Finally got around ordering new laptop, should arrive Monday:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...:X:AAQ:DE:1123
Got a 15" now, would prefer 14", but this was a better than the 14"'s I could find (except the screen size) ... It does not matter that much IMO.
Now the question is if I can get used a German keyboard layout, or if I will get a U.S. international one...