ShadowWarrior have you got any house insurance? (or do your parents? if you stil live at home?)
I have home insurance. Mainly for all my recording equipment, and instruments, and other electonic goods. As a normal part of my policy I have accidently (breakages) insurance. You should be able to get the money for both the R4 and DSL.
These insurance policies cover things like a Tv falling of a wall bracket or dropping it down some stairs while moving it etc (maybe even wiimote damage lol fools)
For example I came home from my 21st b'day night out, my light switch is on the otherside of the room to the door (stupid house that was, glad i've moved) I was wasted and while moving across the room In the drunken dark, I trod on the bloody cat!, it screamed, I fell backwards, knocked my lovely acoustic over and trod on the head stock and it went crunch, D'oh!
But it was covered in my insurance so I got full money back to buy a new one. The only trouble with some insurance companies you have to pay an excess charge usually about £50 which in your case it would be cheap to get it fixed else where, but some contracts don't have an excess payment.