Customer reviews from Western Digital
Western Digital - WD Elements 14TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBWLG0140HBK-NESN - Black
Average customer rating
4.4
(30 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 30 reviews
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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100%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Western Digital - WD Elements 14TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBWLG0140HBK-NESN - Black
Customer Rating
5
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on August 25, 2025
Posted by: Palm Springs
Verified Purchase:Yes
Setup, runs, just as advertised . . . . . . . . . .
Written by a customer while visiting Western Digital
Posted by: Seatac Customer
Verified Purchase:Yes
I needed a trusted reliable external drive to backup all of my family's computers and devices. This drive has done a fantastic job.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Western Digital
Posted by: sleepy
Verified Purchase:Yes
This drive is not everything I would like, I would love expansion ports on the front like Seagate offers, but WD is the reliability king. And if I am going to commit 14 tb of my data to a drive, reliability is the most important datapoint. These drives are usually at a substantial premium to Seagate's but the 14 tb was on sale for Christmas at a great price. I'm seeing 200Mb/s sustained which is twice the speed of the Seagate I have to compare it with. One thing missing is error checking software. I downloaded the western digital software but it specifically omits this drive line so my 4tb portable shows up, my 2TB m2280 internal shows up, but not this drive. Testing it with other drive software takes 28+ hours continuous which I can't devote to that.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Western Digital
Customer Rating
5
Stable, high-capacity external HDD suitable for la
on December 25, 2025
Posted by: Zee Jay
It delivers consistent and predictable performance expected from Western Digital’s large-capacity storage solutions. Deployment is straightforward with plug-and-play support over USB 3.0, making it suitable for immediate integration into backup workflows on Windows systems without additional configuration.
Sustained read/write operations remain stable during long transfer sessions, which is critical for bulk data migration, media archiving, and periodic full backups. The externally powered design ensures adequate and reliable power delivery, minimizing throttling or instability under continuous load. The enclosure operates quietly with minimal vibration and maintains acceptable thermal behavior within normal operating ranges.
From a storage management perspective, the 14TB capacity offers excellent density for consolidating data sets while maintaining a relatively small physical footprint. Overall, the HDD demonstrates strong build quality, dependable performance, and aligns well with professional and prosumer use cases requiring reliable mass storage. I’m satisfied with the quality and long-term reliability this drive provides. Happy with the price I paid and the value I got!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Western Digital
Posted by: Anonymous
Verified Purchase:Yes
Good Value. Liitle slow in getting my orignal 4TB (many small files) onto it. I was tempted to open it and to connect the hardrive direclty to my PC SATA to speed that process up. Once setup up it works as my backup storage. I think it may have an eco mode so the disc stops spining if not acceseed, so on first use after a while there can be a delay.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Western Digital
Customer Rating
4
Great drive - but Mac install can have issues.
on December 31, 2025
Posted by: Anonymous
Verified Purchase:Yes
Once I got the drive partitioned, and split into volumes for use with MacOS, the drive runs smoothly.
I did have some issues with the Mac Initially. The Drive wouldn't mount. After doing some research
I found out that I needed to try a different USB port. Upon doing that - I was able to partition the drive.
I did have some issues with the Mac Initially. The Drive wouldn't mount. After doing some research
I found out that I needed to try a different USB port. Upon doing that - I was able to partition the drive.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Western Digital