-____-...would someone like to donate to the poor...I.e. me? :P but damn, that's really pricey, especially seeing that you mentioned the range in USD >< gahhhh....Guess I gotta work more now. But hmmm....is the DVD burner really necessary? PS: N e one know of what kind of laptop to get for like photoediting and stuff to do with new media? besides hardcore video editing? Which will be left for my desktop. I was looking into some cheap laptops in the range of 800-1000 that are fairly good. My father found a good deal...forgot the specs lol...but ya...thanks in advance all.