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

Model:
WDBAMA0080HBK-NESN
SKU:
6425302
Highly rated by customers for:
$279.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 1517 reviews

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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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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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93%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers have good things to say about the easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive, particularly its excellent storage capacity, reliability, and ease of use. Many appreciate its fast USB 3.0 transfers and quiet operation. Some customers mention that heat may be an issue.

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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  • Good delivery

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

    Excellent seller Thanks for fast and accurate shipping

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • great Mac time machine backup!

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

    works great as a Time Machine backup for my Mac mini!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • A must 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 a life saver a must have . I just wish you was able to view files from the cloud.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great drive if you can get it on Sale

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

    This product is great and works as intended. I have been using it as a media drive for a plex server and have not had any issues after a few months. I would say though that the normal $180 is a little high and wait till it goes on sale for between $120-$130.

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

    GOOD

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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.

    WORKS GOOD THANKS GREAT PRODUCT MUST GET TO SAVE IMPORTANT STUFF

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

    Great archiving drive

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

    A very convenient drive to archive photos, videos and pc backup

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

    WD External Hard Drive

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

    Easy to use, compact nice exterior, adequate speed.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great WD Drive

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

    Never go wrong with a WD product. This one was easy to set up for my MacBook Pro. The store shipped my order quickly so the transaction was as good as the WD Drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • External HD is actually a high level NAS HD

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

    This External HD is actually a high level Red NAS HD with a 256MB cache as same as Gold Enterprise Level HD. The competitions HDs are low level, low quality HDs

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good value.

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

    Great product. Even allows you to download documents direct from google docs, however I wish you could do the same from google photos or other services like mydrive

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

    Working in QNAP NAS.

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

    Shucked 2 of these and put them into a QNAP NAS. So far, so good.

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

    Big drive

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

    Big drive hope i don't need a backup, or i could be SOL

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

    Plenty of storage

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

    Fast connection, lots of space, reliable brand. Works for all my needs

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • WD Easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive

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

    Its fast, its simple to use. I use it to hold backup copies of programs, of movies & home movies and I am very happy with the performance and the room I have on it!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Awesome

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

    Bought this to save all my videos and pictures from my cameras. Transfer was fast and it was easy to install on my mcbook. Great purchase!

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

    Easy store review

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

    Easy to install and use as a major backup drive for me

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good HD

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

    A good external hard drive. I really enjoy using it.

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

    More storage

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

    Overall nice. I needed enough space to backup my photos and Adobe Lightroom catalog.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Western Digital Team
      Posted .

      Hi Sac94, thanks for your valuable feedback and we are glad to hear that you liked the product. We always keep working hard to improve our products for the user experience, and our customers' reviews, feedback & suggestions are the biggest help we get. If you face any technical problems, you can always contact us at (https://www.westerndigital.com/company/contact-us) WDConnections

  • Great purchase

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

    The product is excellent, very good value for money

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Hhd

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

    Thsi product is surprisngly durable as i have dropped it a couple of times. But all the data is still there and the read write speeds were not affected.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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