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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

    DVD+/- RW Drive has what we need

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

    Our Dell - USB Slim DVD+/- RW Drive works just the way we hoped and intended. Highly recommend it.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works As Expected

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

    Small, light, plug and play and arrived at store on time. A handy little portable optical drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    excellent item

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

    I required an external cd/dvd usb drive. got this from best buy and am very pleased with it. it's a no brainer, easy to use. does the job.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good DVD Drive

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

    This was easy to use. My computer does not have a dvd drive I bought this to play them and it works great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Get’s the Job Done

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

    Needed a DVD/CD drive for files stored on same...since so many laptops are now coming without an internal read/write. Gets the job done!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Dell ext DVD drive

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

    Works great I needed a way to load my games on my new AIO dell.

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

    Very well performing DVD drive for my Lap Top.

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

    I was very pleased with this drive. It is faster than my previous drive.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    new hp did not have cd reader.

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

    We needed a cd/dvd reader writer for new hp computer. Price was great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It worked

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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 dvd thing for computer. Needed it to load a disk into the computer. It worked.

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

    Good value external DVD drive

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

    If you're in need of a quality external DVD player this works great without breaking the budget.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    George

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

    We have enjoyed it so far, very slim and fits right under our new PC.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Tech item

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

    It seems to work very well and not too difficult to use

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good productat a good price.

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

    This was perfect for my laptop. I still have DVD's and couldn't watch them on my new laptop.

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

    Very good for the price!

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

    It works really good. I even dropped it and the door won,t close, so I just tape it up when in use. Still works great!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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

    Works great. Automatically connects to your computer. Quickly reads and writes DVDs and CDs.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Dell USB 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.

    Worked perfectly when plugged into the PC. No extra work necessary. Just plug and play.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    USB DVD/RW drive

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

    Bought this item since new laptop does not have optical drive. But, find out that USB drive can be used to make recovery media for laptop, No need for DVD/CD drive.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    CD player

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

    Cd Player works fine, since new PC's don't include CD anymore.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great dvd drive for my Dell Precision

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

    Bought this DVD drive for my Dell Precision 3510 since it does not have a drive. It plugs into the USB slot and works great.

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

    Sleek and fast!

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

    A beautiful design with super fast speeds!!! The 12 mb of ram really make this machine hum, the terabite of memory makes storage stress free!!

    I would recommend this to a friend