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Eragorn | Staff 39.8K Views
Oct 16, 2026 4:58 PM

Costco Members in Select Locations: 512GB SanDisk GamePLAY microSD Express Card

$90

$130

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+ Free S&Hat Costco Wholesale
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Costco has for its Members in Select Locations: 512GB SanDisk GamePLAY microSD Express Card (SDSQXFN-512G-AW6ZN) on sale for $89.99. Shipping is free.

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Product Details:
  • Works with Nintendo Switch 2
  • With a PCIe-NVMe interface; performs at UHS-I speeds with microSD UHS-I and UHS-II devices
  • Cards are water, temperature, humidity, x-ray, drop & shock-proof
  • Up to 880MB/s Read, Up to 650MB/s Write speeds
  • SanDisk ThermAdapt helps keep devices from overheating

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  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $40 less (30.8% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $129.99 for a functionally identical model at the time of this post.
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Costco has for its Members in Select Locations: 512GB SanDisk GamePLAY microSD Express Card (SDSQXFN-512G-AW6ZN) on sale for $89.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for sharing this deal.

Product Details:
  • Works with Nintendo Switch 2
  • With a PCIe-NVMe interface; performs at UHS-I speeds with microSD UHS-I and UHS-II devices
  • Cards are water, temperature, humidity, x-ray, drop & shock-proof
  • Up to 880MB/s Read, Up to 650MB/s Write speeds
  • SanDisk ThermAdapt helps keep devices from overheating

Editor's Notes

Written by Nate650 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $40 less (30.8% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $129.99 for a functionally identical model at the time of this post.
  • About this store:
  • Additional notes:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the wiki and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by Eragorn | Staff

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Eragorn
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This is Costco's own MSRP, but it's $8 less than Walmart which has been Frontpaged previously for $98 (or $88 for select accounts).

Other Retailers:

Walmart [walmart.com] $98
Amazon [amazon.com] $130
B&H [bhphotovideo.com] $130
Micro Center [microcenter.com]$150
Sandisk [sandisk.com] $150
Best Buy [bestbuy.com] $182
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dshoppr
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I really hope the golden days to come back : $22 for 512GB on Apr 7, 2025 -- https://slickdeals.net/f/18234763-sandisk-512gb-imagemate-pro-microsdxc-uhs-1-memory-card-with-adapter-up-to-200mb-s-sdsqxbd-512g-aw6ka-21-53

Edit : Damn people! understand the intention, I am not saying the same card was sold for $22. I just want the low price memory days to come back!
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HQ15
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that's not an express card in your link..... similar to usb thumb drives 2.0 is 3.0. they are different in storage architecture.
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Community Reviews

This 512GB SanDisk GamePLAY microSD Express card is aimed at Switch 2 storage, and the big draw is that it is a true Express card that the console requires. The Costco price lands below several major retailers and looks strong versus recent Express card pricing, especially for 512GB capacity. It also matters that regular microSD cards and non Express cards will not work for Switch 2 games. A known Costco shipping website issue has also been reported, and one test run failed during h2testw, so the card may be worth checking carefully after arrival.

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Oct 17, 2026 5:03 PM
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BubbaPug523Oct 17, 2026 5:03 PM
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Just got one using the app. I wish I got the lexar 1TB when they had it for 150.
Oct 17, 2026 8:21 PM
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LowKeyGOct 17, 2026 8:21 PM
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I was able to place my order through their app.
Oct 17, 2026 9:16 PM
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llvsixaxisvllOct 17, 2026 9:16 PM
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So I got the shipping error last night and placed an order with the faster, paid shipping option. This morning I was able to place it with free shipping, and was able to cancel my other paid shipping option.
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Oct 17, 2026 10:15 PM
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ElkBitOct 17, 2026 10:15 PM
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Quote from Eragorn View quoted comment :
That one would not no.
This is not true. This is a microSD Express card, which the Switch 2 requires. It can't take a standard microSD card.
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Oct 17, 2026 10:32 PM
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EragornOct 17, 2026 10:32 PM
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Quote from ElkBit View quoted comment :
This is not true. This is a microSD Express card, which the Switch 2 requires. It can't take a standard microSD card.
They were asking if the $22 one someone else linked would work with the Switch 2 - I was saying it wouldn't.
Oct 18, 2026 2:21 AM
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4SKZ8Oct 18, 2026 2:21 AM
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I'm a billionaires, y'all just haters
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Oct 18, 2026 4:12 PM
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RefrigeratorDanOct 18, 2026 4:12 PM
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Does this meet or exceed the V30 standard? GoPro cameras are picky.
Oct 18, 2026 7:26 PM
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llvsixaxisvllOct 18, 2026 7:26 PM
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Quote from MarzX View quoted comment :
lol at the people saying "Great price" or "Nice deal"
a lot of you must have been living under a rock the past few years if you think these are now deals..
Wym, this is a slick deal for today's reality. Great thing about Costco is that you can return if things change in the immediate future, however unlikely.
Oct 19, 2026 12:19 AM
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MontusamaOct 19, 2026 12:19 AM
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Just bought on the Costco website with Standard shipping. I plan on hopefully getting a Zelda Switch 2 in store by just walking in shortly after release. I was going to defer the microSD card but even my 256GB on my Switch OLED is full and I'll probably download most of the games for playing on the soon to be acquired Switch 2.

I am 99.9% a digital gamer (gestures to a metric ton of crap in my apartment) I somehow have like five (new) Switch 1 physical games. I was eyeing a few others but the digital game is cheaper than the physical. The only exception moving forward is for Nintendo-published games which seem to only be cheaper physically than digitally.

A microSD card is way smaller than a Switch game case.
Oct 19, 2026 5:26 AM
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falcon1ps2Oct 19, 2026 5:26 AM
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Just bought one. Looking at slickdeal history, 512GB microsd cards were as low as $30 in 2025, but 512GB microsd express cards in 2025 only went as low as $65-70 with the standard pricing at about $80. So I think this is a pretty nice deal considering the market/inflation nowadays. Now if you only needed a regular microsd card, you may need to wait a little longer
Oct 19, 2026 2:22 PM
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shaffOct 19, 2026 2:22 PM
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Quote from dshoppr View quoted comment :
I really hope the golden days to come back : $22 for 512GB on Apr 7, 2025 -- https://slickdeals.net/f/18234763-sandisk-512gb-imagemate-pro-microsdxc-uhs-1-memory-card-with-adapter-up-to-200mb-s-sdsqxbd-512g-aw6ka-21-53

Edit : Damn people! understand the intention, I am not saying the same card was sold for $22. I just want the low price memory days to come back!
I regret not buying it last year 😭
Oct 20, 2026 9:28 PM
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hydrolizeOct 20, 2026 9:28 PM
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Really just wanting to understand, can someone explain how this is a good deal? I got a 512GB Samsung for $35 and a 256GB for $25.

This was mid 2025. I do see others commenting similar now. I understand now.
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EragornOct 20, 2026 9:51 PM
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Quote from hydrolize View quoted comment :
Really just wanting to understand, can someone explain how this is a good deal? I got a 512GB Samsung for $35 and a 256GB for $25.

This was mid 2025. I do see others commenting similar now. I understand now.
Neither of those are Express cards. The naming is confusing, but your PRO Plus cards top out around 180MB/s, while Express cards like this SanDisk are several times faster. It's basically comparing a 60Hz VA monitor to a 240Hz OLED. Express is also required to run Switch 2 games off the card (those cards you linked won't work in a Switch 2).

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Oct 21, 2026 4:38 PM
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ElkBitOct 21, 2026 4:38 PM
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Quote from Eragorn View quoted comment :
They were asking if the $22 one someone else linked would work with the Switch 2 - I was saying it wouldn't.
My apologies! I didn't see that.

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