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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 2876 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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93%would recommend to a friend
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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    5TB for cost of 4(at the time of purchase)

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

    Needed a replacement since repurposing old 2TB for external storage of WiiU titles

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    very good

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

    can store lots of things and reading speeds are very fast

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    These 5 Terabytes units are wonderful long lastin.

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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.

    They are the best to hold your memories and photos,videos,documents etc. suggestion don’t run it if your not using it!

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

    5 tb backup drive

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

    great so far had issue with open box macbook pro key chain locked by someone before me but this appears to work well....

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WD2Go

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

    Excellent product , more room and safe a lot of activity in this items

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Keep your memories safe

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

    Great product Helps keep your files and movies backed up Plus all your pictures that overloads your phone Thank you

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Stores things

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

    Excellent. Really a good place to store files. You can store a bunch of them. You want storage? Here’s a drive. Use it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Product!!!

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

    This is one of my favorite product and I used 2 TB WD earlier and now I bought 5TB. I love this product and taking my data backups regularly.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    USB 3.0 CONNECTION WITH PLENTY OF SPACE FOR BACKUP

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

    GREAT PRICE FOR A 5 TB PORTABLE HARD DRIVE. GREAT FOR BACKING UP YOUR PHOTO COLLECTION AND OTHER IMPORTANT FILES. I would recommend this usb drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Much needed buy

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

    I lost everything I had on my dropbox due to an accidental psi of a button. So happy I bought this to really save my important items when I travel.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Keep it Safe

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

    Easy to use and back up computer files. This is 3rd one I have purchased.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    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.

    great value, works great i use it for my xbox and no problems so far

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    5T portable HD

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

    This is a great device to have to store all my photos and videos on. I feel like I will never run out of space.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Somewhat noisy backup

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

    Suggested by Geek Squad as a backup for a laptop, which has worked well. It does make a noticeable whirring noise most days while backing up.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    extra storage

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

    all about this item was good for me i was able to store all my pictures. they was even space left over.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    PS5 Storage

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

    Great for the size and price, only con is the speed (6 hours for 40 games). It’ll do for the time being until SSD’s are cheaper

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works as described.

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

    Works as intended, no issues so far. Do handle with care since it is a hard drive. Plug and play use, no need to install anything.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    External Drive

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

    I love this external drive. I can now store all my PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games without worrying about having to have space.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Got your BACK!!!!!

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

    Best portable drive I've ever owned. Great download and upload speed.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Backup

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

    I purchased two then went back and purchased three more I love these.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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