A:AnswerYou are looking for a DVD RECORDER. Best buy doesn't even sell them online anymore. It functions like a VCR but uses DVD-Rs instead of tapes. Fewer companies manufacture them anymore because so many people moved to digital downloads, streaming on demand services, and improved HD Blu Ray or UHD discs.
You will pay a lot of money for a DVD RECORDER these days. If you are lucky, or buy a used model then it can cost anywhere between $100 (used, if you are lucky) to $500. Eight years ago you could have purchased a good DVD RECORDER from a reputable manufacturer for about $150 new. Fewer companies manufacture them now and they are now very pricey. Few shops carry them, too. Best Buy does not sell them online. Only DVD DRIVES, which are for your computer. You can burn DVDs with them, but there is an entirely different process in how you capture television programs and burn them to DVD-R and that is time-consuming and expensive and requires hardware and software that you have to buy and add to your computer. It requires familiarity with capturing video on your computer, editing it and authoring your own DVDs.
Good luck.
A:AnswerIt’s not recommended to mount the Dell DW316 vertically. This slim external DVD drive is designed to lie flat on a stable surface during operation:
The drive uses a drawer-style tray, which ejects horizontally and requires a level surface to operate reliably. Neither official documentation nor troubleshooting guides mention support for vertical orientation, suggesting only horizontal use is intended.
A:AnswerYes, you can physically use a USB 3.0 cable because USB 3.0 is backward compatible with USB 2.0.
However, the drive itself is USB 2.0 speed, so using a USB 3.0 cable will not increase performance and it will still operate at USB 2.0 speeds (up to 480 Mbps).
A:AnswerYes, you can use the Dell DW316 External USB DVDRW/CD-RW Drive to play or install games from discs like The Sims 2 or The Sims 3, provided:
Your laptop runs an OS that supports the game (e.g., Windows for those titles).
You have the game discs and product keys.
A:AnswerNo, the Dell DW316 Slim External USB DVDRW/CD-RW Drive cannot play Blu-ray discs. It supports:
DVD±R/±RW (up to 8x speed) and
CD-R/RW (up to 24x speed).
A:AnswerIt does not support Blu-ray discs. It is designed only for CD and DVD formats, including:
CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW,
DVD-ROM, DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD±R DL, DVD-RAM.
A:Answeris a plug-and-play device, meaning no additional software is required to use it for basic disc reading and writing on Windows systems. Dell includes a CyberLink Media Suite disc with the drive.
