Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- WDBBGB0040HBK-NESN
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- SKU:
- 11021735
Customer reviews
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 2362 reviews
(2,362 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Value4.6
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Quality4.6
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use4.6
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
to a friend
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
It's already acting up
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I purchased this hard drive less than a month ago and it's already acting up.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Last 2 WD Drives Have Died
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Died after 44 days. Our last WD drive died after about 15 months. For many years I have used WD drives both at home and at work. No failures. What's up with Western Digital???
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Endless problems with a Mac
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Don't buy for an iMac. When the drive sleeps it doesn't wake up and time machine continually fails. Replaced this with a seagate and have no problems.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 2 out of 5 stars
External Backup Drive
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Drive did not work well it is not compatible with WD my cloud systems
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Garbage disk
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Not working from 2nd day. I transfer all my data to the disk and then it's stop showing up to my computer.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Returned the item for refund.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This item was not compatible with Dish Hopper 3. This item would probably work great for a different application.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Works fine for a little bit then breaks down
||Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Unfortunately I purchased 2 of these units and they both stopped working within the first year. Complete junk
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Time Machine failure
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Have used WD drives as Time Machine back ups before for my Macs, but bought two of these and both would not format correctly. Went on-line and it seems to be a common problem. Hopefully WD will fix.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Piece of junk
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Piece of junk. Keep having trouble getting the drive to mount. Unfortunately it is now past the return date. I would not recommend this to anyone.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Breaks after 2 years
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Used this hard drive for about 2.5 years. It randomly failed today and does not work anymore.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Not happy at all on item
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I used my book on my laptop and it worked fantastic, but when I went to back up my desk top the program stopped working. I am having difficulty backing up my programs. Not happy to say the least.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Did not last long!
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I purchased this drive in May, and it crashed already! I'm not sure I would buy a WD drive again.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Product NOT RECOMENDED!
||Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Wow do I hate getting ripped off. All I ever see when I plug it up is USB device not recognized. Product NOT RECOMENDED!
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
problem
||Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Unable to get it to connect to my PC. I never had the same problem with the one and two terrabytes.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
drive failure after 4 months
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Drive is making a beeping sound after 4 months of use. Seems like the drive head is shot - bummer.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Not a good value.
||Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Quit working after a few months. Terrible transfer speeds.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Died in 4 months
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Was working fine and the all of a sudden stopped working. Buy another brand. Not worth the purchase.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Broke on me after 3 months
||Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Loved this product but it broke on me after 3 months. Lost all my backups.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Wouldn’t work with my computer.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I could not get the My Book to connect to my iMac, therefore l had to return it and exchange it for a wireless one.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 1 out of 5 stars
Very Fragile!
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I'm so frustrated. The product is not working, as another one I bought a couple of years ago.
This review is from WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
No, I would not recommend this to a friend