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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5577 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 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 find value in the DW316 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive's ease of use, compact size, and affordability. Many appreciate its compatibility with various devices and reliable performance for reading and writing CDs and DVDs. While some users noted the drive can be noisy, the majority of feedback highlights its positive attributes. The drive's lightweight design makes it convenient for portability.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Price, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Contact and well-priced

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

    I need this since DVD drives no longer seem to come in laptops. This a bill. Compact, easy to use, and well priced. I would recommend to family and friends.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

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

    Nice and slim. Not heavy. Easy access. Veryeasy to use. Usb connectivity

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does what i need it to.

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

    It does what I need it to do i.e., Google searches, email, and zoom meetings.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great little drive

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

    This drive is small, lightweight, and easy to use. If your computer doesn't have a build-in DVD drive (and whose does these days), but you occasionally need to use CD/DVD discs, this will probably work well for you - I've been very happy with it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    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.

    works real well, done have to have it attached all the time, only when needed. can be share with other laptops

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to set-up and use

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

    Works great and as expected. Easy to set-up and use. Just plug and play. It is light and small so it doesn't take up space. It's, also, inexpensive, especially when on sale.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great DVD/ROM

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

    Great little DVD/CD writer. Excellent price. Most tower systems are no longer having a spot for internal DVD writers, but this thing is perfect to keep nearby your tower

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good value for price

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

    I needed an external drive and this was perfect for what I needed it to do. It's good for CDs and playing games. It's plug and Play. You don't have to install any bloatware or anything. If your computer doesn't have a DVD drive, it's a good addition. The price was too good to pass up.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Lightweight and great player!

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

    Works great! Plays DVDs perfectly! Easy to care!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good product

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

    Good product, too much bundle ware, but that is a manufacture issue

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It works, worth buying.

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

    Simple straight forward plug and play drive. Works well and is reasonably priced. Haven't really used the included software so I can't comment on that.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Little Device

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

    Just what I needed to add for some applications. Very compact. Easy to use. Some reviews complained of noise, but I didn’t experience that. The sound was very comparable to the drive on my old desktop, and I don’t find that loud.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good for what I needed it for

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

    I needed an external dvd/cd drive to load software I own onto my Surface Pro 4. After reviewing the info on available drives, I chose this one as a reasonably priced option for what I needed. It is lightweight & feels somewhat flimsy. However, despite being a little noisy and apparently freezing during one of my first attempts, the drive settled down & did it's job. It doesn't feel like a high end product but then it doesn't have a high end cost either. All in all, it did what I needed it to do without too much coaxing. A safe bet for moving already owned software to new systems that don't have a dvd/cd drive built in.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Value

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

    Great, easy to use, and small size. Very much worth the price when on sale for 50% off (Black Friday deal), but still a good value at full price.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Low profile, easy stowaway

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

    Works well and easy to use. Driver uploads to laptop automatically once attached with USB (included). Low profile design takes up little space, allows for easy stow in laptop bag.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent value

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

    This helped me download all my previously purchased programs onto my new desktop. It works great and was easy to setup. It is a little noisier than a built in disk drive. It is very light.

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

    Got this on sale.

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

    Bought a new laptop that did not have a DVD. Rarely need one, but this was on sale for about 1/2 price and is a quality product. Have some older software on a disc and also load music CDs sometimes. Is plug and play.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WORKS

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

    WORKS AS DESCRIBED VERY REASONABLE PRICE NO PROBLEMS

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Had to Make a Choice ...

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

    As the title states, We had to make a choice between Ram or a CD-RW when purchasing Our Dell computer so We chose Ram. This is the same CD-RW as is typically installed in most Dell computers today. We decided to purchase the external version, which is a plug-n-play via USB. Out of the box, We plugged it in and was immediately recognized by the computer OS. No issues, works as designed. Will use to store, and create playlists of My music collection. I still use CD's, and stream. Would recommend for purchase, and use.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Always Available Processor

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

    Great Product, easy to incorporate while using system. Glad I was introduced to it as an option. Excellent Price for me.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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