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WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

Model:
WDBCKA0080HBK-NESN
SKU:
5792401
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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 7233 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

  • Quality

    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are satisfied with the generous storage capacity and the overall reliability of this Western Digital drive. Users frequently highlight the simple setup process and the fast transfer speeds provided by the USB 3.0 connectivity. While the device is praised for its quiet operation and competitive pricing, some users have noted that heat management could be a potential concern.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Can't go wrong with Western Digital

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

    Great product at an amazing price. ($130 at the time of purchase)

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

    Good drive

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

    Nice drive at nice price. I needed a bigger drive for use as a backup drive, this was perfect.

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

    Mega storage on this new external Hard Drive

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

    Wow this Hard Drive is super fast when using USB 3 to connect to my desktop computer.

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

    The best external ever

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

    I have gone through a few external hard drives and this one is the best. Easy to set up and use.

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

    Works great

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

    Been using it for a year and no problems. Great for backing up data, photos and video.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great, reliable hard drives

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

    The drives inside most of these are WD Reds which are really great when this model is discounted!

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

    Great price this external hard drive.

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My son uses it to keep his games on, which keeps PC running faster.

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

    Good product and great price!

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

    These are the WD Reds with 256 MB cache and are NAS drives. Hence really good for backing up!

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

    Massive storage

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

    This hard drive is big enough to transfer all of your raw 4k video files.

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

    did everything it was supposed to.

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

    recently added this drive as I have outgrown my smaller drive. very satisfied. performs well

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

    Excellent quality, roomy

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

    Was very happy with this drive, as it had a WD Red NAS drive in it and now I have lots of space!

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

    Ultimate Hardrive

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

    Has so much storage for my plex server and stores all my games and files that I need to run.

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

    Lots of Storage

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

    As a photographer I need to store tons of files. This drive gives me plenty of room to do so.

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

    Awesome product!

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

    I bought because I take so many high quality pictures and videos I needed more space

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

    good!!!

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

    WD - easystore® 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black I love it. lots of picture and video

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

    Yes yes yes

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

    8tb for 149. WhT mo4e needs to be said. Bought for my ps4. And another for xbox. Easy set up

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

    Awesome!

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

    It is enough to backup your data. I am using this for NAS which has been built in Raspberry Pi 3.

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

    Huge storage

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

    This thing will hold all your junk data and some. Just buy this and clean up your data later.

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

    great external hard drive

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

    this is a great external USB hard drive from Western Digital with lotsa capacity

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

    A good Product

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

    Worked as planned and setup very easy. Software was also very good

    I would recommend this to a friend
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