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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5745 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 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect

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

    Does the job exactly like it should. It is feather weight and probably wouldn't withstand something heavy falling on it, but like I said, it does the job and is very easy to use; plug-and-play.

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

    Dell CD player

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

    It did what it was supposed to do. This review is more trouble than necessary.

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

    Great for Travel

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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.

    Needed a disk drive for my Razer Blade 15, but didn't want to cheap out. However, there's a flimsiness to the thin disk tray that makes it feel fragile when changing discs. Gave me zero issues reading and writing DVD-R content. Overall good, lightweight, and practical portable drive.

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

    Best external DVD/CD player, small, portable!!!

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

    Now laptops don’t have a built in DVD/CD player, with this my laptop is complete… easy to connect plug-n-play, small, fits in my laptop carrier… works like a charm!!!

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

    No more DVD drives or VGA connections

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

    New computers don't come with a DVD drive or VGA connections. I have the need for both but these products add to the cost. It did fill the need.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good DVD Drive I am

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

    It is just the right size and it is snappy and works well.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    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.

    easy to set up and use. takes very little space.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good purchase to go with my All-In-One computer

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

    Easy to use, doesn't take up much space and easy to store.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    It does its job.

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

    Long gone are the days when manufacturers put extra devices in laptops. There's no blame - most of the programs that are purchased are available online for download and installation. Every once in a great while, there's something that requires installation from DVD, and it appears that I have every object that requires computer control/interface that does not come with downloadable software. This works fine. It occasionally doesn't want to communicate with the computer, necessitating removal of the USB cable and reinsertion. It's loud, and it reminds me of an old 5 1/4 inch drive searching around for the software leprechaun. It seems a little slow, but that may be relative as we live in an era of SSD and internet connections that are in the hundreds of mbps. It's an OK drive. It does it's job, but there might be better ones out there.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from YourDellTeam
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      revel8or,

      Thanks for your feedback and we're happy to hear that for the most part, your new Dell drive is working well for you. If you have additional questions about your drive you can check our Product Support Page here - https://dell.to/2HoGYOv.

      Best,
      Bryan
      1-800-624-9896 Dell

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Gift

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

    Gifted for a novice laptop user. He's happy with ease of use.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very good buy

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

    Amazing. Really did a great job of playback, speed, ease of access, cane with info brochure. Nice.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    dvd/cd player

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

    easy to use, small, compact, does not clutter my desk

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good external DVDRW option for my Dell Notebook

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

    I got Dell Notebook on Black Friday deal. But it does not have internal DVDRW drive built in. So I search it and fortunately It was on sale as well at half price. Slim size and works great with my Dell Notebook PC. I highly recommend it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    External Dvd/Cd

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

    I purchased this external dvd/cd for my desktop which did not have a slot or the cables for the internal dvd drive I had to return. I am happy with it. It works well very little noise and is fast.

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

    Great DVD add on

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

    Great product. Plug and play operation made it easy to hookup and operate.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    DVD Player very good and great price

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

    Laptop did not have internal cd/dvd drive. BestBuy gave a great price for this external one. You only need a USB port to connect it to PC. It is very light and easy to manage. It works great. Just be careful loading the disc into the drive it can easily get stuck inside it.

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

    Fine

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

    We bought a HP Envy , it doses not have an INTERNAL CD Drive so we purchased this Dell drive an it is doing just fine ...

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

    Worked brilliantly!

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

    Dell rarely disappoints, and again they delivered a great product. Easy to use and flawless integration to other devices.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Tablet muscle

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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 turns your tablet into a compact computer. I use this to watch dvds or download apps to my tablets. It hits the nail right on the head without the laptop bulk.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gets the job done

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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.

    Basic external DVD drive. It gets the job done. Good price for those rare times when you need to read a disc on your computer.

    I would recommend this to a friend