Customer Ratings & Reviews

Purchased it on sale for a very good price it works real well i needed one for the laptop i picked up recently

I purchased this to use with my new laptop and it works great. The price was nice too. It was so easy to just plug in and use.

Worked as expected. No setup required. I would purchase again.

My dad has a massive CD collection that he wanted to convert to digital files for his phone and truck. I bought this for him because it was simple to use with plug and play technology. Not only was a 67 year old guy, who is not tech-savvy, able to use this right away - but also, he was able to burn/rip hundreds of CDs very quickly!

My new laptop did not come with a DVD/CD drive. I don't use DVDs or CDs very often, but I purchased this in case I ever needed it. I tried it out and it works flawlessly with both DVDs and CDs. The drive is small enough to keep in my laptop bag and is there when I need it. I can't ask for anything more.

So far the product I s performing as expected. Good overall for the price.

Very light, very thin and adequate speed for a portable drive.

Bought this to use on my laptop Like most all laptops nowadays mine didn’t come with one built in so if I wanted to download a physical cd I couldn’t or watch a dvd Would like to use this on my iPad but the iPad doesn’t seem to reckonize it

My fellow mediocre artists and I have decided to resurrect the lost art of mixtapes and homebrewed albums. Although Soundcloud, Spotify, Audiomack, Bandcamp and frankly any other streaming service offers ease of use, AI curations, and a wide audience, there is something surreal/special about holding a physical copy of your audio art that makes it feel more alive (literally tangible). And because internal disc drives are a thing of the past on the current generation of laptops, I found myself in need of an external drive with CD burning capabilities. The Dell DW316 does the trick with my 2019 Thinkpad X1 Yoga 4th Gen. There was practically no install time and it was up in running almost as soon as I plugged it in. This shiny plastic box has a decent price compared to other brands. If you're looking for something to burn your childhood fantasies onto, you've found it. I imagine the other uses advertised work but I have yet to try them hence the 4-Star rating.

I hardly know this is in bag. Lightweight, potable and fast.

Works very well. I was given one by my work a while back, dropped it, and the spring function stopped working. So, minus 1 star for durability. No issues outside of self-inflicted ones. I bought another, and it works well.

a must for all my cds that I listen to while on my computer

This is a worthy product. I saw this item by happen-stance and hoped that it would work with my brand new laptop and viola...it works perfectly. It didn't work immediately, but that was because you have to load your system with the CD that's provided. I didn't know how it should function after that though, as the directions for use are non-existent (the manufacturer should REALLY include instructions with this product for practically computer illiterate people). End result though, is that after fiddling around with the computer for a bit, it began to work (Yeah!!!). And it works great.

This is truly a plug and play device. I've just started using it so I can't really review this completely so for now I'll just say that it's extremely easy to use, takes up very little space on my desk and play all of my media.

I had software I needed to install that was only available by CD and my new laptop does not have a CD drive on it so this allowed me to install and complete my work. Worked great. Did not need to install anything to use it as I just plugged it into the USB and it was ready.

Gives you option of keeping your old CDs and DVDs saved. Or reproduced and played. Very light and easy to store product. Works fast.

So, I GUESS my laptop is a dinosaur. I was kind of mad at the American Heart Association, because I told my Fire Chief, that I needed the courseware for teaching my BLS - CPR/AED class. So, I picked it, told him the price and we bought it. I knew I had a CR-ROM on my laptop. I was testing equipment, and suddenly my CDR-ROM would NOT open. So, I now have this. It is actually awesome. HOWEVER, it is one more thing I have to ensure I have with me. My work computer does not even HAVE a CD-ROM. So, I cannot be angry. This is a God-Send though.

I gave it 4 stars as have not used it yet. My reason is it was in stock and at a good price and Dell has always had quality products.

Great, easy to use. Easy to plug in. I would recommend.

For the price this little thing is awesome. I haven't tested burning anything, but have something around that I can use for old CDs and DVDs is great.