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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5766 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:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Inexpensive 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 well, simple setup and inexpensive optical drive option.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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

    Well made, just plug n play, and it's user friendly.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy set up

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

    Plug and play. Anyone can do it. Great buy. I would buy it again.

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

    Great USB DVD/RW drive

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

    So far so good. Works fine with my Dell Inspiron 13 7000 series.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    good extenal cd/dvd player

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

    bought a new pc which didn't have a cd/dvd player and this one works great

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sleek, works great

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

    Skeek and easy to connect via USB and start burning DVDs.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good product

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

    Great for school work and the lessons for the home school program.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Buy

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

    Great buy but for older model computers it has to take a lot of upgrades. But that ok I have a new computer

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice

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

    This unit works very well and is compact. I have been impressed.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Painless External Optical Drive

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

    Painless plug-and-play operation with new HP Spectra laptop.

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

    Good value

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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 need an external dvd, this is it. Works very well with Asus gaming laptop.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    1st Dell - 8x USB DVD/CD RW Drive

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

    Need this so i can unload and of my DVD or CD's etc

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

    dell 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.

    Dell made this product and it works as expected. Would buy again.

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

    Great Device

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

    We were able to copy our educational videos for all staff

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    good

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

    worked perfectly, just plugged and played...…………..

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    DVD Drive

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

    This DVD Drive is great. It works great and was easy to install

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does the job perfectly

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

    Plug and play ... does exactly what it needs to do! Easy peasy!

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Very light and compact

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

    Got this to go with my Dell XPS but have also used it on my wife's iMac. Quite, compact and gets the job done.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    works well

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

    easy to use, reliable, quality construction; happy with purchase

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

    Perfect CD/DVD Drive!

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

    Super fast and super quite, can't ask for much more then that!

    I would recommend this to a friend