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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

  • 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.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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

    Easy to use and the software provided installed easy. Burned my first dvd-r within 15 minutes of opening the box

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Super Driver

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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.

    Exceeded expectations easy to use driver plug & play

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

    This external hard drive it’s so easy to use and reads the disks pretty quickly. I highly recommend this for a Dell computers.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great drive for my computer

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

    I use this drive for my computer since it doesn’t have one. I loaded my grandsons Christmas pictures onto my computer with it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Als ce drive review

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

    Good item and simple to install and use. Automatically recognizes and works with all CD ROM DRIVES.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Bought for use with Mac

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

    Since my Mac doesn’t have a disc drive, I bought this to use with it. Cheap and works

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Loud but functional

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

    Makes a lot of racket for what it only is but in enabled me to look at my MRI at home as I don’t have a disc drive on my MacBook

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Plug in and go

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

    Disc drive is very responsive. Light and sleek. I needed it for a work station. I am happy with this purchase.

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

    Dell external dvd

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

    I was surprised to learn that laptop computers no longer taken internal DVD player. We bought this as this was the only thing available at Best Buy and have been very happy with it. We have been able to play DVDs perfectly. So far we have not used the DVD writer capability but I am sure it will work fine since it is a Dell.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent device

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

    Just plugged it in and it worked right away. It's perfect for DVD plus has RW capabilities.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Disc Drive

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

    super easy to set up and install software. If you need a great basic disk drive look no further, you've found it

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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

    The product did what it is suppose to. I can now download things to my laptop and before I could not. Did not know they made exterior cd players

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solution for laptop wiithout a DVD...

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

    There are still many situations where I need to transfer files archived on DVD. The Dell drive was the solution for lightweight portable USB access.

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

    This drives installed immediately on my laptop without any issues at all. It was ready for use in less than 5 minutes.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Just what I needed.

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

    Ordered it because my gaming computer didn’t come with a cd drive and this works perfectly. Just plug and play

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

    External DVD

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

    Good but not using as much as expected. Purchased an upgrade to my internet and streaming seems to be the way to go.

    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.

    it works great and adds the functionality needed every once and a while to mobile platforms like an ultrabook

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to add on

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

    Easy add on for old documents. Best Buy made easy for my old resources

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great!

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

    Love having the option to play or burn dvd on my laptop using this portable external dvd/cd player/burner. Works as it should.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Overall great

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Its small size makes the drive convenient to carry around and connect to your laptop.

    I would recommend this to a friend