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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.
Note: Availability for store pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to community member kenmikec for sharing this deal.
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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
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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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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:
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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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.
Community Reviews
This slim external DVD and CD drive is mainly useful for laptops and newer PCs that still need to read discs for medical records, government mailings, or ripping old CDs. It uses USB 2.0 with a mini USB connector, but the 8X drive speed is still fine for typical disc access. The compact design is handy, though it can feel cheap and may need a powered USB hub on newer M1 Macs. Long term reliability seems to depend on the disc media and the drive itself, with some reports of older units failing.
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Long-term readability depends more on the disc quality than the drive; well-made CD-R/DVD-R media can still read after 20+ years. The drive can also help when older built-in drives no longer work, though some users report these externals failing sooner than old desktop drives.
Yes. It can be used to view radiology images and other records that are still burned to CD/DVD, which is useful when offices refuse flash drives or internet transfers. It also helps with other mailed discs, including some government mailings.
It uses USB 2.0 and an 8x DVD transfer rate of about 10.8 MB/s, which is below USB 2.0's limit. That is enough for typical CD/DVD reading and ripping because optical media is not speed-critical.
It may need a powered USB hub on M1 Macs or newer because of power draw. The drive itself uses a mini-USB connector, so a USB-C adapter may still be needed for the cable side.
Yes, it can be used with ripping software like MakeMKV, but success depends on the DVD's copy protection. Ripping can also take a long time, especially on movie discs.
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If you have stuff mailed to you from the Social Security Administration it will often come on CD/DVD.
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.
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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