SanDisk external drives and microSD cards are up to 65 percent off<p>There's no such thing as having too much storage on hand. You'll never quite know when you could use a microSD card or SSD, and better safe than sorry. Stocking up when they're on sale is never a bad idea, so it's worth checking out the latest <a href="
https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=66ea567a-c987-4c2e-a2ff-02904efde6ea&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&featureId=text-link&merchantName=Amazon&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsInN0b3JlSWQiOiI2NmVhNTY3YS1jOTg3LTRjMmUtYTJmZi0wMjkwNGVmZGU2ZWEiLCJsYW5kaW5nVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYW1hem9uLmNvbS9zdG9yZXMvcGFnZS9GNTgyOTBEMS0xMTk5LTRCOTAtOURGMS01OTkwMEQ2QTc2OTg_aW5ncmVzcz0yJnZpc2l0SWQ9NjIzYjgyMDMtZTU1Ny00NDAxLThkMDctYjhhMDE5N2NlNDU4JnJlZl89YXN0X2JsbiZ0YWc9Z2RndDBjLXAtby1obi0yMCIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiMTRiYjdjNWQtZTNmMy00MDdjLTgzNjAtZWE1NWFiOGRkYmRhIn0&signature=AQAAAbKLpOFrD_JRrfpGRL0lZ-h4x1ulaCBCt2l7Zp-hq4p5&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fstores%2Fpage%2FF58290D1-1199-4B90-9DF1-59900D6A7698%3Fingress%3D2%26visitId%3D623b8203-e557-4401-8d07-b8a0197ce458%26ref_%3Dast_bln" class="rapid-with-clickid" data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Amazon;elmt:">discounts on some SanDisk models at Amazon[/url]. For instance, a Nintendo Switch-licensed 512GB microSD card (with cute Animal Crossing branding) has <a href="
https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=66ea567a-c987-4c2e-a2ff-02904efde6ea&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&featureId=text-link&merchantName=Amazon&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsInN0b3JlSWQiOiI2NmVhNTY3YS1jOTg3LTRjMmUtYTJmZi0wMjkwNGVmZGU2ZWEiLCJsYW5kaW5nVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYW1hem9uLmNvbS9TYW5EaXNrLW1pY3JvU0RYQy1MaWNlbnNlZC1OaW50ZW5kby1Td2l0Y2gvZHAvQjA4REc3RkI2MS8_dGg9MSZ0YWc9Z2RndDBjLXAtby1obi0yMCIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiMTRiYjdjNWQtZTNmMy00MDdjLTgzNjAtZWE1NWFiOGRkYmRhIn0&signature=AQAAAQVurSfvmO_P573DmfC3AMkut1f9z7eUFbJ5Cf1XttTT&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSanDisk-microSDXC-Licensed-Nintendo-Switch%2Fdp%2FB08DG7FB61%2F%3Fth%3D1" class="rapid-with-clickid" data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Amazon;elmt:">dropped 58 percent from $130 to $58.11[/url]. A yellow 256GB card with a Super Mario Super Star logo <a href="
https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=66ea567a-c987-4c2e-a2ff-02904efde6ea&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&featureId=text-link&merchantName=Amazon&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsInN0b3JlSWQiOiI2NmVhNTY3YS1jOTg3LTRjMmUtYTJmZi0wMjkwNGVmZGU2ZWEiLCJsYW5kaW5nVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYW1hem9uLmNvbS9TYW5EaXNrLU1pY3JvU0RYQy1NZW1vcnktTmludGVuZG8tU3dpdGNoL2RwL0IwN1FENlI1TDc_cmVmXz1hc3Rfc3RvX2RwJnRoPTEmdGFnPWdkZ3QwYy1wLW8taG4tMjAiLCJjb250ZW50VXVpZCI6IjE0YmI3YzVkLWUzZjMtNDA3Yy04MzYwLWVhNTVhYjhkZGJkYSJ9&signature=AQAAAWWmSJ-qo2ge3rCSRIcojmj0ltNm3NihDUe0uAL1bqcq&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSanDisk-MicroSDXC-Memory-Nintendo-Switch%2Fdp%2FB07QD6R5L7%3Fref_%3Dast_sto_dp%26th%3D1" class="rapid-with-clickid" data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Amazon;elmt:">is 40 percent off at $31.90[/url].</p><p><core-commerce id="0cf8410b6c044418b85e767beaff1f1a" data-type="product-list"></core-commerce></p><p>You don't necessarily have to use these cards in a Switch, of course, but depending on what you might use them for, it's worth keeping in mind the read and write speeds. These versions have read speeds of up to 100MB/s and write speeds up to 90MB/s. That might not be fast enough for a camera that shoots 8K footage with high frame rates (you might want a card with a higher capacity for that purpose, anyway), but these cards should be absolutely fine for a
Nintendo Switch or
Steam Deck, which have maximum read speeds of 104MB/s.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Elsewhere, SanDisk's 2TB Extreme Portable SSD is currently <a href="
https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=66ea567a-c987-4c2e-a2ff-02904efde6ea&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&featureId=text-link&merchantName=Amazon&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsInN0b3JlSWQiOiI2NmVhNTY3YS1jOTg3LTRjMmUtYTJmZi0wMjkwNGVmZGU2ZWEiLCJsYW5kaW5nVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYW1hem9uLmNvbS9TYW5EaXNrLTJUQi1FeHRyZW1lLVBvcnRhYmxlLVNEU1NERTYxLTJUMDAtRzI1L2RwL0IwOEhOMzdYQzE_cmVmXz1hc3Rfc3RvX2RwJnRoPTEmdGFnPWdkZ3QwYy1wLW8taG4tMjAiLCJjb250ZW50VXVpZCI6IjE0YmI3YzVkLWUzZjMtNDA3Yy04MzYwLWVhNTVhYjhkZGJkYSJ9&signature=AQAAAWIcTNqL5esov3U0QeLei49xCfqQ5GnknfND9ZvNYAov&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSanDisk-2TB-Extreme-Portable-SDSSDE61-2T00-G25%2Fdp%2FB08HN37XC1%3Fref_%3Dast_sto_dp%26th%3D1" class="rapid-with-clickid" data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Amazon;elmt:">65 percent off at $160[/url]. That's a hefty discount from the regular price of $460. This SSD supports read speeds up to 1,050MB/s and write speeds up to 1,000MB/s. It has USB 3.2 Gen 2 support for data transfers via USB-C.</p><p>
SanDisk says the SSD has up to two-meter drop protection and IP55 water and dust resistance. There's built-in password protection with 256‐bit AES hardware encryption to protect your data and a carabiner loop to help you physically secure the device.</p><p>
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SanDisk external drives and microSD cards are up to 65 percent off
