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WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

Model:
WDBAMA0080HBK-NESN
SKU:
6425302
Highly rated by customers for:
$379.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 7228 reviews

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  • Value

    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.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    good hard drive

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

    It works great so far, and they had a good reputation. Plus it was on sale, so I bought another one..

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    Super value on sale

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

    Tremendous value by itself, but open and repurpose the drives (WD Black) and save almost 40% off OEM units.

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    Awesome deal for 8TB of space

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

    Purchased 3 of these at $179 and they've been phenomenal. No better deal out there if you need lots of space.

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • A good drive

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

    This drive runs cool and is quiet for the most part. No issues so far. It is a good value for an 8tb drive.

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    Great size and lots of HD space

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

    I would recommend this to everyone to have for work documents and pictures to save at another location.

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    Stores what I need and more

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Definitely consider what you’re storing and how much space you need. This is A LOT

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    Good capacity for the money

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

    Just does what it should! No problems. Comes with some software but didn't seem too useful.

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    Basic Hard Drive Storage

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

    I use this to back-up files from my laptop. I have only used it one time this weekend (July 20-21, 2019), but it appears to work fine. No issues with the first time setup.

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    It is very usefull

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

    I bought this product to storage all my digital work and information for my daily tasks. It helps me to back up every time that I need so my data and my info is safety storaged

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    Great drive for the price

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

    I bought several of these lately and they have been a great drive for the price. Well worth it!

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    Great Value to Performance Ratio

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

    These were purchased to shuck the internal HDD for use in a large data hoarder configuration. Perfect!

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    Works as advertised

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

    Unboxed the external hard drive. plugged said hard drive in. And it works. As expected.

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    Great value

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

    Bought to back up video. Worked great and will be buying another one. Price was great for

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    Good storage

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

    Using this in my Windows 10 storage spaces. It's working well and have no issues yet. Highly recommend.

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    Great External Hard Drive

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

    We purchased three of the external hard drives and they are perfect for our club backup solution.

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    Works fine

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

    Fine device. Does what it is supposed to do. No issues

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    Great hard drive along with massive storage.

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

    Great hard drive and I'm impressed. I love Western Digital because they've always been reliable in the past.

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    OK for NAS

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

    I have eight of them in a NAS box and have had no issues.

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    Great drive for price!

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

    These drives are awesome specially when you can get them on sale! Highly recommended drives.

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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

    This drive was super fast and stored a TON of data

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This drive was super fast and stored a TON of data. Highly recommended.

    This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
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