
It comes with a slew of features, too, which are worth the price of admission alone. Though a My Book lacks the functionality of the Western Digital My Cloud range, it’s much cheaper, making for a cost-effective local backup solution. Thankfully, our findings were mostly positive. We ordered a drive on Amazon to ensure our sample wasn’t cherry-picked and took it through the ringer, testing speed, errors and more. In this Western Digital My Book review, we’re going to see if it’s among the best external hard drives or if you should go with another option.

That said, the need for dedicated power and a large form factor make it a poor choice for storage on the go. My Books allow you to get a lot of storage for little money, outfitted with archival drives and a sleek exterior. They’ve been around a while, in many iterations, and it’s easy to see why.

Western Digital My Book drives are a staple of the storage giant’s external range.

That said, you SHOULD assume the warranty WILL BE VOID if you remove the drive. You can supposedly remove the drive with minimal effort - and if you manage to not damage the enclosure you can even keep the warranty. The WD Easystore 8TB is currently on sale at Best Buy for $140 and there's a very strong possibility that it uses WD Reds (an 8TB WD Red is typically $300~, currently $250). UPDATE: Live again, but time from Best Buy's Ebay store (remember, snitches get stitches):
