Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- WDBCKA0080HBK-NESN
- SKU:
- 5792401
Rating by feature
- Value
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Quality
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
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.
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Excellent Drive
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy setup and fast. No heat issues and the sale price was a bonus.
I would recommend this to a friend Great price!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.My computer’s hard drives were just about all full. Saw this on sale and picked it up curbside. Pulled up and it was in my hands within a minute. Best Buy isn’t playing around with that curbside service.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Easy External backup
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy to use....bought this second device when first filled to capacity.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage capacity
Easy plug and store
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great product for plug on storage with great capacity
I would recommend this to a friend Useless junk
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Useless no instructions on how to install or how to use or how to remove the folders from your old unit and where they are stored and how to retrieve them
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Western Digital Team
Posted .Hello MikeS, We are sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. Please be informed that WD Easystore Desktop is a plug and play DAS(Direct-Attached Storage) device. We would recommend you to connect device directly via a USB cable. You can drag and drop files between the drive and your PC. If you are facing any issue, please open a support ticket at https://support-en.wd.com/app/ask/session with detailed information, the customer support team will contact you as soon as possible. For more information about the drive, please refer to the user manual link: https://products.wdc.com/library/UM/ENG/4779-705169.pdf
- Pros mentioned:Storage capacity
8 tb!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.So huge. Love these. Have it connected to a desktop so not portable.
I would recommend this to a friend Great device. Only complaint is I had to reformat.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought a 2tb same brand, it came in exfat format. I used it to watch movies on ps4. I figured this would be the same. But it came in ntts format. My ps4 didn't read it. I had to reformat to exfat. Only complaint. My ps4 read it now after reformat.
I would recommend this to a friendGreat for external storage
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.We have purchased WD easystore previously. Holds quite a bit of data. After going through hurricane Irma last year. We decided this would be the best storage for our electronic data (pictures, etc). We will definitely purchase again.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Cheap extra storage
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy to use and provides cheap extra storage for your computer.
I would recommend this to a friend Great little unit
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great little unit and takes up very little space where ever you put it.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Reliability
Impressive storage
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I expected a device that worked as intended. This one does.
I would recommend this to a friend Review
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I’ve always used western digital drives. Even inside the computers I built in the past. Great brand and they serve their purpose.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
By far a great product for the price.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy setup and fast functioning. By far a very great product for the price.
I would recommend this to a friend One Stop Storage
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This one 8 TB drive has replaced six externally mounted hard drives salvaged from previous laptops and desktops. Not only does it make searching for old data faster, but it also beautified my workspace. I should have bought one of these long ago.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Reliability
Reliable
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.WD externals are always reliable and secure. You can't resist a good price!
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage capacity
Lots of storage
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy to connect to. Lots of storage to back up music,pics etc. Little pricey.
I would recommend this to a friend Love These Drives
||Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Love these drives. I now own about 10 of them which I’ve as external back up drives and also as server drives. They last under 24/7 use for me and haven’t had an issue yet.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Great external hard drive.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy set up of this external drive. Great to keep for storage pf pictures etc.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage capacity
Lotsa space for backups
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.8 terabytes seems like a lot until you back up 2t hard drives. Does the job.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage capacity
Always store your data
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very easy to use. Large capacity for storage and a must have for back up
I would recommend this to a friend