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Model:
WDBBGB0040HBK-NESN
SKU:
5605524
Your price for this item is $141.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 2362 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 4.6 out of 5 stars

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94%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are enthusiastic about the My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive's large storage capacity and ease of use, praising its plug-and-play functionality and reliable performance. Many appreciate its compact size and quiet operation, along with the affordable price. However, some users experienced difficulties with the included software.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Hard Drive

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

    This hard drive has worked out great! I had bought a couple of new games after the holidays and ran out of space on my 1TB internal dive and bought this one to help out

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for surveillance camera storage

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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.

    We bought this to upgrade our camera storage back up and works great. It was pretty much just plug and play on our DVR and server.

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

    Quiet, fast drive

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

    Works exactly as advertised. A 4TB drive you can partition to your heart's content. No issues setting it up. It runs nearly silently, a nice change from the drive it replaces.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Reliable HD

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

    Recently had 2 hard drives fail from another manufacturer. My WD hard drives have been more reliable, so I purchased this one.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great deal, got it on discount

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

    I got this on a deal and it worked out great! Plenty of space available for all my back uo needs!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome for many things

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

    I use my hard drive mainly for gaming. As an accessory for the Xbox One it works flawlessly. Tons of extra storage and load times for games are significantly better. Great Buy.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    No issues so far

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

    Bought this to store all photo files while working with editing software to not hog computer drive. Has worked fine with my new computer, windows 10.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for game storage!

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

    This hard drive is great! I have put almost 15 xbox one games onto the drive and have only used about 4% of the total storage space. I wont have to get a new one anytime soon.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great back up for photos

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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 hard drive is great for backing up my photos. The 4TB make it so it will hold thousands of photos, which is great for photographers.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WD - My Book

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

    The WD - My Book 4 TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive was very easy to connect to my computer. It also has been very easy to use.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great external drive

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

    Couldn't be happier with the speed and simplicity of this huge capacity drive. This company is best of breed when in comes to external drives and they did not disappoint !

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

    Hard To Beat Western Digital

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

    I have been using PC's for over 30 years. Over those years I've found out which brand lasts, and which one's don't. Seldom will you have a WD hard drive fail. As a result, when I needed another external hard drive, I pretty much only considered WD, but wanted it at the best price. I had considered getting Best Buy to price match a competitor. But when I was ready to buy, Best Buy had that same low price. That's when I made my purchase. It's a high capacity drive, with a three year warranty, which means WD will stand behind their product. Couldn't be happier!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    caution if using on older system

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

    needed an extra external usb drive for my windows 8.1 system- size and price were good for this one. I have used lots of MyBooks or similar devices in past. this comes formatted in exFAT so if you are using a windows system (at least win 8.1) then it might be good to not leave it connected all the time as start up can hang. Had to reformat it to NTFS so it would play nice. Decent speed. quiet. it has no lights on it so the only way you know it's on is if you feel the hum or see it show up in your devices. no power switch for rebooting - have to disconnect power cord. probably wouldn't get again.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent external 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 have been using this external hard drive for backing up for over a decade. The WD MyBook works flawlessly.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very happy

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

    Great HDD, I have copied over 3TB of data to it. The copy was very fast too compared to other external HDD's

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good price for storage

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

    I'm still working out how it will work for my specific use but it seems to transfer quickly and connecting it to my computer was quick and easy.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Hard Drive at a Great Price

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

    Bought this on sale with the VISA check out promotion. This is my second unit-- works great as extra storage for Xbox One and gaming consoles! No noticeable lag in gaming.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    4tb

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

    needed to get more space for my Xbox One. The 4 terabyte was on sale for believe 8999. Was it amazing deal now I have a total of 8 terabytes for my Xbox One

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

    Solid Performer

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

    Quick to set up, decent speed. Being used as a backup device.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great hard drive

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

    This is big enough for all my tax files, photos and everything else I need to keep a back up of. There is plenty of room to be able to add to with out running out of space.

    I would recommend this to a friend