Do I have a superdrive??

I've just bought an iBook G4 as a discounted ex-display model and I'm not 100% sure what the spec is on it. I was told that it only had a combo drive but when I went into the system details it listed a Matshita DVD-R, and on the DVD write line it shows -R, -RW etc.
Sadly they messed up on the software so I can't try burning anything!
All advice gratefully appreciated!

Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Yes, seeing information on the DVD write line indicates you have a Super drive. To test, you can burn a DVD in iTunes from a playlist, or create a smart burn list from the finder (consult your Help menu for details).
Not sure what you mean when you say "they messed up on the software"?

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