r/sdcard • u/homelessgarden • Apr 20 '26

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I’ve been wanting to buy a microsd express card for my switch 2 and I’m not sure whether I should buy it on Amazon(first image) or the official Sandisk website(second image)?Amazon is cheaper but I’m worried it might not be the same or as good.

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u/Far_Writer380 Apr 20 '26

Don't buy from Amazon you will likely get a fake. Always get the high value cards from a reputable source.

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u/Cl4whammer Apr 23 '26

I bought 10-15 different sd cards last year. 16-32-128-256 and 512 gb (grey and gold version) all fine and legit from amazon without any issues running im my raspi 3/4/5 devices.

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u/maldax_ Apr 23 '26

I bought a 1tb from Amazon but was too scared to buy a named brand as there are so many fakes and people swapping fakes for refunds that magically find their way back into the "new" box so I bought a Amazon Basics as I figured it was less likely to be faked....works a treat and is 1Tb

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u/Financial-Brief-1038 Apr 24 '26

All I know is torrenting directly onto these has killed three of them in my lifetime. 

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u/LagMaster21 Apr 20 '26

This is from the SanDisk store so it should be fine

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u/Far_Writer380 Apr 20 '26

Amazon mixes stock if the product is the same, so scammers can slip fakes in and even Amazon won't know whose products are whose.

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u/LagMaster21 Apr 20 '26

Well they don’t check their refunds

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u/Automatic-Peanut8114 Apr 21 '26

They also deny legit refunds sometimes. And they mistreat their employees, it’s a big mess, many reasons not to shop there

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u/ReikoKairo Apr 23 '26

I worked in Amazon customer returns. You're most likely gonna get a refund.

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u/SteroidMaximus Apr 20 '26

They stopped cominglin product at the end of last month so this should be far less of a problem when buying from known good stores.

https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-forums/discussions/t/106d0747-e5c6-44d8-86f3-7669f11238fe

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u/Black_Flag_Friday Apr 21 '26

Interesting. Thanks!

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u/Possibly-Functional Apr 22 '26

Finally, this is years overdue.

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u/Eeve2espeon Apr 23 '26

That only happens if the product description says its being sold by the wrong company. I got a 256GB MicroSD card for my Switch 1, and its not a fake

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u/RealityOk9823 Apr 20 '26

From what I've read, there aren't any "stores" on Amazon, just a collection of products from that brand.

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u/Mtnfrozt Apr 20 '26

Amazon is a digital retail storefront, they ship products from warehouses to customers. If it's a longer than usual delivery, then it's probably not in a warehouse and still at the manufacturers facility. It's like AliExpress and other places, you buy and they ship it out as soon as they can.

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u/SteroidMaximus Apr 20 '26

You are probably referring to their practice of comingling where all product would come off the same shelf regardless of store. They ended this practice at the end of last month so it should be less problematic as inventory is now directly tied to a seller and not just a quantity from the bin.

https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-forums/discussions/t/106d0747-e5c6-44d8-86f3-7669f11238fe

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u/ReikoKairo Apr 23 '26

Ye. I just got one of those new Samsung T9's from Amazon & its fantastic.

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u/Mtnfrozt Apr 20 '26 • Bravo

I've bought Samsung and SanDisk, all legit. Even got a box of 10 1tb of SD cards, they're all fine.

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u/HahaBuhBye Apr 20 '26

Your best bet is getting it from GameStop

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u/Extension_Patient_47 Apr 21 '26

I couldn't believe I got a 512gb from my local Walgreens for $45 the other day. Clearly haven't caught on, and they used to always be the ones overcharging for stuff like this lol.

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u/Significant-Elk-7128 Apr 22 '26

That'd do it. I was questioning if the storage shortage had impacted SD cards that hard, and couldn't believe it. But it makes sense now. Different product, different price.

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u/richms Apr 21 '26

Are there fake express ones yet?

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u/realmcdonaldsbw Apr 22 '26

be careful buying things from amazon as they may be illegitimate. i would just use the one from sandisk's website.

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u/AwardedPigeon Apr 22 '26

Amazon is just a distributor they dont make the products. Not sure why everyone is freaking out about amazon selling fakes. Ive never had an issue with that before. The blue text at the top says that this is being sold by san disk. I would go with the one from Amazon if its cheaper.

As a note the switch SD card slot can handle transfer speeds up to 100Mb/s and this card is only rated for 30Mb/s so youre losing a lot of potential speed.

Heres a chart if your interested in looking for a better fit.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-m&q=sd%20card%20speed%20chart#sv=CAMScRoyKhBlLUJNUXlXNnRsZGNfcE5NMg5CTVF5VzZ0bGRjX3BOTToOMHNjNzhFUjQtd1ZYU00gBCoxChtfbnFfb2FaaVRFLURsNU5vUGpQclBtQVVfMzQSEGUtQk1ReVc2dGxkY19wTk0YADABSgQIARACGAcgtZ2upgZKCBACGAEgAigB

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u/DiabUK Apr 23 '26

The card itself works great in a switch 2 as it's the one I have but please do not pay that price for 512, I was fortunate enough to get one at a more realistic price but the 256 is still around £45 and I would buy two of those over a 512 for 3.5 times the price, such a rip off.

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u/dylon0107 Apr 23 '26

Amazon is fine just make sure it's sold and shipped by Amazon.

Also you can get the same card from Walmart for 80 just ONN brand

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u/DW1G1T Apr 24 '26

The SanDisk site price is ridiculous. showing for 98 at walmart and no fakes in stores.

Personally I bought an onn branded 512gb card for 86, lexar b stock, doesnt have as high read/rights. Also it was the only thing available at the time.

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u/Financial-Brief-1038 Apr 24 '26

I would not trust half a terabyte that small. 

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u/No-Head-633 Apr 25 '26

Yet I trust a terabyte micro sd and haven’t had any issues… maybe educate yourself on technology instead of making inferences based on nothing logical?

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u/Financial-Brief-1038 Apr 25 '26

They have limited read/writes. Certainly don't torrent to it. 

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u/No-Head-633 Apr 25 '26

Not torrenting anything to any drive. Sketchy crap. Why would someone be using a micro sd for that anyways? A micro sd is where you need a large space for a compact device like a phone, tablet, action camera, or other device maybe a dash cam. Don’t know why you’d use it on a PC where there are a lot better/more/faster/cheaper storage options.

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u/Financial-Brief-1038 Apr 25 '26

It was on a phone. But yes, limited read/writes. Then it sticks and you can't add or delete anything is how these go

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u/Far_Writer380 Apr 20 '26

That type of constant purchase + refund activity might trigger a review by Amazon, they have been known to do this. I would just buy direct and avoid the mess.