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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5777 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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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for storage

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great for backup storage and files and PDF files must have

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

    Great for home

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

    Haven't had to use it much, but works great. Wish the cord were a bit longer

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

    Expensive

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

    A little expensive for features. Upgrade is more expensive. UNNECESSARY

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very good drive

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

    This external drive is very good quality and easy to use.

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

    Easy to use.

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

    I love anything that I can plug in and am able to use immediately!

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

    Great to use with laptop

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

    My laptop did not come with a DVD player and this unit was perfect. Very easy to hook up via the USB port.

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

    Fits a need

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

    This does the job when your laptop does not have a disc drive.

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

    What you see is what you get!

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

    I don't know what to say...it's a nice external drive. It's all that you would expect.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Optical Drive

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

    Functional but average quality. It's very noisy when in use.

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

      Patrick,

      Thanks for your review. We're happy to hear that your External Drive is meeting your needs. If you have any questions you can refer to our user manual: https://dell.to/2CpL3Sd.

      Best,
      Bryan
      1-800-624-9896 Dell

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good product

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

    This did exactly what is said it would fix dell seems to be a good company

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Dell CD drive is ok...

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

    I purchased the Dell CD drive with my new computer because it didn't have an internal CD drive. This product is ok...for now. I was surprised that is was made totally of plastic...and doesn't seem to be very durable. But we will see. If I would have know this, I would have spent a little more to get one of higher quality.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Bass sleek DVD RW

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

    Again they’ll make the best. If you do install Plug and play.

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

    Lightweight, Good performance.

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

    It worked very well. Bundled software is also a bargain.

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

    back up

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

    works great for my surface pro 6. use it for all data storage

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

    good product

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

    this is a good product. it is easy to use. the price is ok. i would recommend it to a friend.

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

    Works GREAT on the Road!

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

    My granddaughter was all-in, watching her Movie!!!

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

    Easy to use

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

    My husband actually picked this out, but it was easy to use with my laptop.

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

    Used only to load sw to my laptop so far

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

    I will want to read home movies off dvd and convert to files soon. Will update at a later time for how that goes.

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

    Good basic DVD/CD player

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

    This loads quickly and works well. It does what is is suppose to do.

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

    Did exactly what I was looking to do

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

    I was able to download over 600 songs from my own cd’s.

    I would recommend this to a friend