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

Model:
DW316
SKU:
12289049
Highly rated by customers for:
$38.50
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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5895 reviews

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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95%would recommend to a friend
The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • good pucrhase

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

    Just what we needed to replace the last one we had

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Disc Drive

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

    Great disc drive. This goes through alot of usage and holds up very well.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Does what it's supposed to.

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

    It works well. I plugged it in and it ran with no issues.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Necessary

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

    I was looking for such because of a need to deal with some data and documents I lost.. Found a back up in a hard but my laptop does not have neither CD nor Sd..I resolve the problem

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Easy To Carry Around

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

    Slim & easy to carry. Great device to be able to use DVDs & CDs with your laptop/

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great laptop for my needs

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

    I love my alien laptop. Wasn’t look for a gamer laptop but I’m glad I bought this one. Great for my needs.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Drive

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

    Perfect for an external component to my laptop and can hold a lot of information

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • works great!

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

    However, I returned the laptop, as such did not need the DVD+RW. I returned the device too.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Fast DVD-rw

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

    Works great with my Dell laptop. Fast burning of media. Fairly quiet when compared to my last external one.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Compact Storage

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

    We needed a new external storage unit that was not bulky. It takes up very little space yet inside there is alot of storage.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great cd drive

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

    Quick easy setup. Great alternative to replace an internal cd drive

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • An affordable necessity

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

    Exactly what I needed with my new laptop not having an internal cd drive. Price was right,too!

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

    Awesome great unit, looks good, works great. Couldn’t be happier.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Inexpensive

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

    Inexpensive and works as well. If and when it breaks I will simply buy a new one.

    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

    Short Lived

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

    Out of the box this was easy to use and exactly what I needed. I burned about 7 of the 24 discs I needed and it quit. I took it right back to the store. Bummer. Was great while it lasted but left me in a bind.

    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

  • DVD player

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

    Love it I can be watching my tv an my grandson can be watching a movie on my laptop all in the same room.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Not sure if I can recommend

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

    Unable to play this drive. I brought some DVDs from the library. Never got luck to play.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Sufficient

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice product, does exactly what I hoped it would do. It is a little more “light weight” than I’d anticipated.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • CD Burner

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Perfect! Now I'm able to transfer all my CD's without a problem.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great External Drive

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

    This external hard drive provides a ready and rapid access to all forms of dvd, cd, and other similar media types.

    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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