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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:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good value plug in CD/DVD drive.

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

    There's not much to say beyond the fact that it works perfectly. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a plug-in CD/DVD drive. It was less money than some of the other brands and in my opinion works as good as some and better than most. It plays games and movies equally well. It's a good value and dependable.

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

    Dell DW316 Slim External USB DVD/CD RW

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

    The external USB DVD+RW/CD-RW worked flawlessly. My DVD drive on my laptop stopped working. I did not have time to get it repaired, before a deadline. I was able to complete the assignment on time.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect for When You Want to Watch Anywhere

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

    When I recently purchased a new laptop I was sad to lose the ability to watch a movie when doing my digital drawings. Then I did some research and found this plug and play. I haven't tried it out for burning CDs yet, but it does download them and play dvds. It's a little noisy, but I'm use to it since my old laptop did the same.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works as expected

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

    Actually bought this for my work. We occasionally need to copy stuff to CD's and almost none of our computers have the drive anymore. This is really plug and play. Works great.

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

    Nice and portable.

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

    Needed a drive for my laptop and this external drive fits the bill nice and portable.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent product

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

    External DVD drive is very useful. As it is slim so very easy to carry.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Photos

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

    Did the job great. Was able To view my photos with ease

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Really is just plug and play.

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My new PC doesn't have a CD/DVD drive so I bought this. It's sooooo simple. Plug it in, turn on the computer, pop in a CD or DVD, sit back and enjoy. Perfect example of plug and play.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works. Speed cheap small easy to use. Great deal!

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

    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.

    More and more pc's and laptops are coming without dvd drives built in, so this is a helpful device. It is plug and play with the included usb cable. It feels a bit flimsy and it is a bit loud, but those are trade-offs for its compact size, which is not much bigger than a dvd itself.

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

    Good for reading disc and DVD payback and backups

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

    Needed a DVD reader for my laptop move files from disc to SSD . Works well and matched my Dell laptop. Haven't written to disc yet so I can't say how good the writing capabilities are

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WORKS

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

    WORKS AS DESCRIBED VERY REASONABLE PRICE NO PROBLEMS

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

    Add on cd for my new laptop

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

    Was perfect for my needs, plug and play with no issues, all worked as described.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Not happy with geek squad.

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchased the laptop because my old one had problems with email. The geek squad transferred everything I’ve and I got home and the same problem happened with the new one. In the meantime after taking the old laptop back to factory specs my daughter installed outlook for my husband and it worked perfect. I don’t believe I needed a new laptop. I hate to give a bad review of the product because I haven’t been able to use. If I could review the geek squad for telling my I needed a laptop I would prefer that. One other issue is they told me I needed Norton’s because it is best. I paid for it even though I already had a subscription for McAfee and although they said they would install the Norton’s they didn’t.

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

    Works as intended, great value in small package.

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

    Bought on sale for less than $20. Perfect for ripping thrifted CDs to MP3. Since most PCs these days don't have a disk drive, this helps me avoid turning my desktop on just to rip a CD. It is plastic and very slim, so it feels fragile. But so far so good.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid, cheap and good drive

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

    Slim DVD/CD Rom. Plugged it in, it booted up and started qorking immediately. No issues, reads everything I have thrown in it so far. Functions flawlessly. Price was very reasonable too. Easy to transport, takes up little space.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    House parent

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

    Very compatible with the stand-alone computer I purchased. Very efficient plug and play device with no snags in its operation.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Dvdr

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

    Easy to use, light weight, very small and easy to pack in my computer bag

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    When you still need one

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

    Sometimes you need a CD/DVD burner/reader. Small and compact, this does the job. Just plug in and use. All powered over USB, so once plugged in you're set. Reads and writes with no issues. Windows has everything for it to work.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Teaching&bestbuyforthewin!

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

    I needed a disc drive to help show movies to my kids in school. Since COVID the students start off in my class room, and I need to play a movie so that I can focus on preparing for that day's classes. Now that computers no longer have disc drives, this is exactly what I needed. It is super light weight and easy to add to my school bag.

    I would recommend this to a friend