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  • Front. Dell - USB Slim DVD+/- RW Drive - Plug and Play - DW316 - Black.
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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 5877 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
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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    A little outside help.

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

    When you need an external dvd for your laptop, this is the ticket.

    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

    Plug and Play DVD

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

    Needed the DVD to load program from CD to Lap Top without a bultin DVD. Worked as expected.

    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 Great

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

    Bought this external drive to install some software on a new laptop. Worked great - as advertised. Only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is it is a pretty simple device that just does what it is supposed to do - nothing exceptional but still nice to have it work as epxected

    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

    CD player

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

    This is easy to use. Plug in the cord, put your CD in and it will upload it you computer. 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
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Excellent computer

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

    A powerful computer to do whatever is needed, from gaming to Data work

    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

    Plugged into windows 10 and I was able to view and

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

    Plugged into windows 10 and I was able to view and write CD's without issue. No drivers were needed and used windows 10 software to manage the 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

    dell plug and play

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

    needed this - works just like a champ. Like the ease of 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:
    Ease of use

    Plug and play

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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 it was intended. If you need and external DVD+/RW Drive this is the one to get.

    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

    Great accessory to have. Small but mighty.

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

    So compact and convenient. No lag, works fast loading software.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Dell Portable DVD player

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

    I recently bought this to replace the one that died in my laptop. It works as expected but the bonus is it plays dvd's from region 2 as well as region 1.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good for watching movies

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

    Is it okay if you want to watch movies on you computer/laptop, or on the Wii. And is great for burning dual layer DVDs.

    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

    Cd, dvd adapter

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

    Like this product, you bale to connect to any computer and also small , slim able to carry around with laptop if 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

    Great Price and Value

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

    Works perfectly just plug and go. Able to get hooked up in no time and works fantastic

    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

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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 easy. Just plug it in! Totally painless

    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

    Works fine

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

    It works as I expected. I am very satisfied so far.

    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

    Great simple External DVD Drive

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

    Needed a simple pug-in external DVD drive for my daughter's computer. It is simple to use. Just plug it into the USB port and it's ready to use. Meets the needs an price was right.

    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

    Music making

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

    Perfect addition to the computer. Burns fast and easy setup

    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

    System

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

    Works great on my computer.ease of knowledge to use the sytem

    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

    Excellent Dell External DVD Player

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

    Live the quality of my new DVD external. It is easy to operate and is very fast.

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

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • External DVD player works well

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

    I decided on this DVD player because there would be no compatibility issues with my newer Dell laptop. It turned out well with no installation issues and it works exactly as expected.

    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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