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  • Front. Dell - USB Slim DVD+/- RW Drive - Plug and Play - DW316 - Black.
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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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Your price for this item is $29.99
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.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Wow factor

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

    New laptops do not come with DVD players/recorders. So glad I have this for dvds I own.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • dvd/rw druve

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

    had laptop no disk drive. this product fits perfectly

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Dell usb plug and play

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

    this is great for playing dvd movies and coping it

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • works great

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

    found an open box which saved a little money. laptop I bought didn't have a disc drive and I have many pc games

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Exactly what we wanted

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

    Our new PC had no CD/DVD capability; we purchased the external to finish our needs.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great dvd player

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

    I am very happy with dvd player workes great like it said I would tell any one to buy one

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great for those CD's.

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

    Love my new laptop. However, it did not come with a built-in DVD drive. Looking forward to using the Dell Plug & Play.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great memory stick for the money

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

    It was easy to find my memory stick with a lot of memory at a low price

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • does what i want it to do

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

    did not have power point and needed something to read the disc and this item serves the purpose

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Compact and Not Noisy

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

    Needed a CD player as not all laptops have CD Roms. Works perfectly

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great CD and DVR burner

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

    I love this CD and DVD burner. It burns CD very well. The quality and sound is great

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great for computers

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

    I have a computer with no DVD reader. I would recommend it to everyone even if you already have one.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • A wonderfully made machine.

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

    A wonderfully made machine. A wonderfully made machine. A wonderfully made machine. A wonderfully made machine.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Basic DVDRW

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

    I bought this so my daughter could watch movies on her laptop, haven't heard any complaints.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Works great!

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

    I buy a laptop at Best Buy the problem was the laptops don’t come with cd drives anymore. Now I have one!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Bought with computer

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

    We bought this for our grand daughter to go with her new computer ..which did not come with a dvd drive

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • great

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This external drive was plug and play. easy to use and worked well.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great DVD

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

    Great quality and highly recommended by Tech. Exactly what I wanted.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Best Drive

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

    Love this thing. It was exactly what I needed to record music.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Dell dvd drive

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

    Very convenient to use for a laptop without a cd drive!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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