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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5754 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

Customers are saying

Customers enjoy the DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive for its ease of use, overall performance, and convenient USB connectivity. Many appreciate its perfect size, good value, and broad compatibility. While some users have noted occasional noise, the drive is generally well-received for its functionality.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to connect, ready to work. It is a great buy

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

    I am very pleased with thie product. It only had to be plugged and it was ready to work. Great buy at a great proce.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Usb

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good price

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

    I'm thinking about buying another one for me. It does everything that my parents needed it for.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sleak

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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 laptop didn't have it installed. Easy set up and I am able to play DVDs that I couldn't play on my old laptop

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Usb

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product, Small Size

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

    I have been looking for some time for an external USB DVD drive. The Dell drive was exactly what I was looking for.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Mobility

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

    I love my mobile cd reader, I can now use all my cds on the go.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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

    EASY TO USE PRICE WAS OKAY NEEDED DVD DRIVE THIS FIT THE NEED

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Should have just checked Best Buy to start with!

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

    Very quick ship, item as described in secure packaging. Not sure why I jerked around with other "off brand" items - should have just gone to Best Buy to start with! Excellent on-line customer service rep helped me find exactly what I was looking for.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Pleased with purchase

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

    Works great. Very pleased. Using with both old Sony and new Dell laptops. Good value for price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    CD adding

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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.

    Great price to be able to add music to my iTunes library

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very excellent DVD Drive.

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

    Very excellent DVD Drive. All I needed to do was to plug it in. It set up itself.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Accessory!

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

    In a download and USB world this is a great accessory to access archived data on disc. Works with Windows 10 without a hitch!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great little device

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

    Worked great and loaded up right out of the box. I only needed it to back up a few files and it did the job as expected.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    very easy to use right out of the box.

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

    I had no problem using this product. it really was easy to hookup and use right out of the box. I would recommend this product highly!!!!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Slim, Sleek and fits in a laptop pocket

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

    Easy Peezy, does what it supposed to with no hangups

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Life saver

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

    Seems all computers and laptops come without a DVD/CD drive. Both my wife and I use it. I have a MAC and she has windows. Zero problems.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    just what I wanted it's cheap and it works.

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

    easy to set up even for me I'm not good with anything computer related. does what I needed it to do play dvd's.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great

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

    Most new computers do not come with internal dvd drive so we bought this one to add to a new laptop we just purchase. Works great easy to use.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great external drive

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

    I needed an external drive due to a new computer purchase. Reviewed several online and chose this one. Plugged it in and it was ready to go. No issues

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    External Storage Device

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

    Worked great. Geek squad set up for me and made my backups for me on this external storage device.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Portable DVD player, recorder.

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

    Works fine, large enough to use easily, and much better than the ones that come with my laptops (2).

    I would recommend this to a friend