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WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

Model:
WDBBGB0040HBK-NESN
SKU:
5605524
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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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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:
    Storage capacity

    Great

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

    Does what it says it does. Lots of space and perfect for a media drive or anything else.

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

    Great Price for the Amount of storage

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

    Great price to use for media and backups so that I don't fill up my internal HDD. I have used these drives for years and never had any problems.

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

    amazing

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

    great external hard drive. 4TB, are enough for a personal use.

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

    Great for storing my photos

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

    Needed extra storage for my photos. Great way to make sure all photos are safe. Professional photographers organization. Works great.

    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.

    Excellent hard drive. Should last me a good while. Easy set up

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

    Awesome

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

    I bought it with the intent of using it for my computer but ended up using it for my Xbox One. Has worked perfectly with no issues.

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

    reliable

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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 used WD for many years and find the My Book very reliable.

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

    Easy to use. Lots of storage

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

    Bought this to replace a smaller storage unit. Been using this for a year and still have plenty of space to back up my data.

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

    Storage

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

    My wife is one of the best photographers I seen in a while and always needs storage for her clients and always uses this type

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

    Large Space, Good Price!

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

    I purchased this for a photo storage backup on my wife's PC. Had no issues setting up, and transfers went nice and smooth.

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

    Great streaming quality and storage

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

    I use this to store all my videos, pictures, movies, and tv shows. Works great with my online streaming of all these.

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

    Network backup storage

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

    My family use it for the general purpose of backing up our photo, data, music files. Connected it to family network. It works.

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

    Great capacity for the price

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

    Bought this drive for a friend who has lots of pictures and videos. He's really happy with the extra space he has now.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Nice size

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

    I like WD products, nice size external HD, nice for extra storage

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Software

    Easy setup

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

    Bought this product as my back-up drive for my MacBook Pro and the setup is easy and straight to the point. No software needed.

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

    Solid drive

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

    I use a mac mini as a plex server and use this HD to store the media, have not had any issues.

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

    Great Back Up External Hard Drive

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

    This has been a great choice for an external hard drive. My wife takes a lot of photos and this is a great addition for storage.

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

    Back up plan

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

    Simple to use - backed up my pictures & files. I do not leave it hooked up just in case we get a electrical surge

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

    Memory mania!

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

    Got this for my ps4 and I couldn’t be happier! If you need extra memory just the 4tb you’ll be so glad you did.

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

    Massive storage

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

    Excellent massive storage space which my 500 GB laptop cannot handle

    I would recommend this to a friend
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