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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5856 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:
    Size, Usb

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good and reliable external dvd

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

    excellent for desktops with no dvd drive. slim and sleek.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    External CD Drive

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

    My CD drive in my desktop stopped working and I wanted to back up my large CD collection before getting rid of them. I looked for an inexpensive replacement, and was surprised that the Dell model that I found was at such a low price. Does the job perfectly, as expected.

    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
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good device for the price

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

    The tray like most these devices is little sketchy. It does get caught up/jammed but eventually closes and opens snuggly. The actual device plays well and is generally quiet and smooth. Good product overall for the price. No complaints beyond open/close tray; which seems pretty much same on all models of this type of device.

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

    Nice economical external DVD player

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

    I purchased this unit solely due to the desktop computer I recently purchased didn't have a DVD player installed. I needed this player to install various software programs onto the hard drive and this unit worked nicely for that purpose. I have yet to test it with other uses it is designed for.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good DVD drive and value

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

    The Dell external DVD drive is light and very portable. It has good speed and I would recommend.

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

    Really good portable cd drive

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

    Worked like a charm. Most laptops don’t have cd drive anymore. This worked better than I thought.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    External disk driver

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

    Works great and is a great option if your not wanting to install a disk driver in your pc case

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Dell plug and play slim DVD/RW drive

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

    I needed a USB plug and play DVD/RW drive to plug into my new laptop and this Dell slim drive filled the bill. Although it feels a little flimsy when handling it, that is just the way it is with slim drives. Disks can easily be inserted or ejected.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Thin DVD Option

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

    Got this on a great Deal of the Day and it was worth it. Very easy to use-instant set up

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    CD drive

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

    Product ready when promised. Works as advertised. I was told I could get a receipt by scanning the QR code on the label but I couldn't. Using a QR scanner and my camera only resulted in my getting a picture of the QR emblem.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    What we Needed

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

    We needed an external DVD reader/write drive. The Dell unit was at a good price and met our needs

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • 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, efficient and easy to use. Works really well.

    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
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    My CD reader

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

    bought a new PC and did not have a cd reader, This bought this Dell CD/DVD reader and it works great

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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

    Super easy and convenient to use. Small and compact.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works fine

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

    Received item as expected. Didn't have any issues with it. Do wish I'd first tried to see if it would work without installing the included software. But I didn't and everything works well.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    cd's forever lol

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

    super easy to use - plug it in and begin - simple as that --

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    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 drive for the $$. Easy set up. Basically plug and play

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great!

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

    Works great! Easy to use and good size--very slim.

    I would recommend this to a friend