Customer Ratings & Reviews

Works as expected. We haven't had any issues. More than enough storage (for now). Great drive.

This WD storage is really amazing. It is not only huge space, fast and nice looking as well

The value of this enormous hard drive is much greater than it's actual cost, which is just over $100. If it performs reliably I belive it to be a great investment.

Scored an awesome deal on this one. Good amount of storage. Easy to set up.

This is the cheapest and most reliable 8tb harddrive out there. Hands down. Nothing comes close.

I've had this for a about 2 months now. When connected to a USB 3.0 port this transfers quickly. It also has backup software included that is easy to use and automatically backs up.

2 years later, this is a favorite model and brand accompanied by high volume of storage. When computer has been idle or waking from sleep mode there is an access delay that is 5-10 seconds and this never bothered me because once it's been accessed it runs quickly as desired. I whole heartedly recommend this product.

Made the mistake of buying a competitors external drive … Quickly reverted back to western digital. Outstanding product

I was debating on getting a/c powered backup vs. USB powered. I learned from my son's online research that this particular 8TB unit had "Red" graded hard drives. I plan to use this drive strictly for master archival storage (migrating smaller WD Passport USB only drives to it.) It has worked flawlessly and I am very happy. The a/c adapter situation is not an issue, as I only use it when I need to migrate data from the smaller drives.

i format and go, trouble free external hard drives. has regular hard drive speeds.

After a run of bad luck with Seagate drive failures I decided to switch to Western Digital. I'm glad I did. The drives are silent and at 8TB they are great for large backups. They even look good. I think the vertical form factor also allows for better cooling for longer life. Oh, and most importantly these have the Red drives recommended for Network Attached Storage (NAS) which means that they should last a lot longer.

This 8tb drive can store tons of files and is very easy to use.

A great storage drive for holding digital movies or music. I've never had a problem with western digital and many problems with Seagate drives.

So this Harddrive I got during the one deal before christmas for $129. It's 8TB which means it can hold a ton of pictures, artwork, books and anything else. It's read and write speeds are decent enough for transferring data over night and knowing it'll be finished by the morning. They are shuckable which is cool too. I've recommended this to a ton of friends who want to download their whole steam library in one place.

Reliable and quiet external usb drive with lots of storage space. Great for backups!

It's doing the job. I appreciate the safety of knowing my data is backed up in case of a crash!

I shucked and I shucked.. the white drives inside were like pearls in an oyster. Granted they're not the highest quality pearls. 5400rpm and still need that tape over the 3rd pin (see youtube if you don't know what i'm talking about). But overall, the 5400rpm drives were supposed to better if you have a RAID 5, 6, or 10 NAS setup. Less heat = longer lasting drives.

Good Drive! Does what it intended. Good transfer speeds.

Great amount of storage for the price. Easy setup and great for a backup system.

This product does precisely what it is designed to do. It provided me with fast access to a ton of storage and actually helped me expand my total storage capabilities. So far this has been an excellent external hard drive. If you're looking at getting a high capacity external hard drive, this one works great and I recommend it. If you're looking for a DJI Mavick Pro, don't buy this. It totally sucks at being a drone..