Susan, I'd better first make it clear I'm not trying to advise you on what to get - just passing some general comments in terms of "basic" and "minimum".

The main component in a PC that is used to indicate performance is the processor and a Pentium 4 1.3Ghz is a pretty fast processor. I have just had a look at one UK company's "entry level Intel machines" to try and get an idea of current trends (they change so fast) and there most basic machine uses a Celeron 800Mhz processor - suffice it to say you are a lot higher than that.

I also looked up the minimum system requirements for CD RW drives with a similar spec to yours and I am finding Pentium II 300 with 32-64 Mb RAM as typical - a lot slower than the "entry level" Celeron 800Mhz...

Jon