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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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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Lakeisha Barnes

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

    Works great. Team was very friendly and knowledgeable with this product.

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

    Very pleased

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

    Had a problem with a different DVD burner, so went looking at reviews. Needed one that would work with a Surface Pro 6. The other one required more power than the USB connector on the Surface Pro 6 provided. Have been using this for over a year, roughly once a month to back up my novels to disc because I do not trust USB or SD card backups alone. Have only used this on Windows 10 device though, so keep that in mind. Purchased it because it had very good reviews on Best Buy and elsewhere. It has held up fine. Has never been dropped (knock on wood) so cannot speak to its durability under duress. Kept indoors too. I burn two DVDs once a month roughly.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    tony o

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

    Works great! Quiet and quick and very easy to install as it's plug and play.

    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.

    Really like it is easy and straight forward to use. And is light weight.

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

    I would buy again.

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

    Gets the job done. Nothing more, nothing less. I would buy again.

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

    Solid Performer, Dell Quality

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

    I've used this external drive with a Latitude 3810 (W10 Pro), an Inspiron 5373 (W10 Home) and an Asus KMA200 (originally W8, upgraded to W10 Home). Plug and play, no performance issues. If you want to use it to watch a DVD movie, you'll need to get VLC or another media player. W10 no longer has an internal DVD player. VLC seems to be the industry norm, and it works will.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice and compact size

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

    Nice compact size, easy to use and great price for this unit.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Usb

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Laptop addition

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

    Have tried it only to see that it’s working so far but with Dell products of which I’ve been a user for years I know I will be satisfied with it as I do use it more

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    DVD ease

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

    This DVD player is a compact and lightweight device that is easy to use at home, office or on the go!

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

    A must buy!!!!

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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 and great performance. At that price it out did what I expected. I am definitely going by another one. Highly recommend this product.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Wonderful external dvd

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

    This external dvd reader/writer has worked well with my Dell laptop running windows 10; plug-n-play and has performed great!

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

    Good optical drive

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

    Purchased this drive with my new laptop so that I could use it to listen to my cd collection and watch my dvd collection. The drive works well but my laptop won’t load the software so I had to download Microsoft media player in order to use it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Usb

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works Great, No Problems

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I use this hooked up to my laptop. I've had no problems. It's not delicate; I've moved it from room to room and house to house. I have enjoyed watching 3rd Rock From the Sun on dvd (which can be bought cheaply and watched at leisure without commercials).

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Rev. Edd

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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 has allowed me to add older programs and update some others. Plug and play is a great advantage

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very good

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

    Good quality, great value and it was really easy to use.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    definitely a good buy if you still need to use cds

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

    modern problems require modern solutions. I love this portable disc player. as we continue to move forward and phase out disc drives, these items become very handy.

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

    It really really works!

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

    Does what it's supposed to and it's even the same brand as my laptop.

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

    Smooth and Easy

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

    Perfect product - perfect performance. Can't go wrong with Dell products.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very good

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

    Simple easy to use plug and play cd/DVD player. Compact and works well.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome add on

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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! Easy to use! Great size not to bulky!

    I would recommend this to a friend