I am having a problem with a piece of hardware I bought, and after reading this, I thought I'd turn to the AO community for suggestions, etc...

By debwalin in "New Box"
...STAY AWAY from Gateway. I had a Gateway for about 8 months, and the compatibility issues I had were ridiculous, everything from peripherals, to hardware, to software. I bought an Epson printer to go with the computer, and it took me over a month to get it installed, because the drivers were incompatible with the computer, and nothing ever worked like it was supposed to.
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=222401
I recently bought a refurbished CD-R from s0ny through Ub1d.com. After installing it in my "older model" g@teway, it failed to work. I called s0ny, and to spare you all (and myself) the horrible, painful deatails, they are refusing to fix it before I pay them $120 (nearly twice what I paid for the drive).

So, what I'm asking is this:
>>Is it a problem with the compatibility of my computer and the drive or drivers?
>>What should I now do with my $70 cup holder?

Any help would be most appreciated.
Thank you one and all...