Customer Ratings & Reviews

Bought this external DVD-CD Player for my new Dell desktop computer. Most new computers don't have these optical drives built in anymore as most people stream. Good price when on sale. Works well. Just plugged it into the computer with the USB cord that came with it and it played CDs. So no installation except to plug it into the computer USB port. It's solid. Lightweight, 7 ounces. It can also burn CDs and DVDs, but I probably won't have to do that. The only problem was getting the protective film peeled off the new device. Finally, I put a piece of Scotch tape on the film and it loosened it and lifted it up. It was a bit of a hassle to get my local Best Buy store to price match Amazon. I had to go through two cashiers and then a manager. And to find the product in the store I had to ask three associates. The device is a bit noisy. Appearance is nice. Four stars because I haven't burned any CDs or DVDs.

I compared products and read reviews before making this purchase. The positive reviews influenced my decision to get this external drive, as my computer with a built-in DVD player was acting out and taking forever to load. This drive is a great buy because you don’t need to install a software in order to run it.

Price was too good to pass up. I only needed this for a one time deal. I needed to use my windows 10 rig to burn a Linux disc for my old MacBook. Since then I’ve been popping in music cds from my “flash back 90’s huge book of CDs” and importing them into iTunes. You can barely see it sitting on the desk.

What can I say, it works. Compact, easy to use, does exactly what I need it to do. I recently bought a new computer, but these days most don't include Hard Disk Drives, and I have a collection of older games that require one. This is perfect for that purpose, and fits into a desk drawer when I'm not using it.

I purchased this to use with a new Dell laptop, which did not come with a cd/dvd drive. While this is a small item, the price at BestBuy was considerably less than that on the Dell website (where I purchased the laptop) for the identical model. It's compact and light and comes with Media Suite 22 software, cable, and instructions. It shipped and arrived quickly.

What a great little add on for these newer smaller computers - very compact - works great - plug & play - comes with wire to attach to computer - no additional electrical required works off usb - no issues here

I bought this drive so that I could digitize my CD collection of about 150 discs - it has worked very well for that purpose! I use a CD ripping program that can assess the accuracy of ripped song files. With this drive, I have consistently gotten 99.9% and 100.0% quality. It's ripped about 100 discs so far, and I've yet to encounter any problems. Also, the drive is very lightweight, and its interior is durable for how minimalistic it is. Both CDs and DVDs play fine on it.

The Dell CD/DVD ROM Drive from Best Buy is a sleek, reliable, and easy-to-use device that brings back the joy of physical media. With fast read/write speeds and simple plug-and-play setup, it's perfect for rediscovering old CDs and DVDs. A great value that combines modern performance with nostalgic charm.

I am well satisfied with this Dell external cd writer/player for multiple reasons! Due to absence of burning device on new and many computers, I encountered the necessity of asking my grandson (since he's up to date with technology), to guide me the needed device/s to deal with my "problem" if any. He guided me thru some devices but, when I came to Dell products, I put my trust on this DW316. Purchased price - excellent! Very easy to manage. Easy to "plug and play/burn!." Carrying along with i.e. light, slim and sturdy. Connecting cable included. Well... what can I say... Overall: great!

This is an absolute essential. I purchased a new 2017 Dell Precision 5520 and it did not have a built-in optical drive. I however had a lot of content (including software) on DVD's and wanted to use/install them. This external drive is perfect and does what it says. I am very happy with this optical drive. It is slim enough to carry in my laptop bag and looks good too...

A good external drive that works as expected. No setup required, you simply plug it in and play your favorite DVD/CD on your computer.

Simple plug and play right from the box and included the USB cord. New computer didn't come with internal disk drive and I needed one to reinstall software that wasm on a disc rather than a download. Worked perfectly for me

This is a great little drive at a very good price. I bought this to use with a new HP Laptop I just bought that did not have an internal drive. I got a real laugh when I opened the installation drive. It was a picture of plugging in the the drive. Love it! Would definitely buy this again.

This Dell DVD/RW DRIVE works great and is very quiet Its plug and play hooks right up .The price was unbeatable .

Hi! This was easy to use but make sure to download the program from the DVD tucked away under the cardboard packaging. Then I was all set!! (I was in a hurry and overlooked it at first - the dvd player did not work until I inserted the startup DVD to download the program that helps run the DVD player).

This device is perfect for laptops/devices that doesn't have an internal DVD drive.

I needed this to attach to my newer laptop so I could download an old program for my old Dell laptop onto my new laptop. It did exactly what I needed it to do for a cheap device. It's a little slow but that didn't matter to me. I just wanted the program on my laptop and this did the job. Easy to use. Just plug it into laptop and good to go. My laptop detected a new driver needed for the DVD writer and that was easy to get and then I was able to use it.

Good External DVD/CD for your PC. My laptop didn't have CD and I needed to reinstall some software and play some other CDs. Glad that Best Buy had this very handy plug n play device. Great price, nice slim design and recognized upon plug in to a USB input.

This is the best deal ever. Works great and I never had a problem with with it. Great price I highly recommend buying this product.

This burner is preety simple and easy to use. It comes with software to load to help you organize data and to view movies and videos. I like the extra USB Extension since the actual cord is barely 12 inches.