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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 17601 reviews

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers admire the product's ample storage, ease of use, and overall performance, often highlighting its compact size, reasonable speed, and good price. They also appreciate its excellent compatibility and seamless USB functionality, noting that it doesn't require additional software and operates silently.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good external hard drive

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

    Cheap price under 50$, fast, decent design from a well known brand

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great backup drive

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

    I use this as regular daily backup for my C drive. I'm pleased with its performance as such.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Just the right amount of storage.

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Perfect option for added storage for Xbox One users.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Best Buy Employee

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Affordable HDD

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

    [Employee of bestbuy] I have bought WD in the past but if you move this thing around you should get a ssd instead

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Lightning Fast

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

    I purchased this external hard drive as a gift to my brother who's a party DJ and he loves it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect for XBONE!

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

    Picked this up for my sons XBONE and it works perfect with the much needed added storage!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great sale

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

    lots of storage for the money...Easy use. Would purchase again.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good drive for external storage

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

    Its working good so i bought this 2nd drive.... working very well with Dell laptop

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use!

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

    One of the best external hard drives! Easy to set up and no issues

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Hard drive

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

    Great hard drive.. needed something for my Drone video. This was a great deal for the price.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    I returned this one and bought the 4tb black Frida

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

    I returned the 2TB hard drive because there was a black Friday 4TB one that was the same price. But it was simple to plug in and use. I love having that much space for back up.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    My music

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

    This is just what I needed to save my music and files on incase my computer stop working.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good hard drive

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

    Love the size and weight of this hard drive for the amount of storage it has.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    very portable

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

    i like that WD makes these smaller now. but for your own sanity, NEVER DROP THIS.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does what it should.

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

    Nice little unit got it on sale at bestbuy definitely worth the price

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Smooth quiet compact spacious

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

    Fast sleek and lots of space I love it! Transfers data quickly it gets the job done!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Portability Hard Drive

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

    I bought this to add extra storage to my Xbox one. The install was easy and fast.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good one

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

    It’s amazing how faster the drive, finally find what I’m looking for. I love it

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent, easy to use portable hard drive.

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

    This is an easy to use portable hard drive. Recommended for backing up your data.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy

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

    Easy set up. Easy to use. Great solution foir backing up everything including CLOUD content.

    I would recommend this to a friend