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๐Ÿ’พ Efficient Data Storage: Western Digital 8TB EASYSTORE External HDD (WDBCKA0080HBK-NESN) Review

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Details

Digital Storage Capacity8 TB
Hard Disk InterfaceATA-4
BrandWestern Digital
Hard Disk Form Factor2.5 Centimeters
Hard Disk Size8 TB
Cache Size256 MB
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Description of ๐Ÿ’พ Efficient Data Storage: Western Digital 8TB EASYSTORE External HDD (WDBCKA0080HBK-NESN)

UPC: 718037856124. Weight: 2. 800 lbs.

Reviews

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Revainrating 1 out of 5

Don't use it for automatic backups

I'm really having trouble with this device. It keeps disappearing from my iMac and I have to keep unplugging and plugging it back in for it to be recognized. As a result, my Time Machine backups keep failing. I've installed all WD software and even disabled all power saving features on the drive, including my operating system, but it still won't stay plugged in overnight. It's very frustrating not being able to do automatic nightly backups with this drive and I've had success with Westernโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Absolute Legend
Cons
  • Negative Present

Revainrating 5 out of 5

It's great.: Data Storage

Never move stacks of files between small USB drives again. Now everything has its home on one record. I've been using it for 3 or 4 months, no questions asked. Works perfectly. I have backed up many things with no problems. Easy to set up and use. I use this on both a MacBook Pro and a Windows laptop. I even do my regular backups to this drive. It was definitely worth it.

Pros
  • Complete Kit
Cons
  • Unbelievable Price

Revainrating 5 out of 5

got 2 red and 1 white

Ordered 3 of 8 TB Easystore to pull out and then use in NAS, this is what I got: All 3 were marked WDBCKA0080HBK-NESN, all 3 said, that they were made in Thailand .2 contains WD WD80EFAX red label drives, firmware 83.H0A831 contains WD WD80EMAZ white label drives, firmware 83.H0A83 All 3 work fine in Synology DS418j NAS without any changes to the SATA connector pins (ie Pin 3, 3B). No vibrations that I can perceive and very quiet. Good product.

Pros
  • Satisfied so far
Cons
  • High price

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Large capacity and low noise hard drive!

If you're looking for a great external hard drive, look no further. I bought this disc based on the excellent reviews and the lackluster reviews of related products. What every user should do when buying an external hard drive is expect some noise. It's not an external SSD. So expect some noise. With headphones on, I don't notice any noise at all on this drive as it performs its first backups. With the headphones off, it's almost invisible. I use this drive to back up all my data on threeโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Top marks for support and durability from testers
Cons
  • Something different

Revainrating 1 out of 5

HE IS RED? Only your hairdresser knows for sure!

In case you didn't know, the hard drive in this product is a Western Digital Red NAS. These drives alone can cost up to $300. So when you buy them, you get a high-quality hard drive in a nondescript outer casing. People actually remove the outer case to remove the hard drive and use it as internal storage. When you do this, you'll see either a red-labeled disk or a white-labeled disk, but they're the same regardless of the color of the label. In any case, use this to add storage space to yourโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Very good value
Cons
  • Expensive

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Ultra-quiet 8TB external USB drive.

I bought a WD 8TB EASYSTORE external hard drive to replace a crappy 8TB WD My Book Desktop external hard drive that I ordered and returned. I only kept the My Book Desktop drive for a few hours, which was long enough to convince me that it was low-quality junk and I would return it for a full refund. Revain has been great about refunds and the return process was so easy. On the other hand, the 8TB EASYSTORE is very quiet, while the 8TB My Book Desktop had an annoying low-frequency vibrationโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Everything is fine!
Cons
  • Not as thick as other models

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Ease of use, high quality local backup

This Western Digital EasyStore external hard drive is a single-task dedicated computing device; Automatic and transparent backup of one or more drives (Solid State Drives and/or Hard Disks) on a given computer. This model is one of the desktop computer models (WD also makes a line of EasyStore portable products) designed to be placed on the desktop. right next to your desktop or tower computer. This is a small tower/tower case that's about the same size as a typical cable modem and contains aโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Quality construction
Cons
  • AC outlet required

Revainrating 1 out of 5

1 out of 6 isn't bad, wait, yes it is.

(Please note that I am a storage R&D engineer and am constantly dealing with various storage devices and issues, so I test my own hardware. I am currently running and testing over 50TB of storage and I do that every day.) These rides used to be a fantastic business. hard drive you have. Then WD decided to cut corners. Then more corners. They started shipping white label drives (instead of NAS class drives), then drive integrity errors started. The last two I got (I prefer to use the same typesโ€ฆ

Pros
  • cool product
Cons
  • contact seller

Revainrating 4 out of 5

This is a complete scam.

This is a complete scam. I bought a product with 8 TB. But it did not work. I wanted to return it but I couldn't. And tried to disassemble the goods. It contained an 80GB product from 2007 instead of an 8TB product. The seller is fraud.

Pros
  • Don't waste too much time
Cons
  • I'll write later