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WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

Model:
WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN
SKU:
12624330
$349.00
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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 1711 reviews

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  • Quick easy set up, plenty of storage

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

    Quick easy setup, has plenty of storage space for our 15k plus pictures and videos from over the years.

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • Love this

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

    With 8TB I can save my entire iTunes library that has 8K+ songs and 1300+ movies and I still have a ton of space left.

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great 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.

    Was easy to install and the western digital help line tech was very knowledgeable to help us format disc with Mac book

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good drive

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

    As a Dj I need lots of space for music files and video files. This drive does the trick. It works well with Mac computers also.

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Still the cheapest quality 8TB drive out there.

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

    Wished I didn't have to waist the components shucking 8TB drives this way, but it's still the cheapest way to fill a server..

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great and reliable external storage!

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

    A very reliable external storage. This is our second one and we are very pleased with them.

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good for backups

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Using this strictly as a redundant backup, so clearly not pushing it, but it works fine.

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Happy customer

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

    Arrived quickly, plenty of storage for a backup media drive. Pleased with the speed and size

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Soldi, small footprint local storage

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

    Even with the presence of the cloud, sometimes, you need local storage and this does the trick!

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great price great product!

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

    I always go for the best bargain and buying this was no exception. Works precisely as it should while being the most competitively priced.

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Works Fine

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

    Use this as storage for Plex Server attached to Nvidia Shield. Does the job

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • good price

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

    This is a gret external drive for the money. It installs easy and set up was a breeze. I like it a lot

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Very Good

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

    I have a few these are use for back up for one of my computers. I also store files. I haven’t had one go bad on me yet!

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • WD Performs well for our use

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

    We have been using WD drives for our backups out grew our 4TB drives after 3 years of constant use so we stepped up to the 8TB. Have not had a drive fail yet.

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Awesome

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Western Digital is the best. I've never had a hard drive fail on me. That's why I keep coming back for more.

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great Storage for a Great Price

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

    Always go for WD. Not disappointed as usual. Wasn't really looking for more storage at that moment, but it was on sale and I now need it.

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • This works flawlessly

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This works flawlessly. It's quiet and I have the secured feeling that my date is securely back up.

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great storage capacity

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

    I had a previous external hard drive and I transferred all my data and still had a little over 4G left of space for more personal stuff

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • X mas gift

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

    Gave as a gift to my daughter who is a photographer. She has already been backing up her files.

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • External hard drive

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

    Works great. I’ve used it for about a year and a half now on iMac time machine and no issues.

    This review is from WD - My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
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