Here is the link to a PDF brochure about the Medion Laptop at Aldi. It has a DVD-RW/CD-RW for pete's sake! Great specs for $1500! All except for the WinXP. I wonder how well Linux would do on this system? http://www.aldifoods.com/Special_Purchase/Images/July14/Aldi_brochure%206-11-03.pdf Gene