The Hollywood Samash store sells the D1600 for $1099 without a burner, and you can buy a compatible burner off ebay (plextor plexwrite, which are the best burners out there) for $50 or less. The $1099 tag is not a floor/demo model. The LCD on the korg may not be the best looking thing you've ever seen, but it is a touch-screen.
On a side note, why pay so much for a DAW? You can build a rackmount computer (athlon xp 1.7 ghz) + Delta 1010 8input/8output sound card and box + Cakewalk Sonar 2.0 for about $1600.