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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:
$49.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5872 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

    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
  • Pros mentioned:
    Usb

    Bikerb

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

    Happy to be able to play my CD's again as my laptop does not have a DVD drive.

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

    Nice product

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

    Easy to use. No problem so far with the memory. I just bought another one.

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

    Great drive

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

    Ought for my daughter for school. She loves it. Uses it all the time.

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

    DVD+/-RW Drive-Plug and Play

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

    Simply plugged into computer and was set to go. Came with its own update CD.

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

    Does the job!!!

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

    Does the job. I only use it to install computer games that still have discs.

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

    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:
    Usb

    expansion needed

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

    expand the function of my laptop for additional work.

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

    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

  • My Dell

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

    When I got my new dell desktop I forgot to order it with a DVD/RW Drive and this one from best buy does the trick.

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

    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:
    Size

    Nice External DVD reader/writer

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    Posted .
    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

    Remote HD

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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...as advertised and easy to use ! I'd buy it again !

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Disc reader

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

    Very good project works well for what I needed it for.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Does the job.

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

    This is a good unit, it's black. It's lightweight. It should be able to handle being treated moderately roughly but because it's plastic you wouldn't want to throw it around the room.

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

    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

    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

    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.

    works well and it is handy that you can just slip it in your computer bag to take with youy.

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

    Very fast

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    Posted .
    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

  • 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
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