Customer Ratings & Reviews

8TB is a lot of data storage and this drive does the job well.

a lot of space to save anything, silence operation, fast with usb 3.0

Has been great so far, no issues with device. USB transfer speeds are good. Have not tried to shuck.

Quick setup, easy to use, compact. I have recommend this to my friends.

Western Digital drives are definitely my primary options for storage. They are extremely reliable without breaking the bank. Inside this unit you will either find a WD Red or a "white" version, which apparently is a Red with an OEM tag.

While I have not have the hard drive long enough to speak to its reliability (really, no one has until a few years after using it), the value is there. There is a WD Red drive in this, which is the best possible for always on storage for things such as an NAS and storing your video/pictures/audio. At the price it was on sale, you can't pass it up -- or shouldn't.

Bought this to back up/hoard a bunch of files. I got it while it was on sale. Couldn’t beat the price per TB. I have no issues or concerns With this drive. Works as advertised and the quality is fine. The usb cable could be a little longer for sake of storing this out of sight but otherwise no issues.

Pros: NO ENCLOSURE-BASED ENCRYPTION, good drive for shucking, very good sequential throughput for 5400 RPM, visually appealing, absurdly good price per GB when on sale. CONS: Non-configurable power save mode in enclosure, drive takes forever to wake from power saving mode, can't run S.M.A.R.T. diags in enclosure because power save mode aborts the diagnostic test, enclosure is a real pain to shuck until you're on your 3rd/4th one and get the hang of it. OTHER COMMENTS: Works great in the enclosure OR shucked, so there's nothing at all to complain about. The /r/DataHoarder subreddit swears by these drives for building bigger storage computers than you'll ever see in your entire lifetime, and that's no accident. The lack of enclosure-based encryption is a huge plus; wish all WDs came like this!

Very happy with performance. Fast and easy to use.

Easy set up. Huge capacity. Great price. I love it!

Easy to use both on the Windows and MAC side. Lot of drive for what you're spending. It's been a solid back up storage drive for me.

This item was recommended by a good friend in the IT industry. It has turned out to be a great investment!

Got these drive to mine burst and they preform as well a you would expect a hard drive to. I have had them for a month or so and no failures and decent performance. Much better than the Seagate that uses the SMR technology. I looked on the forums and most likely there is a WD red drive inside.

Drive working as expected. Quiet. Reliable brand. Would buy again.

Runs ridiculously hot when in use. The case doesn’t seem to actively cool or anything of the sort. Uncomfortable to touch/have on desk

The transfer speeds are really good for this drive. I was getting 130 mbps plus. It's also pretty quiet compared to other drives. I found Seagate drives to be the loudest and less reliable. I've never had any negative problems with Western Digital drives and always prefer buying them over Seagate!!!

I've been using various sizes of WD drives for backup and transfer functions for years. I trust WD and the quality of their drives. They are super fast for data transfer and are also super quiet when connected to a computer and left on. WD also has great prices on these drives compared to other manufacturers.

I have liked the backup software that is included with the Western Digital unit. (much better than the software included in the Seagate unit)

Always looking for computer parts. best buys always seems to have what i need at a good price

Great hard drive. Easy to use and setup. And was at a great price.