Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN
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- SKU:
- 5605510
Customer reviews
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 1711 reviews
(1,711 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Value4.5
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars
- Quality4.5
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use4.6
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
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.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
definitely
||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 - Pros mentioned:Usb
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Still working after more than a year
||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:Reliability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
easy to use
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.runs great. works sporatic if using with another brand external drive. but works great with other western digital
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
WD hard drive
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The hard drive is ready to go right out of the box. Its big enough hold thousands of pictures and videos.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great external hard drive
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Wanted an external hard drive to free up space on all my work and home computers. It allows me to have a backup of all my file with room to spare.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Reliability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works really well
||Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I have 5 of these. They all work great. When you get all the same model, you can move cords from one to another if you need to.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
My Book Rocks
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Enough space for a computer clone and other daily back=ups.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Reliability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Geat drive.
||Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very good product. Great reliable performance! I use for movie and music storage.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent easy to use external HDD
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I purchased this for my PS4 Pro. Setup was easy and it's fairly quiet when in use. I'll be buying another for my Xbox One X when it comes out in the fall.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Western Digital
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.with video media sucking down file space, an eight Terabyte hard drive is required. I was able to get a Western Digital drive at a good price.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Ok
||Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Had to return it 2 times just get corrupted easily, lots of storage for cheap
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Reliability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Chugging along nicely
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.2 months in and so far haven't had any issues. I've completed 2 backups of identical information on 2 of these drives and greatly satisfied.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Reliability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very fine equipment
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This external disk, with organic security feature, is a reliable unit as we have three other like WD units in operation for over 4 years.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works great!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Purchased this external hard drive to expand storage capabilities. I've had it for a couple of months and it works great and was easy to set up.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Save your VODs
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Able to save all my Twitch stream videos, I highly recommend this to my friends and network.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Value for Money
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great value for the HDD size to for external storage. So far works very well for my use case
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Product!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Works exactly as advertised and easy to set up. I've been using WD My Books for years and love them!
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The price for this is amazing and the storage is huge! It’s HUGE! Now a days we need a lot of storage since everything is digital!
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Hearty Drive
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.We use this for our PS4 Games. It's quiet, looks sleek and the 8TB is hopefully more than we can ever fill.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Product review
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Never had a problem with My Book external HDs. With 8TB storage this may be the last one I will ever need
I would recommend this to a friend