This is going to be a memorable year for Dell, what with all the events surrounding the company this year.

Laptops that go "Kablooie?" Check. Actually, check that multiple times.

Asking for government help with their exploding laptop situation? Check.

Getting sued by China? Well... yeah, now they have that to add to the list.

Dell's gotten at least 20 lawsuits from China because of what they deemed false advertising. The problem: their laptops had a cheaper chip inside than what was advertised.

Dell's Inspiron 640M laptop was supposed to be using Intel's T2300 chip, allowing it to run multiple apps simultaneously. Instead, some laptops in China and other countries got the T2300E, which not only doesn't support that function, but is also cheaper than the T2300.

According to their spokesperson Sharon Zhang, their ads weren't replaced in time to inform consumers of the switch in some laptop models, causing the legal fiasco they're currently dealing with. Dell has contacted the parties involved and offered a full refund if they weren't satisfied with the product, as well as offering a public apology on their website.

Dell's going to need to pull off a lot of lucky breaks and calculated maneuvers if they intend to fix their situation. Otherwise, they're only going to get sales from terrorists who are too lazy to make their own bombs. Let's hope that doesn't happen.