Customer Ratings & Reviews

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.

these are essentially WD RED drives....cheapest way to getWD NAS REDS...i own 20 of them atleast never had one issue...i take the drives out of the enclosure and put them right into my server no issues people have reported using them exernal (taking the drive out of the enclosure) have issues and you may need a molex to sata converter (google 3.3v issue) but my servers pick them up just fine

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.

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!

This is a good product, it works very well, I haven't had any Poblem with it

Lots of storage, quiet and efficient. No problems so far. I find WD products to consistently be of very good quality and goid value.

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.

Price was right. Easy to use - plug and play. Just what I needed to save a ton of photos and documents!!

I've been using this drive for a little while. It was on sale when I bought it. So the price was great for the storage size. But compare to three other external drives that I own, this one runs hot after about 20 minutes of use. So I unplug it after two or three hours using it. I don't know if this is normal for this type of drives which has plastic cover. My other drives with a different brand have metal cover which conducts heat better I believe. So far so good. I hope it lasts long so I don't lose files I saved in this drive. Time will tell.

I use Western Digital drives to back up all my data. Would recommend.

This backup is working great for my primary video/animation workstation. The size helps backup the large video drives nightly.

Initial review: Great HDD. After 2 years: Great HDD. (I shucked it)

If you watch, these will periodically go on sale for abound $150. You can crack the case open (search Youtube for "shucking wd drive") and then you'll have a shiny, new 8TB drive. This is the same 8TB drive that Western Digital sells as an internal drive, usually for $250. So if you're populating a NAS box and need 4-6 drives, this is the way to do it. Cracking open the case will void your warranty. Be aware.

This is a great hard drive! Just plug and play. Very user friendly.

Bought this for a PS4, does as intended, adds plenty of space for downloaded games.. doubt I'll run out of space now.

Simply put, this is a great huge capacity drive. Sure, it isn't quite for everyone, but you know if you're someone that needs this much storage space. And, for the cost, this drive is quite good. As others have mentioned in their reviews, this particular model have been known to pack some well reviewed drives inside. So if you need a good performance storage solution, then this definitely comes recommended.

This was a great deal on this 8TB drive. It was ordered online and arrived 2 days later. Plugged in, it spins and reads and writes data. Just exactly what the doctor ordered!

I removed the enclosure and took the WD Red that was inside out. I placed these in my workstation and they work great. Likely voided the warranty but, the price was excellent.

My husband is OCD with photos and has a dozen of these with family pics stashed all around

I get nervous with these massive drives because it's like having all your eggs in one basket, but it seems to be a great drive.