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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:
4697703
Highly rated by customers for:
Your price for this item is $39.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5754 reviews

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  • Value

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

  • Quality

    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

  • Ease of Use

    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.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

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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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Great external DVD player/recorder

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

    Compact and ready to use out of the box in either record or playback mode. Ideal for when you only have one DVD drive in your computer.

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

    Totaltech customer

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

    It worked great with my desktop. I downloaded turbo tax and it was really easy

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Dvd

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

    Great accessory for a laoptop w no dvd slot! Comes in great handy and is lightweight

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Easy to set up

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

    I purchased this to load music from CDs to iTunes. Easy to set up, works great

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

    Easy setup

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

    Needed ext cd drive for my new laptop. First time user of external drive. Easy setup and instructions definitely what I was looking for.

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

    Works for a new user

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

    Was hard at first finding out that there are no CD/DVD drives being included in laptops. After doing some searching I found this with good reviews. I find it easy to use and not overwhelming for first timers...

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

    Dell USB Slim DVD+/- RW Drive

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

    Good DVD+/- RW USB optical drive, for burning/listening to CDs also, from Dell.

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

    Portable Drive

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

    Cant have a new laptop without a way to play dvds and cds

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

    Dell external CD drive

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

    I am very pleased with this product. It was plug-and-play right out of the box and helps me use my laptop as a first rate workstation

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

    Great external drive

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

    Bought to use with a new Dell lap top that does not have a dvd drive. Still using dvd for some back up like photos.

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

    Easy to install and use

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

    This item was very easy to install and comes with a power cord to use in addition to the USB, if needed. Very easy to use.

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

    For the people that aren't all digital yet

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

    Plugs in and works without a hitch. Hate that I need one of these with today's modern cases though.

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

    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.

    Bought this to use with a desktop and laptop when others didn't work for both. This model works great,

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

    Working 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.

    Connected it by USB cable, inserted set up disc and followed prompts and all this lead to allowing to watch movies on my laptop.

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

    Very good R/W portable CD

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

    This product works well with my laptop. Easy to install.

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

    Great External Drive for legacy users

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

    Few of my work items are still stored in Disks. This is the best external tool I have ever seen to work with DVD/CD reading and writing.

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

    Dell USB DVD

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

    Super easy to use. I like watching videos my mom took on her trips.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Noise

    Good external DVD drive

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

    I bought this to compliment my new HP laptop since they have gotten away from including disk drives. This external drive has worked out very well, although it seems to be a bit noisier then others I have seen.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good cd drive

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

    Bought this so I could have a optical drive to use with my MacBook and my office all in one loads pretty fast and quiet no power required

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • CD player r

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My husband brought this to use to view a CD disk he had a it work great

    I would recommend this to a friend
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