Does my iMac have DVD burning capability?

I recently bought an external HP dvd1270e only to find out it won't run unless I go out and spend a bunch for Windows 7 or some version, got me thinking whether my internal is already set up to burn. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'm fairly new to the Mac community, so still a lot to learn.

In Finder goto Help and type in DVD... Plenty of good Information there,
Also if you are New to Mac you may find these Links of Interest:
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/
http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/
http://www.apple.com/ilife/video-showcase/
Enjoy your Mac...

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