I just put a check in the mail for a refurbished computer that comes with a cd-rw, it's a Hewlite Packard (spelling?) computer and I was wondering is that any worse than cd-rw's you would buy by themselves?

you say it is refurbished.does it come from a repitable company with some sort of warranty. and what spec is the pc.sorry for diversifying but these things are impotant.normally a good company will supply a reasonable writer,you get what you pays for,all hp writers ie the earlier ones are normally ok.you can always upgrade the writer at a later stage.without knowing the spec on the pc you ordered it is hard to say anymore.colin

Refurbished Pavilion 7920
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•Intel® Celeron™ processor
•900MHz, 128MB RAM, 30GB
•56K, 48X CD, CD-RW, Win Me
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Part#:S2067470 Mfr#:7920 Mfr:HP Consumer
This unit has been refurbished by the manufacturer and comes with a 90-day manufacturer warranty
The HP Pavilion 7920 desktop PC is a great choice when it comes to productivity, with an Intel® Celeron™ 900MHz processor, 128MB SDRAM, and huge 30GB hard drive. Now you can create your own data or music CDs with the built-in CD-RW drive. The Pavilion 7920 also features a built-in 56K modem for fast Internet access, plus front access USB and serial connectivity for convenient peripheral plug-in options.
Monitor is optional.

Features:
Processor: Intel® Celeron™ processor 900MHz
Memory: 128MB, expandable to 512MB
Hard Drive: 30GB
Modem: ITU V.90 56K
CD-ROM Drive: 48X max.
CD-RW Drive: 8xWrite/4xReWrite/32xRead
Graphics: Integrated Intel® Direct AGP 3D graphics
Video Memory: 11MB
USB Ports: 2
Pointing Device: HP Internet Command Center; one-touch Internet keyboard, 2-button PS/2 compatible mouse
Audio: Polk Audio Stereo Speakers with PowerPort technology
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Me
Bundled Software: Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 2001, Adaptec DirectCD 3.01, Adaptec EasyCD Creator 4.02, MusicMatch Jukebox 6.0, Smith Micro QuickLink III, Microsoft Money 2001 Standard, ArcSoft My Photo Center (includes Media Browser 2000, Photo Studio 2000, Photo Fantasy 2000, Photo Printer 2000, Microsoft Works 6.0, Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0), HP User's Guide, HP Pavilion Recovery Kit, McAfee PC Clinic
Warranty: 90-day manufacturer warranty

Thanks for the reply colin, here's what I ordered, does this look like I got a good deal? As you can probably tell, I am not really expierenced with computers but what I basically got it for is to burn cd's off the internet, so is this going to work just fine for me? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The drive, if I remember correctly is probably a rebadaged Sony 140E. A good solid drive that supports RAW DAO 96, but not overburning or 1:1 copies of SafeDisc2.