Customer Ratings & Reviews

I know everyone is on the SSD train. But this was great value for the money. It was plug and play. I loaded all my movies, shows, and music on it. Using it as a media server watch movies on my computer. Right now it is connected to my TV as an added option for entertainment.

Bought this for my PS5 and it's been working great! Keep in mind that the light will not come on unless it is plugged into the back. Don't fret if it doesn't start as soon as you plug in the power cord. The issue is the PS5 needing updates to fix the corrupt database issues with external hard drives. I haven't lost any data yet, but have left it unplugged for the time being. If you're thinking about getting it, go ahead if it's on sale. You won't regret it!

This drive is big (8TB) and fast. I'm getting 200+ MB/s transfer rates (verified by timing large file transfers as well as benchmark utilities like Crystal DriveMark). I'm extremely happy with the performance. Prior to getting this drive, I had tried a Seagate Backup Plus Hub 8TB, which was slow (often sub 100 MB/s) and inconsistent (maybe 130 MB/s one time, then 90 the next, then 150, then 70), which I returned and got the Western Digital Easystore instead. The Western Digital was $30 more expensive, but it's worth it because it performs so much better. I've seen some reviews saying that it is loud. I have not found that to be the case at all.

I purchased four of these drives to replace some old Seagate models in a NAS. I'd done a fair amount of research, but nonetheless I wasn't expecting to get the models I ended up with. It seems WD has been using a new model: WD80EDAZ-11TA3A0 which is what I received in all four drives. This appears to be a white label WD Red but could also be a rebrand from their Hitachi acquisition, as these models are air-filled instead of utilizing helium as would be expected. The new DCM on these boxes is: NGBPWCP As for performance, the drives are running much better than anticipated and despite the warnings online I have yet to see temperatures anywhere above 45c.

This is my 3rd 8TB HDD. I have 0 complaints. Cheap, quiet and they help me increase my media collection. Best bargain around. I'm confident they will survive those temperatures within the warranty period (2 years), but it's been tested and proven that hard drives do not do so well in terms of longevity with temperatures in excess of 40c. If you do shuck them, they run very cool; and you don't even have to install them internally. Just popping off the outer casing, and running a small fan on top keeps temperatures within 32-36c.

Ease of use, very easy to set-up, just plug and play, no difficulty getting is linked to the computer. File transfer is fast using 3.0. Does not get hot when plugged in for extended periods. Very good quality. Works smoothly on Apple OS. Store associate that recommended this storage external drive did excellent job. Value of purchase is great, was able to price match and beat Amazon's price.

This works really well. I read something about shucking them, but I don't see how that's necessary, if they're in a cool a/c room. They do exactly, what they claim to do. It's great to save video games, that don't fit on the standard internal memory of your console. You can transfer them, in and out, as you please. Great addition to our family XBOX console.

Great deal given the capacity. The price per GB is unmatched in the current desktop hard drive market. After shucking the drive out of its enclosure, I found that it is a Western Digital WD80EDAZ (mostly rebranded western digital Red). It's a reliable drive, but is obviously slow given it is 5400rpm, and it does get hot under continuous throughput. If you plan on doing what I am doing, which is using it as an internal storage in a desktop, make sure to have a fan blowing intake air somewhere close by, otherwise it could overheat.

This is a nice compact 8TB drive with USB 3 speed. I've been using this particular drive with rsync on a linux box to backup part of my NAS system. No weird sleep modes, no timeouts, no failure to spin up after power save kicks in, all in all a good deal for this amount of storage. This is my 3rd 8TB unit, along with a number of the same make 2, 3, and 4TB external drives. They have been reliable and work well with both Windows and Linux machines using SMB for multiplatform shares. Handy hint: Use grsync front end for rsync on linux boxes and the weird quirky parameter issues for mixing SMB and USB shares just go away.

I don't know how I will ever use all of this space. The drive performs as expected, although it does run a little warm, it would have been nice if they put a fan in the unit to help keep the unit cool, heat = hard drive failure so we'll see how long it lasts, but so far so so good

I am a fan of WD this drive was a great price, easy set up, very quiet operating and overall it is stylish. On top of that it is 8 TB a lot of room with this one.

Needed to replace a hard drive. Easy setup. Quiet. Great price. I’m using this to run my Mac mini. Works awesome

WD hard drives have consistently been excellent products for me for years. I have one in my PS5, my laptop, and this makes my second external drive after purchasing a 4tb model in 2020. Five years later that one is still going strong, have never had issues with it crashing or losing my data - but it never hurts to have a back up. This unit is quiet too, and has yet to become noticeably warm in its running.

I run my own graphic design and videography business and needed a new external drive to replace one that I had filled up. I was looking at the 4TB version and saw the 8TB on sale for an amazing price. After several mishaps with Seagate drives, I typically only use Western Digital and this one does not disappoint. It has a lot of storage capabilities and was a breeze to set up. I use a Mac and it comes formatted for PC, but it was really easy to format for use on my Mac. As video and graphics work requires a lot of storage space, I will definitely be picking up another or more of these!

Had enough storage to complete the task with so much more storage than what I thought I'd have. Download of PC information for backup went smoothly. Would recommend this product for backup duplication of files.

Easy to use right out of the box. Plenty of space inside and small footprint outside. Trusted Western Digital product.

Power glitches from our local LA utility company meant our video/audio studio kept losing hard drives (and occasionally entire computers). While we have a vast collection of pro-grade external drives, these 8G WDs are inexpensive, work well, and are an excellent way to back up data when you're really in a bind.

The product works as advertised and is fast enough for the jobs I have it doing and quiet enough to not to attract attention

Western Digital always deliver excellent quality and performance in every product I have purchased. I am using this external drive as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device connected to my router USB port. I love the storage capacity the WD - Easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive adds to my home network without the need of having to pay a monthly cloud storage subscription to backup my important documents, files, music, and photos.

I have been using these External WD Hard Drives for years and they just get better and easier to connect and operate. They seem to come down in price, which is excellent. Easy and fast hook-up to back up all your files, pictures, etc.