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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
Save $11.49
The comparable value is $49.99

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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5896 reviews

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    Rating 4.7 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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  • haven't used it yet

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

    i haven't used the dvd player, but i'm pretty sure it'll be 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

  • Ease of operation.

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

    Ok with usb connector, but can it have bluetooth connectivity? A wireless connection would be an ideal.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • good to have

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

    This piece of equipment is good to have with the new Tower I just bought since it doesn't have a pre-installed disc drive

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Very nice.

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

    Very cool stuff, like it a lot, definitely recommend!

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Nice drive

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Can now watch movie with 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

  • works

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

    this product worked well and I was able to transfer all the information that I needed

    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

    it is good

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

    my daughter use it for her labtop as reader and watch movies

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

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from YourDellTeam
      Posted .

      farris,

      We're glad that this external drive is working well for your daughter. If she has any questions about the drive she can look at the user guide here: https://dell.to/2CpL3Sd.

      Best,
      Bryan
      1-800-624-9896 Dell

  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    External CD

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

    Works well on running my CDs on my new laptop. Would recommend

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

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from YourDellTeam
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      Lori,

      Thanks for your feedback on your CD / DVD External drive. If you have any questions about your system you can check our Product Support Page here: https://dell.to/2CpL3Sd.

      Best,
      Bryan
      1-800-624-9896 Dell

  • Great buy

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works excellent and is very compact use it on a daily basis

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • This item will help me install

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

    This item will help me install the anti virus program on my daughters laptop.

    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 use

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

    Plug and play, does come with a cd with some software on it, seems pretty straight forward.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great disk drive

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

    Disc drive worked well, as expected. Would reccomend

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

    Just what I needed since my Dell laptop does not have a 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
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Plug and play with a Dell 2-in-1 Laptop

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

    Easy set up - plug and play on my wife's brand new no-DVD drive Dell. She used it to install a Corel photo editing software package and had zero problems. Hasn't tried to write anything to the drive or watch movies or play CDs.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • have use it yet

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

    we have not had the opportunity to use the product as of yet so it to early to review it fully

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • good so far

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

    Nice addition. Seems adequate for my laptop. Thanks

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Works as it should

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

    No problems with this CD/DVD burner Included software is a big plus

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Cd

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

    Cd drive works good it was much cheaper than the apple one so that was a plus

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great for reading DVD's,CD's

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

    No problem with product. Works fine with laptop. Have not used it a lot yet.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Awesome

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

    Great CD drive. Has worked very well with my MacBook Pro and iMac

    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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