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Dell USB Slim External DVD+/- RW/CD-RW Drive (Black)

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Best Buy via eBay has Dell USB Slim External DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Drive (DW316, Black) for $19.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has Dell USB Slim External DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Drive (DW316, Black) for $19.99. Shipping is free for My Best Buy Members (free to join), or select free store pickup where available.

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Features:
  • Multiformat support: For CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, M-DISC media.
  • 8x maximum DVD+R and DVD-R write speed
  • 8x maximum DVD+RW rewrite speed
  • 6x maximum DVD-RW rewrite speed
  • 0.75MB cache buffer and Automatic Buffer Under Run Error Protection
  • USB 2.0 interface

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  • Our research indicates that this deal is $20 less (50% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $39.99 at the time of this posting.
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Best Buy via eBay has Dell USB Slim External DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Drive (DW316, Black) for $19.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has Dell USB Slim External DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Drive (DW316, Black) for $19.99. Shipping is free for My Best Buy Members (free to join), or select free store pickup where available.

Note: Availability for store pickup may vary by location.

Thanks to community member kenmikec for sharing this deal.

Features:
  • Multiformat support: For CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, M-DISC media.
  • 8x maximum DVD+R and DVD-R write speed
  • 8x maximum DVD+RW rewrite speed
  • 6x maximum DVD-RW rewrite speed
  • 0.75MB cache buffer and Automatic Buffer Under Run Error Protection
  • USB 2.0 interface

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • Our research indicates that this deal is $20 less (50% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $39.99 at the time of this posting.
  • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on over 5K Best Buy customer reviews.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Papi-Chino
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Computers don't come with cd/dvd drives no more. So, you need this thing to view your Radiology images, cause hospitals still burn Radiology pics on CDs/DVDs for some reason.
edgarwong
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An 8X DVD drive transfers data at 10.8 MB/s below USB2 so it'll work fine
dealmeister3000
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What is wrong with people?

You should not be using USB drives from 3rd parties.

Once a USB drive has touched someone else's computer it should be assumed to be infected with malware.

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Computers don't come with cd/dvd drives no more. So, you need this thing to view your Radiology images, cause hospitals still burn Radiology pics on CDs/DVDs for some reason.
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Quote from Papi-Chino :
Computers don't come with cd/dvd drives no more. So, you need this thing to view your Radiology images, cause hospitals still burn Radiology pics on CDs/DVDs for some reason.
YES! My doctor's office won't go on the internet and turned away my flash drive.
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carlson03Mar 01, 2026 12:37 PM
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Quote from kenmikec :
YES! My doctor's office won't go on the internet and turned away my flash drive.
They probably have usb drives blocked on the pc for security reasons. But yes, I find it annoying to use cds. I have an external CD drive at work for this purpose. Luckily at home I have a pc that still has the CD drive in it
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Quote from Gregg1 :
This has the older, slower USB 2.0 interface.
An 8X DVD drive transfers data at 10.8 MB/s below USB2 so it'll work fine
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TealRock756Mar 01, 2026 02:09 PM
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Quote from Gregg1 :
This has the older, slower USB 2.0 interface.
The slow response time should not matter as nothing that requires speed is provided on CD.

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Quote from Papi-Chino :
Computers don't come with cd/dvd drives no more. So, you need this thing to view your Radiology images, cause hospitals still burn Radiology pics on CDs/DVDs for some reason.


If you have stuff mailed to you from the Social Security Administration it will often come on CD/DVD.
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Quote from Papi-Chino :
Computers don't come with cd/dvd drives no more. So, you need this thing to view your Radiology images, cause hospitals still burn Radiology pics on CDs/DVDs for some reason.
They do it for privacy reasons...so your medical records dont wind up on the internet. If they do, an enterprising lawyer will get funded by some investment group to sue the heck out of said hospital/office via a class action suit and make millions.
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verticaldanMar 01, 2026 03:58 PM
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You never know when one of these may come in handy. In for 1.
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dealmeister3000Mar 01, 2026 04:04 PM
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What is wrong with people?

You should not be using USB drives from 3rd parties.

Once a USB drive has touched someone else's computer it should be assumed to be infected with malware.
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masterz13Mar 01, 2026 04:38 PM
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Quote from dealmeister3000 :
What is wrong with people?

You should not be using USB drives from 3rd parties.

Once a USB drive has touched someone else's computer it should be assumed to be infected with malware.
How is a DVD drive getting malware? I'm a security person and haven't heard of that, aside from it having some sort of firmware vulnerability...and even then that's not common. You could put malware on the disc itself, but not really the drive.
Last edited by masterz13 March 1, 2026 at 08:43 AM.
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Anything that's Mac compatible?

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Quote from Papi-Chino :
Computers don't come with cd/dvd drives no more. So, you need this thing to view your Radiology images, cause hospitals still burn Radiology pics on CDs/DVDs for some reason.
šŸ˜… Funny because this is exactly why I had to buy one.

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