Thanks Tez
I've got the leaflet for the new one in front of me, it certainly looks spiffy, another difference from the 8080 XL is the DVD writer is an 8x +R/-R by Pioneer.
All the hits I got on googling 9800xxl were mainly German - none at all in the UK ?
Might be worth mentioning, in the same leaflet, on sale the same day, a 17" TFT monitor for £269.99 .