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

Model:
WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN
SKU:
5605510
Your price for this item is $176.99
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Customer reviews

Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 1711 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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92%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers often highlight the ample storage capacity and ease of use of the My Book 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive. Positive feedback also frequently mentions the drive's reliability and the speed provided by the USB 3.0 connection, along with its attractive price point. However, some users reported experiencing noise issues and occasional overheating, while others noted concerns about the included software and the drive's overall durability.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Great purchase

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

    Have 3 of these. 2 used for gaming PCs and one on a work IMac. they work great and they’re easy to setup

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

    Excellent!

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

    Bought this to replace a full mybook 4tb for my xbox one x, plain and simple.. Great device, excellent build quality. WD is my top choice for hard drives.

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

    Great buy

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I use this to back up all my data. I keep one with me and another offsite just to be safe. So far so good.

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

    Great Product

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

    This is my third one I purchased. I have a 2 Gig. , a 4 Gig. , and now an 8 Gig. Very easy to install and have no problems with any of them. Great buy.

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

    Good

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

    It powers up. It Boots. It works. That is all I ask for from a drive. The real review is: does it work in ten years...

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

    Useful and well priced.

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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.

    Use it for my office and it is adequate and well worth the money

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

    great Hard drive

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

    Great product for a very good price. However I was unable to connect as an additional hard drive on my network. Works as a stand alone

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

    Fantastic Storage

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

    As a content creator, space is limited, and I think this is great for the price! If you work with a lot of big files like 4K video, I recommend it.

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

    Works great

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

    Well worth the sale price that we got it for. Gives my son even more room to store his game console games on.

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

    Awesome.

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

    Great for consolidating smaller drives so you have less plugged into your computer. Plus less drives to look through when searching for something.

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

    My Book External Drive

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

    Plug n' play operation, this drive consistently meets our expectations and needs.

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

    External Hard Drive

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

    It is working very well now, but I needed to get technical help from Geek Squad to set it up. I would rather have one that automatically accepted my backups.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Very good storage for the price

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

    the unit was 8 TB,actual usable storage 7.5 TB, speed was ok but I only copy 100 GB file a week to it, overall good capacity for the price paid

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

    Solid drive

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

    Got this drive to use as a time capsule backup for my old comouter with tons of family photos. This drive did not disappoint Not a bad price for 8tb

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

    8T storage

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

    This 8T storage will be very helpful to help back up all our photos & documents from our previous computer.

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

    Great Disk Drive

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

    I have been buying these for years and have over a dozen of them. Only had one die once after I had dropped it on the floor. Great price as well!

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

    Best external HDD on the market

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

    Will only use these WD external MyBook drives exclusively for their proven reliability and quality. Solid backup resource!

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

    Still working after more than a year

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

    I bought this for a Plex server, but I now use it as a backup server. Works great!

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

    External drive

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

    Great option to have when you need more downloadable storage.

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

    definitely

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

    It looks nice, performs well enough and depending on your budget, a huge capacity can be quickly connected.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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