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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5753 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 4 out of 5 stars

    I’ll be buying another one.

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

    Does what it’s supposed to. Haven’t had any problems from it. Quickly connects each time it’s plugged in and has a seamless transfer of data files.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great .! Item good price

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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 a great DVD drive. Very compact easy to use and does a great job..

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    An excellent accessory

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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 use this without any trouble for transferring a few music CD's to my computer, as well as playing a few. I haven't tried a DVD yet, but I assume that also will work well. This is a must, now that computers do not include a CD/DVD tray.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    portable and loaded

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

    it has many ports and features and it is light weight and portable. Couldn't ask for anything else.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Dvd\cd burnet

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

    The product operates ad expected. It came a cd to download 3rd party software but did not explain that. With the software install I wad not able to copy\burn without paying for an upgrade. So I uninstalled. T he extra software sould have been explained that it was needed to operate but this wad never mentioned. It works fine wth windows media player.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    XXXXX

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

    No doubt this is a good product, thru a miss understanding about what I needed, I came home with something I could not use. The miss understanding was no doubt my fault, as I didn't fully explain I needed a cd reader as well, The return was great, no problem at all, exchanged for an LG product, which I am very happy with. Thank you Best Buy

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Light and easy to use

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So easy to use, light, and easy to connect. Great for its price.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    DVD Drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Price was right. Easy to set up and operate. Filled the need for a laptop without an internal DVD drive.

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

    external 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 set up and user friendly, gave me back the use of my cd's and DVDs for use on my computer

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great unit!

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

    Computers rarely come with DVD/CD players today, and since they're rarely used, it's nice to have a portable DVD/CD player around for when you do need it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    DVD read/write Review

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

    The device works great and is easy to use. Small to store.

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

    Great Drive!

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

    Perfect little drive for the price. Works great! Couldn't ask for anything more!

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

    Great addition to any system

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

    No need to pay a premium for larger storage models of a desktop or laptop, which can add to the price of those machines dramatically. I bought this to house my Apple Photos library on a Mac Mini system. I load several hundred gigabytes of photos linked to iCloud and don't have to take up room in the flash storage of the Mac mini. This way, I also have full size files for easy editing and viewing, etc. I do this for my home and office systems and also my laptop, although because laptops are (usually) always being moved about and turned off and on, an external drive for photos can be an issue sometimes, in that the system seems to occasionally need to reindex the library. But for photos, this is a no brainer if you need more storage.

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

    EXCELLENT

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

    Excellent product, exactly what I expected. I would recommend to anyone.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great item. Just plug and play.

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

    Anyone can install this. Works great too. I would tell anyone this is the one to get.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Cheap problem solver

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

    You need one of these if you purchased the Inspiron 3880 with the solid state hard drive and have games or music on disks. Although it looks like there is a built in drive, it has none. I hooked the external drive up and in a matter of minutes I was all set. Cheap, plugs into USB, solves problem.

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

    disc drive

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

    works great, does the job, affordable, great quality

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

    Optical DVD drive

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

    CD drive is ok works well wish the cord was little longer to reach my desk other than this ok

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

    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.

    works well since we have recently replaced laptops and did not pay attention that they no longer come with cd/dvd

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

    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.

    Convenient to use , easy to install, fast. No optical drive on pc so necessary to do on-site backup

    I would recommend this to a friend