Reddit mentions of WD 8TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0 - WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN,Black

I'll go down by about 20 bucks within the next couple weeks if you care to wait. the sale from bestbuy cycles up and down. You can also get a mybook from amazon if you need it now, which also has 256mb cache whitelabel reds in them. Do not get 4TB mybooks though, they will have blue/greens.

If you've got Prime you can get it from Amazon for basically the same price (came to $0.01 more for me).

Guessing this for WD and this one for Seagate?

If you need even more storage: 2TB for $65, shipped (2.5" USB powered) or 4TB for $100, shipped
(2.5" USB powered).

Here's an 8TB for $160, shipped (3.5" externally powered).

Can I shuck this. $169. has been the price on amazon for a while.

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https://www.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1542908638&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=wd+8tb

I use this 8TB

8 TB seagates externals are on sale at Amazon for 150 Just shuck the drive and you're good to go :P or keep it external.

Or get a mybook for 170, shuck it and keep the enclosure and you're ok for warranty. Just put the drive back into it before you ship it back and say you had to take it out for data recovery.

I don’t have an easy answer for you. I have been looking for an 8TB drive for some time now myself, and have spent far too much time comparing options. I would love to hear everyone’s opinion!

I also haven’t looked that much at encryption, hopefully someone here knows more about that part.

Seagate Expansion STEB8000100
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HAPGEIE/ - $150
Lacie Porsche Design USB-C STFE8000401
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075VP1PJX - $220
HDD (probably, based on forum reports): Seagate Archive HDD ST8000AS0002 (SMR)

Pros:

• Cheapest option
  Cons:
  
• Meh performance (SMR)
  
• 1-2 years warranty
  
• Meh reliability/workload (rated 180 TB/year)
  
  Seagate Game Drive Desktop 8TB STGG8000400 – ($240)
  https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07173WR4B - £165 (couldn’t find on Amazon.com)
  HDD (probably): Seagate Barracuda (non-pro) ST8000DM004 (SMR)
  
  Pros:
  
• OK drive (most agree that it’s better than the Archive)
  Cons:
  
• Meh performance (SMR)
  
• 1 year warranty
  
• Meh reliability/workload (rated 55 TB/year)
  
  Seagate Backup Plus Hub STEL8000100
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HD6ZLQ6 - $155
  Seagate Backup Plus Hub STEL8000200
  https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01IAD5ZC6 - £158
  
• Mostly reported as ST8000AS0002 inside, some reports of ST8000DM004 inside (see above).
  (see https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/7875/seagate-backup-plus-hub-8tb-external-drive-review/index.html, https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/7fbkh3/the_seagate_backup_plus_8tb_no_longer_have_the/)
  
  Internal 3.5” + USB Enclosure - $300
  HDD (e.g.): Seagate Barracuda Pro ST8000DM0004 (PMR Helium)
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07211QYRC - $280
  or HGST Ultrastar He8 HUH728080ALE600 (PMR Helium)
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q1IZJD8 - $240
  Enclosure (e.g.): Ugreen 3.5” Hard Drive Enclosure
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076WQHK2G - $20
  
  Pros:
  
• Highest performance (7200 rpm + PMR, not SMR)
  
• 5 year warranty on drive
  
• High reliability/workload drive (rated 300 TB/year)
  
• Flexible (You can use the drive internally, if you decide to do that)
  Cons:
  
• Most expensive option
  
• Possible compatibility issue depending on enclosure
  
  WD Easystore
  Also HDD lottery.
  (see https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/7fx0i0/wd_easystore_8tb_compendium/)
  
  WD My Book
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQQHLGC - $170
  HDD: Lottery.
  Reports vary all over the place. Very old reports say HGST Enterprise Helium (Early 2016), Older reports (Mid 2016) say WD Red WD80EZZX (Good), newer reports (2017) say it’s a lower-performance white-label drive, some call it a WD Blue (?).
  (see https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/HGST-Enterprise-He8-HDD-Found-Early-Retail-8TB-WD-My-Book, http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/776633-8TB-WDBFJK0080HBK-NESN-vs-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN, https://tinkertry.com/liberate-western-digital-8tb-from-external-drive-enclosure-to-save-big)
  Neutral:
  
• Performance?
  
• Reliability/workload?
  Pros:
  
• Cheap option
  
• 3 year warranty
  
• Most probably PMR, not SMR
  Cons:
  
• HDD lottery
  
  This was quickly put together. Comments and suggestions welcome! :-)

unsure :/ the 4tb also listed on the same page linked above was $90 yesterday, but has since gone up to $110.

Looks like Amazons version (WD MyBook) also looks to have a WD Red on the 8tb sku (per the reviews) has been hovering around $200-$210 since February.

https://camelcamelcamel.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/product/B01LQQHLGC

Is this drive better or worse than WD 8TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN, other than price of course.

Amazon canada has been selling at that price for months now: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01LQQHLGC/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB

I love how Newegg calls it a "sale" by setting their regular price $150 more than amazon, then claiming "sale" by setting it like everyone.

Anyone know if the 1 drive version of this has the red drive as well? https://www.amazon.com/16TB-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBLWE0160JCH-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1 in which case, if you were just popping the drives out, wouldn't it be cheaper to get 2 of the single drive ones at $229 ea vs the dual drive one for $500?

No worries at all mate.

Here you go

https://www.amazon.ca/Western-Digital-External-Drive-USB-3-0-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC/

They are 234.99 at the moment, so if you want i can send you a $15off staples coupon (PM me). I did most of my price matching and buying in store. You just tell the teller that you want to price match to amazon.ca and when they price match it mention that you have a coupon (either print it or read out the code to them, which they will enter in the system and you will get $15 off after the price match)

As for the Mybook having Reds, check the this link

https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/75070x/wd_8tbs_on_sale_again/do2vlel/

I have the 3rd model listed there (WD80EMAZ (256 MB Cache with Enterprise Sata Connector)

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Edit : oh wow down to $228.99 now. I guess buying couple more won't hurt ;)

Not really any "qualities" to look for.

Suggested Brands: Western Digital (WD) or Seagate

Connection: USB 3.0

Size: Larger than 256 GB.

Anything that fits that, will work. I use a [Western Digital "MyBook" 8TB] (https://www.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=western+digital+external+hard+drive&qid=1570487137&sr=8-5)

But you can get whatever size you need.

Looks like Amazon has the same price as well:

https://smile.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC/

You can use camelcamelcamel for alerts and price history.

There is a myBook currently on sale for 160 USD.

See the sidebar for WD Easystore compendium -->

If you are a digital media hoarder like me then you are better off with NAS where you can add hard drives as they fill up. Look at Synology DS418 or equivalent QNAP version.

This is going to be very expensive if you go this route with cost of NAS + multiple hard drives.

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Cheaper option is to stick in an 8TB drive like WD 8TB My Book. It often goes on sales between $110 - 120. If you are in US thanksgiving sale is close and you might get one then.

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My set up is an old windows home server holding all media/data which shares media across all my devices in home (20TB).

For the shield I just have a 128GB sandisk Ultra USB drive attached to it to expand space.

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Amazon has 8tb wd external drives for $200. I'm not sure if they are shuckable though..
There are some listed as used-like new by Amazon warehouse for $180
WD 8TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_taa_F7ltzbWTMQVQ0

What are you intending to use it for? Watch for the WD My Book 8TB external to go on sale, it was $185 2 weeks ago. Shuck it from the enclosure. It's a white labelled WD Red. Some power supplies provide 3.3v on the 3rd pin which prevents the drive from spinning up. Lots of ways around it posted online.

Link to the drive:
https://www.amazon.ca/Western-Digital-External-Drive-USB-3-0-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=VM8X9Q36B0AG6SY7D2TP

FWIW, I'm in Melbourne and recently price matched an 8TB MyBook drive at Officeworks to the current price on NewEgg.

edit The 8TB drives on Amazon.com.au are $266.52AUD shipped, might be worth checking Officeworks to see if they'll match that.

https://www.amazon.com.au/WD-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1542075936&sr=1-1&keywords=mybook+8tb

I see this one at Amazon for $183: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Does this means it's a fairly standard price or is the Amazon one different?

How cheap can you normally find this drive?

Thanks!

Why would you go with $160 for 6 TB Seagate Barracudas when you can get a higher quality WD NAS drive with 8TB of capacity for the same price?

Shuck these and they have drives similar to the WD Reds which retail for much higher:
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC

After the drive is filled, if you add more to it or change an existing file, it has to go back and rewrite everything after the part of the data you are replacing, for that it can be horribly slow. I hate to imagine what would happen if you turned it off while that is still happening.

Basically any cheap Seagate drive is using this technology. That goes for 8tb desktop drives/externals, as well as 4TB and up 2.5inch drives.

Personally I'd go with something like this WD drive.

How about this https://www.amazon.ca/Western-Digital-External-Drive-USB-3-0-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1522635431&sr=8-5&keywords=8tb+external

There 8tb red or oem versions and much cheaper.

Easystores have a WD Red (sometimes white label which is a red drive with some quirks) NAS drive which is popular for 24/7 usage. These have either an archive drive or a barracuda drive. Archive drives are bad for frequent writes, but are good for backing up/storing once and reading many times as they use shingled magnetic recording. The Barracuda is a desktop drive, which is kind of the middle ground. If you are going to use this one as an external drive, it has a two port usb 3.0 hub in the front that the Easystore does not. Another alternative is to buy the WD Mybook which is guaranteed to have a WD Red and has a 3-year warranty. Currently @ 184.99.

Instead, why not buy two of these, shuck the drives, and then have WD Reds for the same, or slightly less, per-TB price you would have bought the blues at? Only downside is you need to start out with larger capacities.

By all means, invest in a NAS system like Synology. This is an expense that merits the cost.

I personally own one like this one filled with 8 x 4TB WD RED drives with two disk redundancy, so if two disks fail on me I should be fine.

Every three months, I back up the entire 20 TB on mulitple 8TB WD books drives like these for offline cold storage, just in case my office burns down. All links in this post are referral links.

Data is NOT something to go cheap on. It has other uses, too. I use it for a home security system, printer server, and a PLEX server as well.

EDIT: This 8tb WD EasyStore external drive is a better buy than what I originally linked above. Usually they ship with an 8tb RED NAS drive inside which is worth more than the drive themselves.

Could always get one of these if you prefer Amazon. Pretty sure they have the helium filled white labels from HGST. In the 8TB model anyways.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LQQHLGC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

People say this works well on their Xbox Ones: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01LQQHLGC

I've always had excellent performance with my internal WD drives but this is unknown territory for me.

Price History

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LQQHLGC people report inside is WD REDs. Sureley $168 is less than you outlay. no warranty though.

Aughhh this is getting more and more complicated.

My PC only has one more drive bay free, I've been using it as my smb host.

Cost wise going multi drive is....

Wait. What if I shucked WD my books instead of a Seagate 8tb external?

They have blues or something in them right?

Like these?

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B01LQQHLGC/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1522959512&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=wd+mybook&dpPl=1&dpID=31RlBoWL6uL&ref=plSrch

One option is to go 500+GB SSD (of your choice. You can look up /r/newmaxx guide on SSD)

For mechanical (HDD) storage, you can always go with something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_YClTCbN4KTB7X

You can shuck it from it's housing and then you have an 8TB drive. That unit frequently goes on sale. Keep an out on /r/buildapcsales

I'll have a physical copy whenever i order a large external. (My volume is 12TB but currently only 6TB being used)

Other than drag and dropping, are there any other applications that can "clone" my volume?

Can you confirm that this is the same one?

https://www.amazon.ca/Western-Digital-External-Drive-USB-3-0-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492733752&sr=8-1&keywords=8tb+my+book

Try 8T. There are only two 10T models at twice the price.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQQHLGC

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-External-Desktop-Storage-Photography/dp/B01HD6ZLQ6

I went with the Libre Renegade since it was on Amazon and had prime shipping but it looks like Amazon only has the
4GB for $80 so it would be pointless to pay that much when the NanoPi M4 is $65

Looks like you can still get the 1GB version ($35) and the heatsink($4) from Love our PI but anything above that would be a waste of $ the main benefit is a solid OMV 4 build and the fact you can use any Rasp Pi case.


Here's the case I bought for $10.

I had to mod it to fit but I was able to easily mount a 40mm Noctua fan to it
So you're looking at around $50 not counting micro SD.

Then I have a 4bay Mediasonic Probox with 4x8TB shucked WD My Books(WD80EZAZ) and Easy Stores(WD80EMAZ). The 4 i purchased were all basically the same white drives which are the same thing as the 8TB reds.

Currently getting 100-110mbs and SMART actually works perfectly.

So total cost is gonna set you back $150 for everything except hard drives.

With that said, I personally would still go the same route since I know its reliable and all the kinks are ironed out.
The RK3399 boards are coming out every day so I would probably get the NanoPi M4 since it has OMV ready to go.

I have a ps4 and faced with the same dilemma. From my research, I've seen that Seagate is highly unreliable. That pushed me to look into western digital. They appear to be much more reliable but are also somewhat more expensive.

WD 8TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_Nf8RybJB1HCC7

This is the one I'm looking to get, once the ps4 update allowing external hard drives is released. It has the best ratings, tons of space, and a great value.

159.99 on amazon right now

The MyBook is $160 regularly $299 on Amazon while the EasyStore is $150 regularly $180 also on Amazon. There is a price difference there and if they contain the same drive then why even bother making a whole seperate product out of it? I'm not arguing that you're wrong but it doesn't make very much sense.

8 TB mybooks are already $160 on amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1541458359&sr=8-1&keywords=8tb+mybook

As far as I can tell they have 8TB white labels in them though.

WD 8TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_46S8Bb8G8WRPB

That's the one I bought and it has worked great for me. Able to install most of my games. It does need a power source but I feel it's worth it.

Are you in Europe? I only ask because I am in desperate need of another 8TB HDD and I totally forgot about Black Friday coming fairly soon, so I went looking a few hours ago.

Amazon:

8TB MY BOOK $159 -- https://smile.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540805239&sr=8-1&keywords=WD+8tb+external

8TB ELEMENTS $149 -- https://smile.amazon.com/Elements-Desktop-Hard-Drive-WDBWLG0080HBK-NESN/dp/B07D5V2ZXD/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1540805239&sr=8-2&keywords=WD+8tb+external

Thank God I came to /r/DataHoarders. I was literally minutes away from buying an Elements drive.

Does anyone know whether the hard drives inside these externals are 7200 or 5400 rpm?:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQQHLGC/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HAPGEIE/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HD6ZLQ6/

tbh i'd just go with this, it's the same price as m.2 SSD from Samsung and it works right out of the box with close enough speeds(USB 3.1 caps out at 500MB/s ish), if you need more than 256GB, just get an external SSD

edit:
also, why not just go with an HDD? It's not like PS4 has SSD in it...

Can the new version of that be shucked just as easily?

From Amazon it's $189 for 8TB, why is the new version so much cheaper? Are they using lower quality drives?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQQHLGC/

I wasn't able to find that specific model, but I did manage to find this one: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC

I bought this one and is 50ms normal? First time doing this test
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1523513100&sr=1-4&keywords=8tb

So just to clarify, it's these, right? https://www.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC/

I'm itching to kick start my new media storage vault, but I'm still uncertain which one to buy. Shucking is super easy, zero problems doing it.

Is there any chance at all that I won't get a Red out of it? I keep seeing some reports of some people getting Blue equivalents...

https://smile.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC

Nice...

Grab one of these while you're at it...

/u/Zenijin

https://www.amazon.ca/Western-Digital-External-Drive-USB-3-0-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC

$189.99 for the 8TB on Amazon right now.

This isn't true...the single and duo are reds or purples (WD only makes 8TB drives in Red, Purple or Gold...you'll never get a Gold in one of these).

These two models come with Reds preinstalled:

Single

Duo

https://www.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485431008&sr=8-1&keywords=wd+8tb

This?

I am asking

what is the difference between https://www.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-.../dp/B01LQQHLGC

https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Desk...dp/B07D5V2ZXD?
what kind of drives have these 2 external harddrives??

If you're just adding a couple HDDs to your PC then don't worry about going over your power supply's rated use.

But if you're curious have a look at this http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2148649/psu-calculator-trust.html



My advice is to not buy external drives because you will always buy more HDDs and eventually you'll have 5-10 externals each taking up a power socket and lots of floor space.

Instead I would recommend buying a large (6-10TB) internal drive. That way you will end up with fewer HDDs so that means less power use, less SATA cables/slots used etc.

If you buy small 2-5TB then you'll need another in a short while, where as if you get an 8TB it'll take a lot longer.

When storing media it's a when and not an if you need more drives.


But to answer one of your questions, just buy one of these 8TB drives. Inside are WD Reds IIRC which isn't a shabby drive at all. Have a look around to see if you can get the same product cheaper, sometimes bestbuy etc has it on sale.

It's not 20% less though.

Seagate Expansion $139
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Desktop-External-STEB8000100/dp/B01HAPGEIE

WD Elements $150
https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Desktop-Hard-Drive-WDBWLG0080HBK-NESN/dp/B07D5V2ZXD

WD My Book $160
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC

I bought an 8TB Western Digital external with USB 3.0 back in July 2016. No issues and I'm very happy with it. Ever since I've only bought digital downloads and have 4TB or so left. I paid around $250 back then and now Amazon has an updated version for $150. It's one that I recommend.

WD 8TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0 - WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQQHLGC/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_Sk-CDbQ1BEJM5

I'm Canadian. Trick is you buy the drives when there are good deals. I don't see any right now, but $400 is a bit high for 10 TB even in Canada. This 10 TB drive is CAD$300 or $315 after taxes on the Canadian Amazon store. This 8 TB drive is only CAD$184 on Amazon Canada, meaning you could get 16 GB for $368+tax.

Is the NAS really worth it for the premium price in storage? Guess it matters how much you care about redundancy. I personally don't because I can just re-download stuff fairly quickly if anything happened (~1.5 days for 16 TB and 1 Gbps connection) and nothing in my hard drive is that sensitive. Of course you might have other circumstances that make the premium price worth it.

For those that want to use them as externals for backups - If you figure in the sales tax that you are going to have to pay at Best Buy, spend another ~$10 and you get the newer, non Best Buy model with an extra year of warranty, and the build in encryption and auto backup.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822235160

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1273853-REG/wd_wdbbgb0080hbk_nesn_8tb_my_boo.html

https://www.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN/dp/B01LQQHLGC