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Dell - DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

Model:
DW316
SKU:
4697703
Highly rated by customers for:
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The comparable value price is $39.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5772 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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  • It's a good external usb drive

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

    Its a good external usb drive I would of liked to find a laptop that still comes with a dvd drive but I guess technology is changing alot

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Danielle

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

    I would definitely remedied it to people. Excellent

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Super Plug and Play device

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

    Great support hardware. Works great with my new all-in-one computer.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good for when the Dell desktop DVD drive dies

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

    I had to buy this because the drive on my 2018 Dell desktop quite burning DVD discs properly (errors, failure to recognize discs).

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Does the job

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

    Most laptops now a days don't come with a built in CD Player/Writer. I'm old school and have plenty of my own CD's, it's just a must have for me.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Player

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

    Great once I got it to work with my laptop. Never was told had to down load something on my computer to use it.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Dell Plug and Play drive

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

    excellent! Just what I needed to capture and store family photos.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • DVD Player

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

    got this because my new tower had no dvd player works great

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • DVD PLAYER

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

    The sleek design is good for those laptops that do not have DVD players on it

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • It does a great job!

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

    I bought this Dell USB DVD drive because my laptop DVD drive was broken and this drive was on sale. This drive can be easily carried and it does it job.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Dell for my Dell

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

    Connects well loads fast, use it to save cds to my computer, play back is good, have watched a few dvds as well.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Works wonderfully

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

    Didn't have any problem connecting it at the start and haven't had any problem with it working since I got it

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Efficient

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

    Too bad that so many computers don’t have internal drives nowadays so here’s a solution !

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great USB Drive

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

    This device works perfectly. Needed to make some CD-Rs and it did the job.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great for loading old programs on cds

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

    Allows you to load old programs on cds and to play music cds and dvds. Worth the price.

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

    Great value with low cost

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

    I have been using it for a years it is better worth than like this the same price. Thank

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from YourDellTeam
      Posted .

      Barack,

      Thanks for your review. We're glad that your external drive is working well for you. If you need to reference the Quick Start Guide you can view it here: https://dell.to/2VKZfz2.

      Best,
      Bryan
      1-800-624-9896 Dell

  • Dirt cheap and awesome value

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

    Dirt cheap drive for playing back your dvds. Who can ask for anything more?

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • It's great to have!

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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! Comes with an additional disk with software. Highly recommended!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Gets the job done when in a bind

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

    my old photo disk needed to be backed up and this got the job done.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • works fine

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

    did the job I wanted it to do the only problem i have is sometimes the door does not want to open

    I would recommend this to a friend
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