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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 5698 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers have good things to say about the easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive, particularly its excellent storage capacity, reliability, and ease of use. Many appreciate its fast USB 3.0 transfers and quiet operation. Some customers mention that heat may be an issue.

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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  • Works as expected.

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

    Works as expected. Would have preferred USB-C interface but USB 3.0 interface transfers data as fast as expected.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Lots of space!

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

    I'm usually a HGST buyer. Due to price I decided to give WD a chance again. So far so good. These are WD reds inside.

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

    Easy to set up

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

    Installed easily, backup process works However have not yet tried recovery

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • great price

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    backup software is worthless but good price on drive for the amount of storage.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • shuck

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    shucking this to get the western digital white label

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good Drive for shucking

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

    Shucked this drive and works well as a bare drive in a USB 3.0 docking station.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Perfect for Raspberry Pi

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

    I attached this HDD on my Raspberry Pi 3. It is a perpect fit because this item has a external power.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good item, good price

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

    Western Digital drive has a good capacity for this price and it would be perfect to have a smaller size.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Hard Drive

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

    This is a good quality hard drive for the amount of money. I would always recommend this product to others

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good product, exceptional price

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

    This drive was bought for backup purposes. I really like the auto-backup feature - easy to setup and integrate.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • WD drive

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

    A bit heavy but serves its purpose well and meets my needs

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • OVERALL GOOD VALUE

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Its very convenient.Only a little bulky and takes a little time to start up.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great after you set it up

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

    The drive works great but was a bit complicated to set up for a Mac... not terrible but a bit.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • option for additional external data storage

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

    items works great but was a little difficult to get the download to work effectively with my older computer

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Would've been great..

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

    I was really hoping to get this bad boy hooked up to my new Xbox one x, but it came defective. The cords wouldn't plug in correctly. Here's to hoping the replacement works!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • The bigger the storage space, the better

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

    It's good to be able to use Nas as well. The product is a little big, but it's too strong.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Decent

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

    No real problem. The drive is a bit slow to startup especially when I have not accessed it in a while.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good price

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

    Kinda slow but it’s for a backup so I don’t really mind. Bought it based on the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • It's an external drive.

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

    It's an external drive. It's doing it's job. I do want to move it from the external case to internal.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Practical and useful

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

    Practical and useful , good capacity , automatic back up a plus, good speed transfer rates

    I would recommend this to a friend
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