i don't know how cheap this is, seems very cheap to me: a 15" centrino 1.3ghz laptop, with DVD-writer/CD-writer combo thing from Dixons for �998 ! Sounds pretty much like a bargain to me. considering that a dvd-writer on it's own (eg a slot loading one that you can get from hoojum.com) cost's �200 itself, it does seem like a good deal.