WD My Book

8 TB
Price in EUR including VAT
EUR24,30/1TB
Delivered between Thu, 24/4 and Tue, 29/4
More than 10 items in stock at supplier

Memory Size

Product details

The My Book Desktop hard drive features WD Backup software for Windows, is compatible with Apple Time Machine for Mac, and is a reliable solution for storing photos, videos, music files, and documents. The My Book Desktop hard drive also works excellently with Acronis True Image WD Edition software for scheduling complete system backups. With the built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption and WD Security, you can set a custom password to protect your content.

Key specifications

Form factor
3.5"
Interface
USB 3.0
Power supply
Electrical connection
Number of hard disks included
1 x
Item number
5942034

General information

Manufacturer
WD
Category
External hard drives
Manufacturer no.
WDBBGB0080HBK-EESN
Release date
14/9/2016

Colour

Colour
Black
Exact colour description
Black

Data storage properties

Storage capacity
8 TB
Interface
USB 3.0
Form factor
3.5"
Number of hard disks included
1 x
File format
ExFat
Hardware encryption
256-bit hardware encryption
Software included
WD BackupWD Drive UtilitiesWD Security

Power supply

Power supply
Electrical connection

Origin

Country of origin
China

Sustainability

Manufacturer commitment
SBTi

Voluntary climate contribution

CO₂-Emission
Climate contribution

Scope of delivery

Scope of delivery
External power supplyUSB cable

Product dimensions

Weight
960 g
Height
170.60 mm
Width
49 mm
Length
139.30 mm

Package dimensions

Length
22.80 cm
Width
9.30 cm
Height
20.50 cm
Weight
1.35 kg

Legal Notice

Product Safety

14-day cancellation right
30-day right of return
Return policy
24 Months Statutory warrantyGuarantee provisions

Reviews & Ratings

Translation: machine translated
Overall ratingVery good85/100
Very good85/100
Basic TutorialsSingle testReleaseJanuary 2025

All in all, the WD My Book 22 TB proves to be a hard drive with enormous storage capacity and the usual reliability of the manufacturer Western Digital. It can be set up in no time at all, allowing backups or extensive media collections to be stored on it. Nevertheless, it naturally takes a little longer for all the files to end up on the hard drive...

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CT MagazinSingle testReleaseJuly 2023

... Consequently, there is no power switch, and a somewhat outdated wide Micro-B USB socket is used for connection to the PC. Despite small shortcomings, the WD My Book is well suited for backing up large amounts of data, and fortunately there is something you can do about the noise.

This test report belongs to a different type: My Book (22 TB)