Painting chipping off is indeed a problem but 'delicate' is a relative concept I guess. My Ti 667 had a hard landing on the floor off the table when my daughter caught the charger cord while running with her stroller. Not a 'regular' fall, rather the kind one would see in cartoon: *swoosh* away from under my typing fingers and triple bounce on the floor before coming to a rest. The case is bent and broken and the screen does not overlap perfectly in closed position but I did not even had to send the PB out to repair. Still working flawlessly (and that was almost two years ago). Maybe a miracle but I would put all my savings any other brand would have exploded into little pieces at first impact. Cheers Massimo