I want to burn cd's and play DVD-r. will this work? 
The Dell part # is 313-1220. Brand New Dell Latitude CD-RW/DVD Combo
Drive dell
My laptop is: Dell latitude CPx, model PPX, ref # 99080, Latitude c
family
 
Brand New Dell CD-RW/DVD Combination Drive 8-24-10-24X DVD with
Software/CD Read-Write Combo for Dell Latitude Notebooks THIS ITEM IS
BRAND NEW IN ORIGINAL - FACTORY SEALED -UNOPENED BOX
DELL 8-24-10-24X DVD with Software/CD Read-Write Combo for Dell
Latitude Notebooks  This drive works with Dell Latitude C-Series
Notebooks.

Hi craigeperkins-ga,

The short answer to your question is yes - this drive is enabled with
the capability of both writing in CD-R (and CD-RW) format as well as
reading the DVD-R format.

Since the drive works with all C-series Latitude Notebooks, the
functionality would not change between models.

Search Strategy:

Called my sister (she has a Dell Latitude C400 with the same component
as the one in question)

Cheers!
answerguru-ga

Thanks! simple and straight