You've been somewhat duped, I think. MIL-STD-810F is not an endurance standard but a testing standard. So if they apply the proper tests to this notebook, and it turns to ashes and dust, it still complies with 810F.
andrew liszewski Ah I see. I probably should have done a bit more homework on what that standard actually was. I was just 'paraphrasing' from the Laptop Magazine review, not that I'm pointing the finger or anything.
Thanks for the heads up.