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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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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.

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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  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Works fine but conflicts with Time Machine

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

    Formatted easily with Mac but the Time Machine constantly reports failures when trying to do backups.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Does what it’s supposed to do.Reliable so far. See

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

    Does what it’s supposed to do. Reliable so far. Seems pretty fast as well.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good ext. HD with plenty of room for growth !

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

    I purchased this for myself years ago and just recently purchased another one for my mom. I love that it's just plug 'n play.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Highly Recommend

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

    Stellar Customer Service and Fantastic Product! Thank you!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good external drive

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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.

    Excellent purchase -- has worked perfectly since purchase many months ago.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • 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.

    Great buy. It was on sale. My only regret is not buying the larger version.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • WD External Hard Drive 4TB

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

    Our new WD Hard drive works great. We have no complaints.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • WD external hard drive,

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

    Good product. Wish that it had some faster data retrieval . Primarily the lag before the disk comes up to speed.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great drive!

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

    Really like this drive. Works great to backup sensitive data.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great for Dish Network

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

    got it to transfer hard drive from Dish Network worked awesome!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Get it.

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

    Never really had any issues with Western Digital stuff. Get it.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Easy setup-plug and play.

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

    This is the third WD drive that I have used. The setup was very easy, though I did reformat the disc. The backups are taking place uneventfully, using Time Machine.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good basic external.

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

    What can I say? Its's a hard drive. Transfer speed is what you would expect. Have had problems with WD products in the past but I figured I'd give them another shot

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • WD - My Book 4TB 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.

    Great easy set up out of box. Trusted product as the one it now linked with is 14 years old.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Excellent

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

    Does just what it’s supposed to do. Great product. Simple to setup. Used it Nyah’s now. Very pleased.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Solid product for the price.

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

    During my 10 years in tech, I've only had a few issues with WD products. This, is not one of those products!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great product

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

    Great product for the intended use. Easy setup. Great value for the cost.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • well worth the cost

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

    Amazing how much I can back up from my Mac to this external HD. Love it!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Mybook

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

    Needed a new external hard drive, this one worked great and was fast!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great for Computer Back-up

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

    This was suggested by a Best Buy employee and it seems to be just what I needed for back-up of my computer files

    I would recommend this to a friend
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