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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:
$39.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 5858 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.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Basic and inexpensive external CD player.

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

    Basic and inexpensive external CD player. Arrived quickly. Instructions mainly pictorial, so could be a bit clearer if written out

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Goood

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

    Awesome. Works so good, bought me 2 more to keep as extras.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great value

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

    Works great, easy to hook up. It's faster then i thought it would be

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

    Great DVD player

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

    Great portable DVD player. Easy to use and carry with you.

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

    Great simple 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.

    Needed a simple pug-in external DVD drive for my daughter's computer. It is simple to use. Just plug it into the USB port and it's ready to use. Meets the needs an price was right.

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

    Awesome

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

    Very handy and works great highly recommended to all

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

    MGW

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

    Very good product, good price. Metts my specific needs.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great portable dvd player

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

    I think this is a great product and would buy again.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • External DVD player works well

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

    I decided on this DVD player because there would be no compatibility issues with my newer Dell laptop. It turned out well with no installation issues and it works exactly as expected.

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

    A great deal

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

    Great drive just plug and play price was good too thanks

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

    Product works as advertised

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

    Product works as advertised. Price was reasonable

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great little DVD Rom

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great little DVD rom. I thought the Dell desktop I purchased had one already, but no such luck. Does what it’s supposed to do and I’m happy with that.

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

    External CD Drive

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

    Just what I needed. Convenient, easy to use, no problems.

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

    Excellent Portable CD Player

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

    works very well for playing audio cd's; cd's are easily inserted and removed

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

    I trust DELL

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

    At the price, what could go wrong. I needed to burn CD's. This unit worked perfectly, without any training. All of the process is intuitive.

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

    review

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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 very easy to use and i use it often, would buy again!

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

    Great burner 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.

    Got this to back up some old videos I have on my computer. Works great easy set up. Plug and play I'm using it with my Alienware 15 laptop copies a full dvd in 22 min. But for $39 that's not bad.

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

    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.

    worked out fine--was easy to set up-it has a disk with it so you must load that in--works well and does the job required--price was good

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

    Great!!

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

    Works great and i have enjoyed having an external dvd drive for my college laptop.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Review

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

    Inexpensive and lightweight DVD drive. Good build quality.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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