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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

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    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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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I've bought 4 of these

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

    These tend to be RED drives. Meant to always be on... sooo good.. good speed... great longevity

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great replacement for HD

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

    This is a must have to store research information on. It can be removed and stored in a safe.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Buy for Lots of Storage

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

    This external storage device is an excellent buy at Best Buy! Amazing amount of storage for a great price.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Media storage

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

    Got this 8TB drive for media storage. I've seen comments about this model, which apparently has the WD Red drive inside. I hope it does, and that's the reason I bought it on sale for 160 dollars.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    works very well

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

    Good price and works very well. I use this every day for business and for personal data.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good backup

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Loads of storage space, good for backing up all of your computer documents.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great prices

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

    Mainly used to backup my phone pictures and laptop information. Runs as it's suppose to.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great for backing up files

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

    I trust this hard drive with my life. It has worked since day one and I never run out of space.

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

    8TB, I will never fill this hard drive up? (Hmm)

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

    This hard is to replace my 3TB HD that are used to back up my music. I have three copies of this 3TB HD. One is the working drive and two are backups. Once a quarter I copy the contents of the main to the back up drive. This process takes 22 hours. When I copied the main HD to the new 8TB HD it only took 6 hours. Yes, I used the same computer with the same cables and power supply. The only thing different was the 8TB HD instead of the 3TB HD.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great backup

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

    This is a great external HD for backups. The high capacity justify that I should get rid of all MB HDs!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    So Worth It!

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

    Can't beat the price when these are on sale. No issues or unusual sounds while stress testing.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    xtra storage

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    works great for what i need plenty of storage will purchase again

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    tested good buy

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    this is my second the first one is 2 years old knock on wood no problems

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great drive

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

    Great drive using it for backup for storage and have had no issues with it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Overpriced SMR drive, should be 150 max

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    highly overpriced, $199 at the time 08-28-2021, best buy taking advantage of 'supply chain' pricing bloat, and it wasn't worth it really. The drive uses SMR tech, which means it has to overwrite areas to add more data like shingles on a roof laying on each layer line. That's not good. CMR is what you want. Always check in advance, I had no choice at the time, so I got this in a rush and Best Buy charged what should be the price for CMR. I am not buying or advising HD purchases from Best Buy for a while.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    works fine lots of storage for price

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

    I got this on sale so for 8T for 130 was a good deal. Fast transfer. Don't use it as a back up source so can't comment on that function. I used it for downloading movies

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good for "files"

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

    Definitely, a good hard drive esp. to store files and it's not that slow. And you won't probably notice it

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

    Great item.

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

    This item is ideal for the larger files to he stored, kinda noisy but not an uncomfortable one.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very easy to use

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

    Was very easy to set up and use. Straightforward to just plug in and go.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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

    Meet my needs to continue save my docs externally, and not on my desktop.

    I would recommend this to a friend