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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:
$39.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5847 reviews

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  • Value

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

  • Quality

    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

  • Ease of Use

    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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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Easy to use

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

    Dependable item. Quick to set up and easy to use. Recommend

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

    External DVD drive

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

    Great addition to my laptop. Plays and writes dvds. What little I have used it is good. Easy to connect and figure out. Great price for this product. Instructions could be easier to understand.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Dell - DW316 8x slim External USB DVD RW/Drive

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

    excellent product , works great as advertised, recommend it

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good product

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

    The external cd/dvd drive works well and easy to carry. The price is reasonable.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great TV

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

    Very pleased with this tv! Great picture and sound!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • 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.

    I can't really give a review because I have not connected it to my system. I have no doubt that it will work.

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

    Great item!

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

    Perfect for when it's needed. Plug in and go! Compact and easy to use.

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

    Dell external drive

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

    The Dell external drive is easy to use with my Dell XPS laptop. It is slim.

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

    Yes I am one of those who still copies CDs

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

    I know in this day and age no one uses optical drives anymore but I am a person who still uses CDs because it's another source of data back up because hard drives and ssd's can still fail when saving data so I decided to buy an external dvd burner to continue to copy data on to CDs. This drive works just like any other optical drive but keep in mind this external USB dvd burner uses 2.0 speeds so it's a tiny bit slower compare to a regular SATA optical drive but it works just fine as it does what I need to do. I should add here this drive doesn't need a power adapter as the USB 2.0 cord powers it on when you connect it to your laptop.

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

    Great for laptops

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

    Nice size, easy to store in a computer bag. Used with a laptop that does not have a CD/DVD drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good external DVD drive

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

    Slim design. Works well as advertised. Could use a longer cable.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great DVD. RW / CD addon!!

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

    It's nice to have a DVD RW and CD plug in to my computer since most don't come standard with PCs anymore! Great brand name too!

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

    Affordable Dell DVD/CD RW 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 external DVD/CD RW drive is super-compact, very affordable, and easy to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Exactly what was needed!

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

    Just what I needed to continue using dvd media. Works like a charm and saved me.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Handy for those that need it.

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

    I had to get an external DVD drive because my new Dell laptop does not have an internal DVD drive. This one was on sale because I bought it the same time as the laptop. It works fine. It is very fast and lightweight.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • External DVD Drive Works Great

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

    Although most software is able to be downloaded, my printer came with a CD with the software and drivers. I connected it to mt 2 in 1 laptop and it loaded and installed the software quickly and correctly the first time!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • CD Rom Drive

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

    Had some trouble with making it work but Geek Squad made it happen.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great

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

    Great drive, fast and It does what it's supposed to do.

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

    Perfect laptop addition

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

    Great ad-on for a new Dell laptop. Worked easily and quickly out of the box. Also came with some cool software. Very reasonably priced too. Glad I purchased.

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

    Great value.

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It was just what I needed. Easy to use. External device for DVD is great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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