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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:
Your price for this item is $39.99

Customer reviews

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:
    Price
    Cons mentioned:
    Noise

    Fast but noisy

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

    Great for the price was plug and play. Just a bit noisy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Great deal

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

    Good quality for the price and eazy to use. Highly recommend getting one.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • The cd reader/writer does everything as described.

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

    This is a handy cd drive and invaluable for use with computers without cd drives and for those of us with a great many cds with photos and/or other materials stored on them. It works great with my Dell laptop.

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

    great buy

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

    my new computor did not come with a cd drive but my software up grades came on cds excellant buy for the money did its own programming when pluged in worked great

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • A Little Slow, but works OK

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

    This CD drive seems to work well with my laptop and my desktop. It connected right away, with WIndows 10 on the laptop and Windows 7 on the desktop. Data transfer rate is slower than the built-in drives on my desktop and old laptop, but it works well enough to use to install software on my new Lenovo laptop, which is why I bought it.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Worked

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

    It worked good with my Mac! No downloads needed!!!

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

    Plug and play

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

    Very good. Just plug it into a USB port - chose the DVD player software of your choice and it works. It makes it easy to deal with newer laptops that do not tend to have a built in optical player.

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

    Great product

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

    Simple and very easy to use made my life alot easier

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • External DVD reader

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Since purchasing a new computer that did not have a drive, I needed one to access the discs that I currently have.

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

    Tim

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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!! This a great change for the world of laptop of not having an integrated CD drive. This product allows you travel with or without but most of all very easy to attached when needed

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Very Nice Item

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very nice external drive. My daughter needed it for her Animation work. Easy to set up and use.

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

    Great affordable reliable

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

    Plug and Play DVD drive Don’t throw away your old software Was able to take advantage of older games, quickbooks and Microsoft office without having to buy a new laptop

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Dell dvd burner

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great burner runs good compare to previous burners from other brands I highly recommend this one

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

    Works with windows 10

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

    Works with windows 10 and good price compared to others

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

    Simple and solid

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

    This is a solid choice for an external drive. In the field of music I needed the ability to play and rip CDs. This unit does very well. Simple plug and play. No downsides that I can see after using for several months.

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

    Well made and functional dvd player

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a nice portable DVD player. I am able to use with both a windows laptop and a Macbook. It seems to be well made and durable.

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

    Good value.

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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. It is plug and play, but the set up was odd. Once I put a disc in it, it worked.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • It does what it should

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

    performs as advertised. ive had it a few months with weekly not daily use. I don't know if it will last a long time or not. it was very inexpensive, so if it craps out, I'll look for a more heavy duty one.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good product

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

    Great price on a deal of the day. Good to have if ever needed in a pinch.

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

    Easy to install

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

    Bought this for my mother to download photo's from her phone. It's easy for her to use and she doesn't have to worry about losing her photo's

    I would recommend this to a friend
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