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Model:
WDBAMA0080HBK-NESN
SKU:
6425302
$379.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 7228 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

  • Quality

    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

  • Ease of Use

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers regard the product's excellent storage capacity, reliability, and ease of use as its most significant advantages. Its competitive price, fast USB 3.0 transfers, quiet operation, and impressive size are also frequently highlighted, though some users have noted that heat may be a concern.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome storage solution

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

    This thing is great and I love the size and price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    8TB RED 256MB Cache

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

    Exactly what I was looking for, an 8TB red drive in an enclosure.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Has worked fine.

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

    Was easy to set up, and capacity is awesome, no problems to date.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Wonderful 8 terabyte hardrive.

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

    I bought this to update my ever growing library of data. With video games broaching on 90gb I knew I was in need of a hefty hdd and this one definitely fit the bill. It’s plug and play was a big decider in my purchase plus the price was right. I backed up my 2 terabyte hdd in a couple of hours so the transfer rate on this product is up there in my opinion. If you need something that’s fast, sleek, and affordable this is the external hard drive for you.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very reliable and a good price for a 8tb

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

    I already have one of these at home, so when I saw these were marked down during a flash sale I decided to get another one. WD hasn't let me down before, and it's very hard these days to find external storage that requires a power supply, which I prefer. Speeds are good and price per size on a sale is a very good deal.

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

    Excellent, high quality HDD

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

    It works as it should and it's not too noisy. Most of this brand of HDD enclosures have Western Digital Red drives in them which tend to be a lot more expensive without the enclosure because they're used in NAS setups. So they're very high quality drives considering a lot of companies put cheap drives in their enclosures which tend to fail rather quickly.

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

    Fast and Big Storage

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

    Turns out to be a WD Red drive and is very fast. Getting around 170MB read and write speeds.

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

    external drive

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

    Worked as intended as a backup unit. great packaging and comes with the appropriate cabling

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

    hard drive

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

    I like the product it works well for me. They last for a long time.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Quick and Easy

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

    I needed this for work - my current external drive was filling up and couldn't hold any more back-ups. I went big to be sure I wouldn't have to do this again for a while. This was easy to set up and now my computer back-ups have a new home. I always head for Western Digital for external drives. Have had really good luck with them.

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

    Great drive, great price. would buy again.

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

    Great drive, great price. would buy again. I missed it at the lower price but it is still worth it. 8TB drive with 256MB cache. YAY!!

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Large storage and efficient drive

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

    This drive does everything it promises. It has a very large storage capacity while also very easy to setup. I highly recommend this product.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Outstanding 8TB Drive

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

    Outstanding 8tB backup drive and preformance at a great price

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Get a different back up drive

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

    This seemed like a great idea and got a good review - - but it doesn't connect with a new computer (same kind, newer model) which makes it basically worthless for actually storing information. If I format it with the new computer - I lose the information stored on it. A sandisk portable connects with no issues.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Western Digital Team
      Posted .

      Hello BrendaG, We're sorry to hear that the drive did not meet your expectations. That's certainly not the experience we aim for. We understand how frustrating that can be. We would like the chance to make it right. Please reach out to our support team by opening a ticket at (https://support-en.wd.com/app/askweb) so we can look into it and explore a possible replacement (if needed) or a solution for you. Thank you for your patience. WDConnections

  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    For ps4

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

    Works great on my ps4 pro no lag issues holds alot of games

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

    Great value

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

    Great price (on sale) and provided ext storage - always had good luck with wd

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

    Nice buy

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

    Brought on sale good deal for money. Easy to use and transfers are fast.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great device to store tons of pictures and movies

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

    Easy to use and Great device to store tons of pictures and movies and ease up your computer. I was able to save all my files I've been saving on my desk top for the last 18 years! Still have lot of space!!!

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    WD Easystore Drive works well on Server

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

    So far, the WD Easystore drive is working very well on a Linux Server. I purchased 2 of these drives. In the past, I have had better luck with Western Digital than Seagate - i.e. lower failure rates.

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

    Got this for my xbox one x

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

    Yea it totally works and I have over 30 games installed on it and its still not 30% full but if you leave your xbox in quick start mode (not power save mode) after a while something happens where the HD looses its connection to the xbox on start up and it will not see the HD and will tell you that you need to install the game again (don't do this or you do have to go through the whole installation again). If this happens I just power down my xbox and the HD and then power both on and it works again. It only does this once in a while so its not that big of a deal but it still is an issue. If you do start a install again and then power down, you still have to re-install the game so keep that in mind. I have also noticed that the HD will only work if it is plugged into the port that it started with, if you move it to another USB port on the xbox one x it will not see it (strange but perhaps its only my xbox one x that is doing that). 8TB IS Awesome though so I would recommend this for Xbox one X.

    I would recommend this to a friend