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Model:
WDBFJK0050HBK-NESN
SKU:
4222407
Your price for this item is $139.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 465 reviews

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96%
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Customers are saying

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.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use

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

    The price was right. It has a lot of space to store all of my data and some. It's like retreviewing info from the computer. I cloud storage is most difficult to retrieve archived data.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great as always

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

    I have a few of this item in different storage capacities for different types of media. As with the others, this one performs excellent. I would not hesitate to buy more if needed.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product, great price

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

    My partner got this before the holidays and just set it up. It works perfectly with his cloud drive. Great price. I wish I had seen it at that price--I would have bought one too!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Bought for xbone

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

    Bought this for extra room on the xbone. Easy plug and play set up. Games load fast. Never need to get up to switch disks again.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for backup of your files

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

    I have several Western Digital hard drives. They have always been reliable over the last 10 years. Five Terabytes is quite a lot of storage space. If you don't have multiple copies of your data then one day it may be gone forever. Worth the investment.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Easy hookup

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

    This is the fourth drive of this type that I have purchased but also the largest. No difference in bringing it on line. 5 minutes and I am back to work. The best drive for an external backup just like the smaller systems that I used the others on.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage, Usb 3.0

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great value for the price

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

    Drive has awesome storage capacity for the price sold. Great for archiving files. USB 3.0 works great - compatible with USB 2.0 as well. Highly recommend.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great storage capacity

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

    Was perfect for our needs to have a large amount of storage that could connect to our router with a 3.0 connection. Good price point for what you get.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage, Usb 3.0

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing size at an amazing price.

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

    It was just a few yeas ago that I paid this same price for a 1TB USB 2 hard drive. I can easily partition this drive and back up everything I have.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works like advertised

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

    Got tired of moving files, movie and music around to different smaller external drives. Put it on this drive. Works great is quiet and dependable.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Dandy drive

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

    Great drive at a great price. Easy set up and works well. Best Buy staff was helpful answering my questions before I chose this excellent drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    SPACE........SPACE

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

    ENDLESS.............SPACE...........Space..........and more SPACE to store whatever you want -------RELIABLY-----(Two years strong so far).

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It filled the need

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

    Got this for one of my kids as a Christmas gift. She said she is going to back up all of her music and movies on it. The price was awesome.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Xbox one external hard drive

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

    Great price. Works extremely well, and is very simple to connect and work with the Xbox One.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great so far

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

    Using this for my xbox one as extra storage and it is working great! slim and inexpensive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage, Usb 3.0

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great value for large fast drive

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

    Got this on sale for a great price. 5gb and usb 3.0. This is put on my network and is my own personal cloud storage for the home.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best bang for the buck

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

    Western Digital drives have always been reliable for me, and this one is no exception. Great capacity and speed for the price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works Flawlessly

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

    Was looking to upgrade the hard drive on my DVR, we had a 3TB drive made by WD already, the price was better than reasonable.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Bang for the buck

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

    $109 for a 5TB external vs $199 for a 6TB external.....easiest decision in the world. Got it hooked up and works great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for Xbox One

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

    I purchased this external hard drive to be permanently connected to my xbox for additional storage. Works great!

    I would recommend this to a friend