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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5763 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:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great to use with Laptop

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

    This CD/DVD drive is compact and quiet. Needed a drive to load software on my laptop and this worked nicely.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    external USB CD-rom

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

    now days newer laptops dont come equipt with cd-roms , works great in our office enviroment easy to use and set up

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Terrific External Drive

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

    The unit is cost effective, compact, efficient and quiet. Would recommend purchase of the external drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use, good price, plugged right in

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

    Easy to use, good price, plugged right in. I needed a CD player for an unexpected present from friends. This worked perfectly.

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

    still new

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

    Still learning to use it, but if there are any problems, there is always help with Geek Squad!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    DVD burner

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

    We easy to use, this external dvd is so handy to take anywhere

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

    Need to load software ?

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

    When u still have dvds or cds to use this is the only way! Sturdy and pretty fast

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

    Replacement DVD drive.

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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.

    Good replacement for my drive that failed. Fast reads.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Compact size

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

    Only had time for a quick test. Can't believe how compact it is!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Seems to work well

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

    It seems to function as desired. I used it to install some software from a CD and it seemed to work well. No complaints here.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    quality

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

    This is a great product, it works perfect. and kids love it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    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.

    Slim and compact and very easy to use to transfer data from DVD to my computer.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice External DVD reader/writer

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

    Bought the Dell - 8x External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive based on other reviews. It is cheap and light , it works well and came with reasonable free software. Would buy again..

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great price and simple to use

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

    Great price and quick installation. No problems functionally, works as described.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    CD/DVD for computer

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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 use it for school work to make copies of worksheets for my students and more.

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

    Product works as expected

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

    I have had no problems with this product. I think I'm a dinosaur. Why can't we still have the option of downloading our material?? Why must we forced to leave everything we do on the cloud. Freaking tech giants run the world now

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

    Video player

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

    This item is just what I expected but it’s not for blue ray, not important to me. It does exactly what I need it for.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Was easy to use

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

    Came out of the box ready to use worked gust like it was intended to had some trouble finding it on the pc but when I did it was to easy.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Basic CD/DVD drive

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

    Worked great for loading software on my new computer (since most no longer have a drive). Plug and play, away you go!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very fast

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

    I love the Dell - 8x External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive. I got it a while ago to install a 7 disc video game. I love it.

    I would recommend this to a friend