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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5873 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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Wonderful external drive for my system

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

    Got home and connected to my system with no issues.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good storage

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

    Stores all my information and pictures without a problem. It was easy to use.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good accessibility

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

    Program loaded slowly but once running everything was fantastic.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good external drive

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

    Gets the jobs done. Works exactly as described. Would buy again.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Hard drive

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

    Bought this as a gift. Works good and was easy to use

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    i like works goog for what i need right now

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

    good for what I need, for now, and I will tell my friends

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

    Dell

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

    Dell makes some great products. The item purchased was great. It did exactly what was need.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works great

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

    Works as advertised... good price point... would recommend to a friend..

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Awesome

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

    Quick and easy, Plug and Play made this purchase great

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    External DVD

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

    The Dell external DVD RW drive works as one would expected.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Very portable dvd

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

    This was a very portable DVD player. We found it to be a great choice

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good product for laptop w/o a cd/dvd drive.

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

    Good product for laptop w/o a cd/dvd drive. Good price.

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

    does what it is to do

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

    Got to watch CD about my rifle scope and other CDs. no problem yet

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

    Cost to Value ratio excellent

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

    I had a specific need for this item and it performed the function to a "Dell Standard" of excellence out of the box. If you have a need for this item I would recommend it. I caught it on sale at Best Buy and think it was the best value for the dollar spent.

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

    Handy accessory

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

    I haven't taken this out of the box yet. My old computer had the DVD player in it. My son recommended that I buy this so I will have it on hand when I need it. I'm still learning to use all the features of my new laptop and will certainly get around to using this component before long.

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

    Perfect laptop side-kick

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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, need it for my new laptop which is very hard to find a laptop with a built in dvdwr anymore. Burner works good too, being how I still have half a stack of black disc I didn't want them to go to waste.

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

    Good player

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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 expected - just plug in and play - good quality visual and audio

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

    Works with a Mac

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

    Was not sure this would work with my Mac, but I "plugged and played" without a hitch. Glad I made the buy to retrieve some stored photos.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Another good product from Dell

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

    Easy to use and portable. Could be a little sturdier.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Average but cheap

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

    I really use DVDs anymore but I needed to upload a few old ones so I bought this. I’m not impressed with the unit or the software but it worked after a few tries.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from YourDellTeam
      Posted .

      Hello Kong,

      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are sorry to hear that this Optical Drive has not met all of your expectations. Your feedback is incredibly valuable as we build current and future products. If you come across any questions, issues, or concerns, please contact our support team here: https://bit.ly/DellSupportTeam.

      Sincerely,
      Wendy C.

      https://bit.ly/DellSupportTeam.
      Phone number to Dell: 1-800-264-9896. Dell

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