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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 5765 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.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Usb

    Good little DVD drive

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

    This DVD drive works great, i have had it for a wile and no problems.

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

    CD/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.

    This player was inexpensive, easy to hook up and does what it's supposed to do.

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

    Needed it for old pic

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

    Had some CDs with family pics on it none of our devices have a disk drive. This worked perfectly.

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

    Great disk player

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very easy to use. Just plug it in with USB and ready to go

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Compact enough to carry anywhere

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

    One word: "Awesome"... Works better than I expected. Would definitely recommend this product.

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

    Great buy

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent. Very inexpensive solution if you still need to use cd’s

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

    Good

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

    Have only used it to listen to a couple old music CD's and so far it's good. I have not used it to try and watch a movie yet so let's hope it works!

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

    Dell 8x External USB DVD+-RW CD-rw

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

    This is a simple way to be able to play DVD and CDs. Works great. Easy installation.

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

    Great Drive

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

    Read reviews on other drives and decided to buy this one. So far its been working great with no issues

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

    dvd drive for my daughters laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    this works great for a laptop my daughter uses it to watch movies..

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

    This strage devise is very user friendly

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

    Excellent price. Setup was easy and data transfer is very intuitive

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

    portable dvd player

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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.

    love it built for travel reliable and dependable easy to use.

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

    Great

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

    love it works when I need it and stores in my bag when not in use

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

    Worked as hoped!;

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

    Did what I wanted - helped me load software on my laptop.

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

    Easy and convenient

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

    Easy to use, just plug into your USB and away you go.

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

    DVD player/writer

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

    Good and reliable unit. Easy set up. Runs quietly.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great accessory.

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

    This a necessary item for a computer with an ssd card. It works well and is also lightweight.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great little Drive

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

    Worked like a charm! I had bought a cheap one from another site that wouldn't even read the disc for more than 3 minutes let alone transfer the files. This one had absolutely NO problems reading and transferring my files.

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

    Bought it on sale

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Needed a new DVD drive for my aging computer. Hasn’t let me down yet

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

    External cd drive

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

    Good value for the price, it functions as advertised

    I would recommend this to a friend
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