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Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

Model:
DW316
SKU:
11068905
Highly rated by customers for:
$61.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5881 reviews

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  • Value

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

  • Quality

    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

  • Ease of Use

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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95%would recommend to a friend
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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    modern solution to using older tech

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My new computer had no DVD player. This was the easy answer: easy to install and easy to use.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Usb

    Works nicely PC games

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased due to lack of DVD ROM on gaming PC. Works as expected, no buffering during gameplay.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Good

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this with my laptop to be able to install products or watch movies. It’s small enough to be out of the way when not using it.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Good DVD Drive

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was easy to use. My computer does not have a dvd drive I bought this to play them and it works great.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Dell DVD-USB Drive

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It was so simple to add to my system. Pulled it in and started burning DVDs in the matter of minutes with no tech support at all.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Good gear

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Compact and easy to use. Think this will prove a valuable addition to my IT hardware.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Usb

    Great dvd drive for my Dell Precision

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this DVD drive for my Dell Precision 3510 since it does not have a drive. It plugs into the USB slot and works great.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    very good

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    works good.....................................................

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    DVD+/- RW Drive has what we need

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Our Dell - USB Slim DVD+/- RW Drive works just the way we hoped and intended. Highly recommend it.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Very good for the price!

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works really good. I even dropped it and the door won,t close, so I just tape it up when in use. Still works great!

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Easy Solution For Modern PCs

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Plug & Play. Pretty easy setup. Most modern PCs don’t come with a disc-drive so this is a simple solution.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Works perfectly

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Completely plug and play. Took seconds to synch with laptop and works great. Very quiet and stable movement. Reads great and writes great.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    DVD Player

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great buy for the price. It eas worth it since computer do not come with DVD players.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Pairs perfect with laptop Whenever I need to use a cd or disk. Reads them well never skips

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • USB DVD/RW drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this item since new laptop does not have optical drive. But, find out that USB drive can be used to make recovery media for laptop, No need for DVD/CD drive.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Works well.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works as it should. Decent value for the money. Need this for a lot of computers that don’t have DVD drives anymore.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Love the external DVD drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love the external DVD drive. It's easy to use, you can just plug it in and it will easily play and record CD's and DVD's

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    excellent external CD and DVD drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great, just plug into the computer port, push the button and you are set to listen to music or watch your movies.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • sound quality great and easy to maneuver

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The light weight makes it easy to transport. The sound quality is great on the computer. the picture quality is also great.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Usb

    Satisfied in Sealy

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Makes it easy to use my cds/dvds since my new laptop doesn’t have a built in player.

    This review is from Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
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