SanDisk
Flash storage — memory cards, USB drives, portable SSDs.
Y5 distribution since 2021
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Overview
What this brand is._
SanDisk is the consumer-facing flash brand within Western Digital, covering microSD cards, SD cards, USB flash drives, and portable SSDs. Y5 stocks SanDisk extensively because every IP camera, body camera, drone, and machine vision deployment needs memory cards, and SanDisk's high-endurance lines (HE series, MAX Endurance) are the industry default for surveillance recording on edge devices.
High-endurance microSD cards are the default for IP camera edge recording — rated for years of continuous overwrite cycles. Y5 ships SanDisk MAX Endurance on every camera rollout that uses local memory.
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Y5 position
Why we stock them._
SanDisk is the default flash storage on Y5 BoQs. Every IP camera with edge recording, every body cam, every dash cam, every drone — they all need a microSD card, and SanDisk's MAX Endurance line is the only consumer-tier card that survives 24/7 surveillance writes without failing within 18 months. We routinely ship MAX Endurance 256 GB cards in 50-100 unit lots alongside camera deployments. The Extreme Portable SSDs are workhorses for our field engineers who need to move multi-TB of site-survey data between locations.
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What sets them apart
Key differentiators._
- MAX Endurance microSD rated for 60,000 hours of continuous write — IP-camera-grade
- Industry's broadest SD / microSD catalogue — every capacity tier covered
- Extreme Portable SSD V2 is the field-engineer's default for site survey data transfer
- Backed by WD's distribution + India warranty path post-acquisition
- 10-year warranty on the High Endurance line — covers real-world workloads
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Hero products
What we ship most._
SanDisk MAX Endurance microSD
Up to 1 TB, rated for 60,000 hours of continuous recording.
SanDisk High Endurance
Surveillance-class microSD, 32-256 GB.
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD
UHS-II SD card for 4K/8K video and burst photography.
SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD V2
Up to 4 TB rugged USB-C portable SSD.
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0
Consumer USB flash drives, 16 GB-512 GB.
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Engineering notes
How we spec it._
For IP camera edge recording: MAX Endurance (not Ultra, not Extreme) — the others void warranty on continuous writes. Size based on retention need: 128 GB ≈ 14 days of 4MP H.265+ at 24/7; 256 GB ≈ 30 days. Don't bother with 1 TB on edge — better to spec a proper NVR and use the SSD elsewhere. Extreme Portable SSD V2 (USB-C, 1-2 TB) for engineer field kits — IP55 rugged, no spinning parts to fail in trucks. UHS-I vs UHS-II: UHS-II SD only matters for 4K/8K video capture; surveillance cameras don't need it.
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History
How they got here._
SanDisk was founded in 1988 in California by Eli Harari, Sanjay Mehrotra, and Jack Yuan, and pioneered consumer flash storage through the 1990s — particularly CompactFlash and SD cards for early digital cameras. The company was acquired by Western Digital in 2016 and now operates as WD's consumer-facing flash brand. The portfolio covers microSD, SD, USB flash drives, and portable SSDs. SanDisk's High Endurance and MAX Endurance microSD lines are the industry default for IP-camera edge recording, dash cams, and body cams — workloads that consumer cards burn out within months.
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Where it fits
Verticals and use cases._
Typical use cases
- IP camera edge recording (MAX Endurance)
- Body camera / dashcam storage
- Field data transfer (Extreme Portable SSD)
- Workstation backup (USB drives)
Talk to a SanDisk specialist_
Free scoping call. We bring product comparisons and price-bracket options on request.