I thought that.. it's a little odd the way the second hard drive works. Shame you can't remove it as an option as that would save around £250.
I agree scruffy any laptop like this is overpriced but you do get an awful lot of mobile power from this, far more than you get elsewhere for the same (equivalent) money. I wouldn't buy it but I can see why people would.
Personally I think companies should be pushing external graphics onwards and upwards, that makes the most sense to me.