Customer Reviews

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] A bit slow for nowadays thought the capacity is the contemporary one. It's not the 7200 rpm certainly. Forget it. It's the 5700 rpm one(still not the fastest experienced in this class writing speed). The primary reason I deducted stars from the rating however is due to the units poor heat management. This drive runs much hotter than other units I have previously used and consistently sits at or above 50C even when idol, and well over 60C when writing any medium to large data transfer or tasking which if not addressed has been found to directly lead to higher instances of drive failure as well as significantly reduced drive. Personally I addressed this by 3D printing a custom fan shroud which fits an 80mm computer fan to the top of the unit , fully circulating air throughout the drive as pictured below. Overall great functionality and aesthetic compared to others I have previously used & would plan on purchasing more in the future/ recommending to a friend for increased storage needs.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The new WD easystore 8TB version changed the case front and drive inside. 7.27 TB actual usable space. Made in Thailand. The box it came in was not shrink wrapped. The old, discontinued 8TB version contained a helium filled drive, while these new ones are air filled WD80EDAZ-11TA3A0. The new drive runs hot and loud. Older helium 8TB easystore idles around mid-30C and mid-40C under load. This new version reaches 59C under heavy use. Even though it reports itself as a 5400rpm drive, it might actually be 7200rpm, which explains the heat and loudness. Benchmarks via USB 3.0: 205 MB/s sequential read and 206 MB/s sequential write when empty. Great speeds for a hard drive, but worried about longevity due to excess heat.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Holds a lot of stuff. Xbox storage works great untill it starts to not power connect to the xbox. Now it starts my cable need to be plugged in to a different usb port. So now i cant access my gamessssssssssss.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This drive is big (8TB) and fast. I'm getting 200+ MB/s transfer rates (verified by timing large file transfers as well as benchmark utilities like Crystal DriveMark). I'm extremely happy with the performance. Prior to getting this drive, I had tried a Seagate Backup Plus Hub 8TB, which was slow (often sub 100 MB/s) and inconsistent (maybe 130 MB/s one time, then 90 the next, then 150, then 70), which I returned and got the Western Digital Easystore instead. The Western Digital was $30 more expensive, but it's worth it because it performs so much better. I've seen some reviews saying that it is loud. I have not found that to be the case at all.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I purchased this hard drive looking to add extra storage space for a media collection. The reliability of WD and sale price made it a no brainer. Works great with Nvidia Shield pro 2019

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I got this drive because I needed a bigger and faster drive to do backups but it might get shucked for a NAS in the future. So shuckers may want to take note. This drive is purchased and tested in February 2021. Some say that the WD80EDAZ inside this enclosure is actually spinning at 7200 rpm, which it might be since the sequential performance of this drive closely matches that of my Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm. https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/ikk0rv/psa_multiple_wd_5400rpm_drives_are_actually/ On one hand this is WD and their screwed up, misleading marketing (See: SMR drives sold as CMR drives). The other comments complaining that the drives run hot and loud are warranted. This drive is air "filled" instead of helium filled like the old ones which adds to the heat this generates. 59 C under heavy load in a 21 C ambient is HOT. It also gets even louder once the head starts moving. On the other hand, I can live with its compromises for a drive that only needs to run around once a week. The 200 MBps sequential dramatically increased the speed of my backups. But the high temperatures this generates is still a concern. 60 C is usually the maximum operating temperature for mechanical hard drives so if you plan to run this under extended periods of time like in a NAS, it may need active cooling. If you're keeping this drive in its enclosure, keep it vertical so it can passively exhaust its heat through the top vents.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Since this is USB 3.0 it is extremely fast when connected to a 3.0 USB port on my computer. There's so much storage that my intent is to use it as a backup of my 8 gigabyte raid array. I like this format of the case, versus the new format, because it matches my other cloud and My Book storage cases by Western Digital. I looked on YouTube on how to open up the case and verify that it has a Western Digital red disc inside. It is 5100 RPM however it came with 256 megabytes of cache which is twice what the cache that the older WD Red discs had. I couldn't not be more pleased with this purchase, however time will tell how it will survive through longevity of use. However my intent is not to keep it running all the time but rather only plug it into the computer when a backup is required.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] works the way I thought it would and the way it's supposed to. Load times are pretty quick (depending on the game) and it makes almost no noise (not that I can tell since I wear a headset, although compared to my PS4 it might as well make no noise. I've got 65 games downloaded and still have a little more than 5 TB left. It's easy to use, just plug in the power supply then connect it to your PS4 via USB, format as extended storage and you're ready to go. (Controller is for size reference)

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I just purchased this tonuse qith my xbox. I own 2 8Tb already and they have served me well the store a lot of game in my case and they use to be performing well until the New SPEED of gaming consoles increase. So if you notnin to 4k or high speed requirements it works great. I can still use it for my older game which is great i womt have to use up space on the new one. I had to turn it back in when it told my games requirements would not run this storage.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is a great plug in and use external drive perfect for large video and film projects. I just loaded a 93GB file from a PC to the WD-easystore 8TB USB 3.0 Hard Drive and it zoomed the files into the drive in minutes. And the price is low and a good quality buy.