I have a neat little Delsey hardshell which I was supplied with when I worked for Qatar Airways. Its four years old and has been around the world with me on almost every trip since I joined BA (yes its one of those ones which is now covered in little green security stickers and looks very well travelled) and its still remarkably in one piece, even the wheels arent showing much signs of wear and tear. It isnt of the dog on lead variety ( you know the ones, you just pull them and they follow along behind you) as the handle is fixed to the suitcase so you need to lift the front end but its still dead easy to manouver and fits more than enough inside even though its not particularly large!
I used to have a samsonite from Aer Lingus and although it was good the lock got wrecked after about 2 years and a few forced openings by various airport security people.
banewboi, hope to see you online shortly!