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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.
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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.
This external DVD±RW drive can help access CD or DVD content when a workplace blocks USB flash drives.
The 8X DVD transfer rate can be sufficient for typical disc reading and writing tasks despite using USB 2.0.
The drive can be useful for receiving government mailings that arrive on CD or DVD.
The drive may be more likely to work than an old desktop optical drive when older drives fail to read discs.
The drive uses the older USB 2.0 interface, which can feel slower for optical transfers.
The drive may require a powered USB hub on M1 Macs or newer systems due to power draw.
The drive's reliability can be inconsistent, since some Dell external drives reportedly broke after limited time.
The disc drawer mechanism can be fragile, and one unit reportedly required a paper clip to open after a belt failure.
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$14 bucks I didn't look long to find this but it looks better than this Dell deal I think with this deal you're just paying for the brand name oh yeah and USB C.
$14 bucks I didn't look long to find this but it looks better than this Dell deal I think with this deal you're just paying for the brand name oh yeah and USB C.
one review with pics is showing its a drive from 2010 repurposed into a modern casing...
This Dell USB DVDRW drive may feel cheap, but imo it's much more likely to work than a CD or DVD drive in an old desktop.
$14 bucks I didn't look long to find this but it looks better than this Dell deal I think with this deal you're just paying for the brand name oh yeah and USB C.
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I use this mini adapter since I have more than a few of the slim DVD R/W drives lying around after I replaced them with HDD bays. It works with just about any internal laptop CD-rom drive (some desktop drives as well) unless you have other drives that are either IDE/full SATA - those work with a different adapter.
Mine has lasted a couple years. Be mindful that the locking screw is plastic and fairly flimsy on these. The drive itself will work without you screwing them down, but it has to be relatively still when you're reading/writing from/to it.
I have CDR's from about the year 2000 that I have been able to read from recently. Mind you, they were never stuffed in a hot attic or anything like that. I did have a disc or two with multiple sessions that I was unable to read on any subsequent drive, but the last session is/was still readable. (and I haven't done multi-session discs in decades..
As with all things, individual discs can go bad. It's best not to rely entirely on any one backup.
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Heard you can't play them on PC? If so then I'll look for bluray pc players
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