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Model:
WDBCKA0080HBK-NESN
SKU:
5792401
Your price for this item is $39.99
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Customer reviews

Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 7186 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    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 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.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Review

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

    Plug and play. No issues to date. I've had it for about one month now

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very Effective

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Needed to increase storage capacity for a home office. This met my needs nicely.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Plenty of Storage Space and Easy Setup

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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.

    Easy setup and now I can backup all my files from three computers and still have plenty of storage space. It's not loud but it can get hot over time. I keep it at the floor next to a small portable fan to keep it a lot cooler and so far no issues. The sale price was the same as the 5 TB so it's a no brainer to go with the 8 TB. Worth it if on sale.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Mac Time Machine

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

    Working as Time Machine for Mac Mini has been great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good quality for decent price.

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

    For the price you can't beat it if all you need is portable storage. Quick note though if you are planning on running media (Music, Videos, Pictures, etc.) on it from most TV's or Blue Ray Players you need to format at least 4 partitions of 2 TB before putting files on the drive as they tend not to recognize hard drives larger than 2 TB. Also the data transfer cord stays connected much better in this model than in previous models.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent quality

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

    Excellent external hard drive for the price. Will recommend to all my friends.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Ideal

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

    Eliminate all the thump drives and other portable hard drives, one device for all your downloads, data, photos, music. Movies, DVD rip and so on. Good buy for the money I believe it’s worth it to be able to have everything in one place, without searching for what you need. I recommend this product for anyone looking for a way to deciliter and clean up their hard drive without using the cloud.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great storage drive

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

    Working great as additional storage for my NAS. I shucked the drive and have been using it without any problems since I bought it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Add space to your XBox!

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

    This is a cheaper alternative to adding 8TB of space to your Xbox One or Series X. Again, 8 TB of additional space for all your games!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    External Hard Drive works well

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

    So far, so good. I've only begun moving pics from my saved pages to the external hard drive. No issues thus far.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The external hard drive that saved me space

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

    Excellent external hard drive. Storing images and video footage for an upcoming event. WD makes a good product.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Simple solution for a heap of extra storage

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

    Performs well for a USB 3 external housing a 5400 or 5900 rpm drive. I have a couple WD My Book external 4TB USB 3s which run 7200 rpm drives, and I'm getting similar write speeds to those. The Easy Store is getting 85-100 MB/sec write. Haven't tested the read speed yet, but I imagine if the writes are comparable, the reads will do just as well. I knocked off a star because it comes with nearly a half a GB of software which I'll never use for my needs and will probably delete eventually, and also because the drive doesn't easily "safely remove" from Windows. Takes some fiddling to get that aspect to cooperate. Overall 8TB for the price was great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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

    It's my go to external harddrive, can't beat quality and price

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Big, Fast Storage

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

    I only use this for my data backup process and raw photos. Connected via usb, it does the job nicely. I don't notice any lag time in processing, so the 7200 bpm is doing the job.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great storage option

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

    This WD external hard drive is a wonderful addition to my backup storage lineup. It’s very cost effective and the USB 3.0 allows for quick transfer of files. Highly recommended!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Its great

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

    No more shuffling wads of files between smaller USB drives. Everything has its own home now on one drive. Been using this for about 6 months now. No issues. Works great. I have backed up tons of stuff to it without any issues. Easy to set up and get using. I use this on my Win 10 desktop. I even do my routine backups to this drive. Was definitely worth it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Price, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great item

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

    easy to use. Great price for the item. Holds plenty of photos.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid performance

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to use, performs as needed, no problems. I just wish that the backup software was a little easier to use.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    fast order and pick up

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

    needed it fast to back up a dying drive. Was able to order and pickup with ease

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great backup system

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

    Easy setup, works flawlessly with Windows File History backup

    I would recommend this to a friend