Customers enjoy the ample storage space and ease of use of the My Book 5TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive. The drive's reliability and price point are also frequently praised, along with its fast USB 3.0 transfer speeds and quiet operation. While some users found the included software less intuitive, the positive feedback on other features outweighs this concern.
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Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome price for tons of data saving power!
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Bought on sale for an awesome price. 5 terabites of space makes me very happy with my purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Reliability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Plex media server
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Using it as an NAS (network attached storage) with my router. Works perfectly without a hitch.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
perfect for the xbox one
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got this for my xbox one, hooked it up, let the xbox format it and now i have tons of space!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good first step to secure data
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So far I like this product though WD external drives have crashed on me before so I'm skeptical. But the price for 5 TB was hard to beat. Grabbing another for work.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great price
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I use this hard drive for back-ups and file storage. It works great and has plenty of space.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
External Hard Drive
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Its a plug and play item, no need for setup of any sort.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice and big and fast
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Just traded up from 4Tb model and this one is just as fast and quiet. No issues whatsoever.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice hard drive!
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So far the drive has worked perfectly! Very easy to set up! Up and running in 15 minutes!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
5TB plenty of room for photos and music
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Simple plug and play installation. Replaced my older drives with one without any problems.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Size
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Awesome size. fast transfers. Does not like being connected to windows xp and on network.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best for the money
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I purchase this while on sale. I was going to get a 4tb but this was best for the price.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Lots of storage
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Lots of storage for the price. Couldn't be happier.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Highly recommended
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A must have for the Xbox one, no space no problem! & it runs faster than internal hdd
I would recommend this to a friend
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Reliability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
WD - My Book 5TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Bla
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This storage drive is one of the best out there. It is fast and reliable every time.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best Price for the size
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The usb3 speed combined with the space allowed me to combine 5 drives down to two.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Cheap price for a lot of storage
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I haven't got a chance to use it yet, but it is a lot of storage for a good price.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for storing more games!
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Provides needed extra storage for my XBox One. Does exactly what I bought it for?
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for storing photos
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We have a lot of photos & this was very beneficial in storing all of our photos.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great Hard drive
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I bought this hard drive to use as extra storage for my xbox one and it is very easy to use only 2 cable and that was it ready to go. Great product.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent
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Great item for the price, so, it was a very easy decision to purchase the item.