RAM | 8 TB |
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Hard Drive | 8 TB Mechanical Hard Disk |
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Western Digital 8TB EASYSTORE External HDD (WDBCKA0080HBK-NESN)
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Digital Storage Capacity | 8 TB |
Hard Disk Interface | ATA-4 |
Brand | Western Digital |
Special Feature | Portable |
Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.5 Centimeters |
Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk |
Compatible Devices | Desktop |
Installation Type | External Hard Drive |
Color | Black |
Hard Disk Size | 8 TB |
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- UPC: 718037856124
- Weight: 2. 800 lbs
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Storage Capacity | 4.8 | — | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Durability | 3.9 | — | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Tech Support | 3.5 | — | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Easy to install | 4.5 | — | — | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
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storage capacity | 8 TB | 250 GB | 8 TB | 2 TB | 5 TB | 4 TB |
hardware interface | usb3.0 | sata 1 5 gb | usb3.0 | usb3.0 | usb3.0 | usb3.0, usb2.0 |
compatible devices | Desktop | Desktop | Laptop, Desktop | Desktop | Desktop | Laptop,Desktop |
form factor | — | 3.5-inch | Laptop | 3.5-inch | Portable | 3.5-inch |
write speed | 1 | 150 megabytes per second | — | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Technical Details
Brand | Western Digital |
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Item model number | WDBCKA0080HBK-NESN |
Hardware Platform | PC, Mac |
Item Weight | 2.2 pounds |
Color | Black |
Flash Memory Size | 8 |
Hard Drive Interface | ATA-4 |
Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 8 |
Batteries | 2 AAA batteries required. |
Manufacturer | Western Digital |
ASIN | B073LK1F6X |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | June 25, 2017 |
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4.4 out of 5 stars |
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Best Sellers Rank | #507 in External Hard Drives |
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Customers like the value, performance, ease of setup, and quality of the computer drive. They mention that it's an incredible bargain for the quality of drive, works beautifully, and is easy to set up. Some like the noise. That said, opinions are mixed on the speed.
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Customers appreciate the value of the hard drive. They say it's an incredible bargain for the quality of drive, and is great for inexpensive storage. Some customers also say the drive is perfect for their needs and is excellent for extending their space.
"...I like this product as a means to inexpensively back up my computer without the security concerns of using cloud-based backup schemes." Read more
"...drives can run up to $300, so by buying this, you're getting a high-quality HDD in a nondescript external enclosure...." Read more
"...It's a good deal at the $158 price." Read more
"Fast shipping and great packaging. This storage device is the best storage device I have ever owned...." Read more
Customers like the performance of the computer drive. They mention that it works beautifully, has no problems, and works well with their system for backups.
"...Anyhow, using this to add storage to an Xbox One S. Working good so far." Read more
"...No problems. When it's asleep, it takes a few seconds to spin up for a read or write...." Read more
"Works as expected, not very fast though...." Read more
"I have 4 of these running on mac pro 5,1 machines. This one failed 5 days after I had loaded 4 TB onto it...." Read more
Customers find the computer drive to be easy to set up and use. They mention that it is easy to use and back up their files.
"Super easy, no app download, plug it in and drag your files over. Store it away for a year, plug it back in and get your files." Read more
"...With Backup, operation is simple...." Read more
"...Boots up quickly, hassle free, GREAT Value!" Read more
"...I have backed up tons of stuff to it without any issues. Easy to set up and get using. I use this on both a MacBook Pro and a Windows laptop...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the computer drive. They say it's reliable, durable, and solid state. Customers also appreciate the fact that the drives operate without failure or difficulties.
"...the higher quality WD Red NAS disk which is known to be quiet and reliable." Read more
"...On the other hand, all drives continue operating without failure or difficulties - as expected." Read more
"...Solid state, no noise - you don't even know it's on except for the indicator light. Boots up quickly, hassle free, GREAT Value!" Read more
"...Have always found WD products to be reliable and durable." Read more
Customers like the computer drive's quiet operation. They say it's very quiet and that they won't even hear it running.
"...On the other hand, the 8TB EASYSTORE is super quiet while the 8TB My Book Desktop drive had an annoying low pitched vibration that could be heard..." Read more
"...On the plus side the drive is super quiet, you won't even hear it running." Read more
"...Solid state, no noise - you don't even know it's on except for the indicator light. Boots up quickly, hassle free, GREAT Value!" Read more
"...No vibration that I can notice and very quiet. Great product." Read more
Customers are mixed about the speed of the hard drive. Some mention it's very fast and quiet, while others say it'd be a bit slow to start and sometimes OS gives up. It can take several hours to transfer one folder and it takes some extra time to engage.
"...It is fast and very responsive. I have always trusted Western Digital storage and I will continue to do so." Read more
"...transfer, some 200 to 600 gig at a time, and it can take several hours to transfer one folder...." Read more
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I can't speak on durability quite yet. Rest assured, I will certainly update this review significantly if this dies within a year of purchase.
Side note:
I have been seeing things that this could have a white label or a WD red drive inside. I would prefer not to shuck this out of the casing, so if anyone knows another way to tell, let me know!
This model is one of the Desktop models (WD also makes a portable EasyStore product line), intended to sit on a desktop very close by your desktop or tower computer. It is a small vertical/tower case, about the same size as a typical cable modem, that includes a Western Digital hard disk drive (HDD) and a power supply (although it still needs an external 'wall wart' style power supply). It comes with the power supply and a short USB type 2 cable, perhaps a couple feet long. It also comes bundled with a few WD software applications that are zipped into a single file that is pre-loaded on the internal drive. There are two versions of the software; for Windows and Mac systems.
The internal HDD comes pre-formatted for use with Windows computers. If you want to use it on a Mac computer, you will need to reformat the HDD before starting to use it.
To use this product, you place it on a surface next to your computer, plug in the AC power supply and plug the included USB cable between this unit and any USB port on the computer. There is no power switch; it is on whenever it is plugged in.
On Windows, the internal HDD is immediately recognized as a storage device and it will appear in File Explorer (Windows Explorer) and will be available as a drive to any Windows application, and you can use it just like any USB HDD or big 'thumb drive'.
However, the product is primarily designed to provide automatic, scheduled backup. To do this, you need to run the EXE file that comes pre-loaded on the internal HDD, and this installs a Discovery application on your computer. I believe that this program's function is to continually scan your HDD (or any drives) and then build and maintain an index file which resides on the internal HDD. Then, from Discovery, you can install a couple more applications; WD Backup and WD Utilities. The Backup app lets you schedule how the automatic backup will work; how often, when, and which drive(s) to back up. The Utilities provides several maintenance features that you will probably never need.
With Backup, operation is simple. First you get to choose which of two storage places to back up to, and this can be either the EasyStore HDD or your DropBox account's 'cloud' storage space (if you have one). One you have selected the EasyStore (assuming you chose that option), then you are shown a list of drives on the computer that are available to be backed up; you choose one or more of them. Then you are asked about three questions regarding when and how often to run the automatic backup. You can also click a screen button to force an immediate unscheduled backup. You might, for example, choose to do one backup every day at 2 AM, or once every Saturday at 10 PM, etc. The EasyStore will immediately get busy searching your drive(s) and building its database, but it will not necessarily start copying files until the first scheduled time.
It may seem at first that no backup has taken place, because EasyStore hides all your backed up (copied) files under about five levels of folders on the internal HDD. But once you know where to look, it is easy to view any backed up file(s).
Backups occur automatically and transparently. Even if you are at the computer, you probably will not know that the EasyStore Backup app and HDD are quietly going about their business in the background. There is no status except a cryptic LED on the front of the EasyStore. However, the Backup app will show the date and time when the most recent backup took place.
Once all files have been initially copied over to the EasyStore, subsequent backups involve only those files that have been added or modified since the previous backup. Because of this, most scheduled backups will not take very long. The Backup app does NOT appear to ever remove or rename files on the EasyStore HDD......if you renamed a file on your computer's drive, it seems that Backup will regard it as a new file, and will copy it over without deleting the old file. And if you delete a file on your computer's drive, it appears that Backup will not delete the backup copy on the EasyStore. Also, Backup will not make any changes to drives on your computer; it only affects the EasyStore drive.
I have had a few of these for different computers, and so far they have all worked just fine. Customer service/technical support is pretty easy to get when needed, although they are not open 24/7.
I like this product as a means to inexpensively back up my computer without the security concerns of using cloud-based backup schemes.
Anyhow, using this to add storage to an Xbox One S. Working good so far.
On the other hand, the 8TB EASYSTORE is super quiet while the 8TB My Book Desktop drive had an annoying low pitched vibration that could be heard and felt as it sat on my desk. In comparison, the EASYSTORE is dead silent and I don't even notice it. The 8TB WD EASYSTORE costs more than the 8TB My Book Desktop HDD but it is well worth it to me . It is rumored that the 8TB EASYSTORE uses the higher quality WD Red NAS disk which is known to be quiet and reliable.