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Model:
WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN
SKU:
5605510
Your price for this item is $176.99
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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 1711 reviews

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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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:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Hard drives holds a lot of space!

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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.

    Hard drives holds a lot of space! They are kind of big and needs a power supply though. Expected for 8GB

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use

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

    Easy to use and install. It is a bit slow to spin up if the drive had been previously asleep when compared to the 3 or 4 TB.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    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.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    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!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great deal

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

    This product worked as described and highly recommend.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Still working

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

    Great product. Easy set up and installation. Overall would recommend to my friend.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    fast and works great

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

    I needed some additional storage for backups and downloads so this purchase was a valued low cost addition that is answering the need.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    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

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    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.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    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.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    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

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    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.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good External Drive

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

    Great little external drive doing what it's intended to do. No frills just works.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Noise

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    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.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    8 tetabyte external drive

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

    Works as advertised. Not as fast as anticipated but the sheer volume of storage is what I was purchasing.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    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..

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice drive holds a lot of data.

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

    Seems to be good so far. Holds plenty of data. Could be a little cheaper.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good drive

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    Posted .
    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.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    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

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works Great!

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

    Works great. Fast upload/download. quiet and easy to set up

    I would recommend this to a friend