How to get genuine SanDisk cards?

[Ari]

I've come unstuck in the past ordering a specific make of card from Amazon and ending up with a fake. I've just tried to order some Sandisk cards from what states is the official SanDisk shop, but when the delivery details came through, it was from something called Somoto EU, which may or may not be official, there seems to be no way to tell.

I tried Googling SanDisk but they (weirdly) don't seem to have a web site.

There is an online shop claiming to be in London claiming to be the official SanDisk UK supplier, but again, who knows?

It's not the value of the cards that's the issue, as ever it's the risk of dodgy cards corrupting and losing recorded content.

Any suggestions?

[Harpoon]

Sandisk have been part of Western Digital for a few years now and you can buy direct from Westerndigital.com eg:

https://www.westerndigital.com/en-gb/products/memo...

They may farm the logistics out to a third party but you'd hope the stock comes direct from the WD supply chain...

[Shiv_P]

Buy from "Sold by Amazon", will be fine

[Simpo Two]

SanDisk are heavily faked because of their popularity. Never liking to follow the herd I've used Lexar since 2006 for professional work (and still do) and never had a problem. So there's a Plan B you can consider.

[S1bs]

As Shiv_P says - Look for the 'Sold by Amazon' on the right hand side of the listing.

Have purchased many Sandisk cards on Amazon this way and never had any issues with fakes.

It's the third party sellers / 'fulfilled by Amazon" sellers that you should be wary of.

Lexar also a good brand to consider as Simpo Two suggests.

Another decent place to look, and again will only sell genuine cards, is Wexphotovideo.com

[Ari]

That's really very helpful, thank you all!

[Ari]

It's really interesting, for the SanDisk Extreme, you can choose the size you want by just clicking the relevant choice on the page (everything else appears to stay the same, just the price appears to change).

Except that, when you look closely, 32GB is 'dispatches from Amazon, sold by Amazon', but if you select 64GB (which is what I wanted, typical!) it switches to 'dispatches from Amazon, sold by kayz goods'. 128GB goes back to dispatches from Amazon, sold by Amazon'. Then 256GB is 'dispatches from Amazon, sold by KAZA UK'.

I would never have noticed this if I'd not been looking for it thanks to the advice above!

I think I'll order twice as many 32GB cards as the amount of 64GB I was going to get.

[Ari]

32GB is A1, not A2!, Needs to be 64GB to have A2, can't buy those from Amazon.

This is how hours of my life seem to just drift away.

'What have you done today Ari?'

'Tried to buy some memory cards. Failed'.

[Ari]

It turns out that Western Digital don't sell cards, they just direct you to resellers.

Like Amazon...

Lexar, you say..?

[tr7v8]

I always use 7Day shop or MyMemory for memory cards. Never had a duff one yet. Only problem is they do loads of other stuff which attracts me so end up spending loads on other bits, I probably don't really need!

[CanAm]

PC World?

[Harpoon]

Ari said:

It turns out that Western Digital don't sell cards, they just direct you to resellers.

Like Amazon...

Lexar, you say..?

Which cards? I've just gone back to the link I posted early and been able to add 32GB and 256GB Extreme SDHC cards to a basket and start the checkout process without being sent elsewhere. Or does the redirect come later?

[V8covin]

I never buy sd cards off Ebay or Amazon,too many fakes.
Pay a bit more and buy from a reputable retailer

[Ari]

Harpoon said:

Ari said:

It turns out that Western Digital don't sell cards, they just direct you to resellers.

Like Amazon...

Lexar, you say..?

Which cards? I've just gone back to the link I posted early and been able to add 32GB and 256GB Extreme SDHC cards to a basket and start the checkout process without being sent elsewhere. Or does the redirect come later?

I can't get anything into the basket. I'm not signed in, maybe that's the problem (although most places allow you to buy stuff as a 'guest').

[Harpoon]

Ari said:

I can't get anything into the basket. I'm not signed in, maybe that's the problem (although most places allow you to buy stuff as a 'guest').

I was just a guest as well - very strange.

[Shiv_P]

Ari said:

It's really interesting, for the SanDisk Extreme, you can choose the size you want by just clicking the relevant choice on the page (everything else appears to stay the same, just the price appears to change).

Except that, when you look closely, 32GB is 'dispatches from Amazon, sold by Amazon', but if you select 64GB (which is what I wanted, typical!) it switches to 'dispatches from Amazon, sold by kayz goods'. 128GB goes back to dispatches from Amazon, sold by Amazon'. Then 256GB is 'dispatches from Amazon, sold by KAZA UK'.

I would never have noticed this if I'd not been looking for it thanks to the advice above!

I think I'll order twice as many 32GB cards as the amount of 64GB I was going to get.

Click this


It'll show all sellers

[threespires]

I had a SanDisc 32gb microSDHC arrive off Ebay today.
How would I know if it's genuine or fake?

[JayBM]

Shiv_P said:

Click this


It'll show all sellers

As Shiv days click the "Other sellers on Amazon" and there is the option Dispatches from Amazon, Sold by Amazon for £19.99.

[Derek Smith]

I buy such cards, and USB sticks, from Park Cameras. Their prices are more or less the same, and I am assured that if I have any problem, they will take it back or exchange. Mind you, I've not returned any in over 10 years of using them.

My father used to say that if you buy something worth £10 for £1.10, you've wasted 10p. Buy something for 90p and you might have wasted 90p.

[Simpo Two]

threespires said:

I had a SanDisc 32gb microSDHC arrive off Ebay today.
How would I know if it's genuine or fake?

The real ones are labelled 'SanDisk', the fakes say 'SanDisc'