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Model:
WDBCTL0040HWT-NESN
SKU:
2832018
Your price for this item is $179.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 1848 reviews

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  • Ease of Use

    Rating 3.5 out of 5 stars

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88%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers find value in the My Cloud 4TB External Hard Drive's ease of use, large storage capacity, and relatively quick setup. Positive feedback also highlights its performance, remote access capabilities, and competitive price. However, some users experienced challenges with the software and interface, suggesting areas for improvement. The instructions could also benefit from greater clarity and detail.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • 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.

    I would recommend this to anyone for a external back up

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Rad

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

    This is such a good idea. I love my personal cloud server.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent for streaming your own files on the go

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

    this is by far one of western digitals greatest invention. I have had many external and internal WD products in the past but none have allowed me to be able to watch my own videos wireless from anywhere before. I have had an external hard drive hooked up to my wireless router before and was able to access files and videos while I'm at home. this new product allows me to access my files and videos while I'm at home and while I'm on the go. not only was I able to hook up my computer to it I was also able to hook up my phone, my brothers phone, and his laptop. this is by far worth every penny and I would recommend it.

    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.

    Bought this to drive to store all my digital media for streaming through PLEX. Works perfectly so far as a NAS. Additional access via web and apps are a plus. Easy to install. Well worth it to me.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WHY NOT

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

    makes better sense to me then just buying a regular harddrive this way i can access every photo or video to show family and ect.... they said it was one of the bests and i got it for a aswome price

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for the price

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

    There is plenty of memory and USB to expand. Transferring movies through the Internet is a bit slow, though.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    good

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

    works fine... WD needs to update security certificate

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Purchased as a Christmas gift.

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

    My daughter wanted this and is Very pleased with it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Network Attached Storage!

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

    It was pretty easy to setup, and then once it was connected, I have access to all my files on all my devices PC, Mac, iPhone and iPad, like a home version of Dropbox or Google Drive or One Drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    the best hard drive

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

    This is the best and fastest hard drive I used so far

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    does as says

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

    Relatively easy set up, only one screen gave me problems but easy fix and interface like dropbox.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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

    Great product!!! Would recommend to friends and family.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Nice, but not great.

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

    Learning how to use this thing has been a real pain. There is lots of storage obviously, but its slow and uses the website and all this complicated stuff just so you can use it. Maybe I'm an idiot, but I just don't get this thing. It is visually appealing though, I love the look of it. Just not quite sure if I would ever buy one of these again.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    easy to use, no problems at all

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

    This was so easy to set up! Read to go in no time.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Personal Cloud

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

    The ability to view cloud from any device is above par

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    GREAT PRODUCT

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

    This a great product to share with all station....

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great cord

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

    Having the wifi capability is a real plus works great!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy Set-Up

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

    I needed a new solution for backups for a five-computer household and this drive met my need, and was easy to set-up. So far, maintenance has been hands off, with email notifications when firmware updates are done.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good Product

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

    I would highly recommend this harddrive to anyone.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Cheap NAS solution

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

    Got this as a network Time Machine solution. The device has great network speed. The setup is kind of messy but once it's up, it's easy to manage.

    I would recommend this to a friend