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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5845 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:
    Ease of use, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great optical 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, just plug and play, with a great price

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works well with my Surface

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

    Great price and works well with my Surface Book with no issue. Small and light and can fit in bag.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It even plays my old family DVD movies.

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

    I'm using this drive for occasional use on my computer because PCs usually don't have DVD drives anymore. My first use was to archive precious family videos to MP4 files. Twenty years ago, I copied some VCR family videos to DVDs. I downloaded the free version of VideoProc Converter AI and transcribed these DVD videos to MP4. I can share these with friends and family now on Google Drive. It can also play movie DVDs. I was glad that they included the correct USB cable. It's not a rugged device, but at the low price and for occasional use, this was a perfect choice for me.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Wonderful product for external Cd users

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

    While I don't like that a lot of laptops have gotten rid of the CD feature, laptops are extremely light and thin nowadays. For it's use, this external CD drive is awesome! I use it to make mix CDs for my commute to work when I can't use data for spotify off my phone and to play old PC games on my laptop. I like how slim and portable it is and the cable isn't too long or chunky either.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Dell Portable Optical Drive Performs as it Should

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

    Works as advertised. Recognized by Win10 immediately. No errors reading CDs and DVDs. Created several DVD+R discs error free. Can be quite noisey sitting flat on desktop so I put it on a piece of old mouse pad which all ed the issue plus raises it enough to make it easier to open and close and not slide around when doing so.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    HELPFUL SALESPERSON - GOOD PRICE - GOOD ITEM

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

    Got help from salesperson to make sure it would work with my computer and do what I needed. It was a good price and it was plug-and-play and works great.

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

    Just What You Will Need!

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

    Exactly what I and most people would need in an external drive since they don't make many laptops with built in any more. - The price and quality were both right as well!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works like a charm!

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

    Just what I needed for my Dell laptop. It works like a charm.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good product

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

    Good product, too much bundle ware, but that is a manufacture issue

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works as advertised.

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

    Works as advertised. Small and light and inexpensive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great value

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

    The price is the best around. Speedy and super easy to use

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

    LAPTOP

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

    Great item, purchased to go with my new Dell laptop also purchased at BEST BUY, SNELLVILLE, GA. Great customer service always. KUDOS to Sabastian in Tech area.

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

    Easily worth it.

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

    Affordable and functional DVD/CD drive with great compatibility and a quiet operating volume.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    works well for my laptop

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

    I purchase this product to be able to download CD's to my laptop. The first one I bought was quite noisy - like an airplane taking off! I returned it and the 2nd one worked great!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use

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

    Easy to use with my laptops. Light and compact. Fits right in my laptop bag. Adequate speed.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    dvd/ cd player

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

    very nice cd /dvd player. very easy to use and much improved from my old one . sorry I took so long to upgrade.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Does the job

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

    Works as expected. A good value for the price paid.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    DVD nostalgia

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

    My pc dvd drive went out an I thought about having it repaired. But I realized they make external dvd drives an I seen this one on sale. Bought it An it’s very nice. Small An compact. Can take it anywhere. Plug it in and it’s ready to go.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Value For A Compact Drive

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

    Used this only a few times but it is simple and straight forward, comes with a few essential programs for creating disc and editing content. The unit itself is very light giving it a cheap feel, but light is an obvious advantage if your traveling with it. Overall a decent product and I would buy again, the only real negative is that it doesn't have the ability to store the cable, some of the other units I saw the cable wrapped around the device to fold away.

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

    14” laptop

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

    Fast, easy to see screen, light weight, good sound. The mouse pad is easy to use. It didn’t come with a DVD but the plug in one I purchased works fine.

    I would recommend this to a friend