Tracer76:
Thanks. 
He should be up and running well on this budget one. As for the burner, you listed an OEM one there. He wanted retail to include the software, etc. I personally use my own CD/DVD burning software, but he wanted it included. So the $5 difference will pay off. The Blu-Ray is also a retail version, but it's not a burner. I got my Blu-Ray combo drive (included CD/DVD burner and lightscribe) for $89 on sale, retail, but ones I've seen to do both are $100+ so the dual drives is a decent option since similar prices.