WD My Book Spec and Price in the United States
My Book is WD's desktop backup line: a 3.5-inch drive with hardware AES-256 encryption and WD Backup software, USB 3.0, and a three-year warranty, per the WD product overview. Over the Elements Desktop it adds the encryption and software bundle for a small premium. It has long been the default recommendation for large local backups — the 18-22TB SKUs are the largest single-drive desktop externals WD sells.
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- 4TB
- 6TB
- 8TB
- 12TB
- 16TB
- 18TB
- 22TB
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Specifications
- Capacity
- 8TB
- Interface
- USB
- Form factor
- 3.5-inch
- Warranty
- 3 years
Capacities
| Configuration | Part number | Current best price |
|---|---|---|
| 4TB | WDBBGB0040HBK-NESN | $255.82 at Amazon.com · captured 2026-09-15 |
| 6TB | WDBBGB0060HBK-NESN | $315.00 at Newegg · captured 2026-09-15 |
| 8TB | WDBBGB0080HBK-NESN | $329.99 at Amazon.com · captured 2026-09-15 |
| 10TB | — | — |
| 12TB | WDBBGB0120HBK-NESN | $531.81 at Amazon.com · captured 2026-09-15 |
| 16TB | WDBBGB0160HBK-NESN | $724.99 at Newegg · captured 2026-09-15 |
| 18TB | WDBBGB0180HBK-NESN | $769.90 at Amazon.com · captured 2026-09-13 |
| 20TB | — | — |
| 22TB | WDBBGB0220HBK-NESN | $999.99 at Newegg · captured 2026-09-15 |
Guides for this category
What owners and reviewers say
Summarised from 2 source(s), reviewed September 13, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices
Commonly praised
- A more compact enclosure than the outgoing model, with straightforward on-site and cloud backup software.
- Includes password protection and hardware encryption, with performance well matched to backup duties.
- Owners find it a lot of storage for the money, and several shuck the enclosure for the drive inside.
- Transfer speeds around 165 MB/s and simple plug-and-play setup are reported.
- Owners report quiet operation.
- The bundled WD software is used for backup and drive checks.
Commonly criticised
- No internal component upgrades over the previous generation, so it is largely a cosmetic refresh.
- The glossy finish smudges easily, and it carries only a two-year limited warranty.
- Owners repeatedly flag that the case runs hot under load and consider its ventilation poor.
- There is no power or activity LED, which owners miss as an at-a-glance indicator.
- Owners note there is no power switch, and one reports the exFAT formatting hung a PC at boot until it was reformatted.
Sources behind this summary
- Newegg — 4 out of 5 (307 ratings), as of September 15, 2026
- StorageReview — review
Sources
Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.