Customer Ratings & Reviews

Picked up this external HD on sale as a door-buster and it's a great value. Speeds are decent and the drive is not too noisy. Does the job well.

I have been using WD external drives for years with minimal problems. This one maintains that reputation. Blazing fast data transfers via USB 3.0, as long as file size doesn't exceed the onboard cache. Some problems with Win 10 'losing' the drive, but that was corrected by connecting the external drive directly to my computer, instead of via my USB hub.

8TB is a lot of data storage and this drive does the job well.

Great product does exactly what I needed it to do.

Very happy with performance. Fast and easy to use.

Easy set up. Huge capacity. Great price. I love it!

The transfer speeds are really good for this drive. I was getting 130 mbps plus. It's also pretty quiet compared to other drives. I found Seagate drives to be the loudest and less reliable. I've never had any negative problems with Western Digital drives and always prefer buying them over Seagate!!!

Quit working within 16 months. Lost my data and had to buy a new backup drive. Additionally, the cable port was very flimsy, and never stayed connected, making ongoing backups impossible without manually doing them.

a lot of space to save anything, silence operation, fast with usb 3.0

I've been using various sizes of WD drives for backup and transfer functions for years. I trust WD and the quality of their drives. They are super fast for data transfer and are also super quiet when connected to a computer and left on. WD also has great prices on these drives compared to other manufacturers.

Incredibly slow but decent capacity per dollar if you need a ton of space.

Easy to use both on the Windows and MAC side. Lot of drive for what you're spending. It's been a solid back up storage drive for me.

Western Digital drives are definitely my primary options for storage. They are extremely reliable without breaking the bank. Inside this unit you will either find a WD Red or a "white" version, which apparently is a Red with an OEM tag.

Pros: NO ENCLOSURE-BASED ENCRYPTION, good drive for shucking, very good sequential throughput for 5400 RPM, visually appealing, absurdly good price per GB when on sale. CONS: Non-configurable power save mode in enclosure, drive takes forever to wake from power saving mode, can't run S.M.A.R.T. diags in enclosure because power save mode aborts the diagnostic test, enclosure is a real pain to shuck until you're on your 3rd/4th one and get the hang of it. OTHER COMMENTS: Works great in the enclosure OR shucked, so there's nothing at all to complain about. The /r/DataHoarder subreddit swears by these drives for building bigger storage computers than you'll ever see in your entire lifetime, and that's no accident. The lack of enclosure-based encryption is a huge plus; wish all WDs came like this!

Quick setup, easy to use, compact. I have recommend this to my friends.

While I have not have the hard drive long enough to speak to its reliability (really, no one has until a few years after using it), the value is there. There is a WD Red drive in this, which is the best possible for always on storage for things such as an NAS and storing your video/pictures/audio. At the price it was on sale, you can't pass it up -- or shouldn't.

Easy to set up and use. QuLity product but really I’m writing the review to get my bestbuy points :)

Drive working as expected. Quiet. Reliable brand. Would buy again.

Got these drive to mine burst and they preform as well a you would expect a hard drive to. I have had them for a month or so and no failures and decent performance. Much better than the Seagate that uses the SMR technology. I looked on the forums and most likely there is a WD red drive inside.

Haven’t used it yet haha, bought it, good price, reputable brand. I have high expectations