 year warranty, but I'll argue with Office Depot when I get the documentation.
In the mean time that system is now permanently out of service,. It was by far the best backed up of all my systems. I had a spare drive with an image of the tablet plus a BounceBack backup onto a portable hard disk.
Too bad I can't restore any of that. It doesn't help it was the only Vista computer in the network.
When I shipped the tablet back, I switched back to my Averatec notebook that I've been using for about 18 months (it was a Black Friday 2007 deal). The back up traveling notebook is working fine, fortunately. It also has a recent backup.