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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 5896 reviews

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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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  • Great device

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

    Used this device to burn cd's - new computer lacks a cd port.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Excellent for the laptop without optical drive

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

    I purchased a laptop and it is awesome but no optical drive this fixed that. Love it

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Way to use cds

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

    My laptop had no CD drawer. This is a low cost and nifty solution! 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

  • Tiny Toster

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

    you never need a compact disc player so bad until you need to install windows 10

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Very fast and reliable

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

    I bought this unit because my laptop does not have one. Very fast and no problems at all. I use it to install progrmas into my laptop.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • DVD player.

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

    Perfect DVD player for my laptop. It also records CDs.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Excellent Product

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

    Just plugged it in and it was ready to go. Great clarity and picture.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Always the best

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

    There is no competition when it comes to Dell. Great oroducts and great prices.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • DVD player

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

    I haven't used the rewrite feature yet, but it plays DVDs just fine.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • It does its job great

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

    It does its job great, but when you eject the disc it almost flies out of the Cd player.

    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

  • great piece when you need it

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

    a great electronic piece, didn't realize they were available!!

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Works well

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

    Have to play with it a bit each time to sync with computer.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great supplement for my laptop

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

    Due to purchasing a slim laptop, I needed to purchase a external cd/dvd drive. This was the cost effective option.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Need for new laptop

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

    Needed this because the new laptop did not have a DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive

    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

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

    the laptop I was looking for with all the features I wanted and not too heavy

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Very Good Player

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

    This is a very good right- rewrite player. Runs great.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Working player

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

    Works the way you would expected, could be better, blu ray would be nice, no way it's that much more ..

    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

    Nice

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

    Works great my computer didn’t come with a dvd drive but I needed it because I still have programs on cd and like to burn my photos

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Very useful!!

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

    With new notebooks having no more built-in CD drives, this is heaven-sent.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Burned a CD successfully

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

    Just used it to burn a couple CDs and it worked as expected. The unit is very light - so treat it gently.

    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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