My favorite SD card reader is a mere $15 for Prime Big Deal Days

By Phil Nickinson Published October 8, 2024

I take a lot of pictures on a daily basis. And while I usually get to offload them in the comfort of my home, sometimes I need to export as quickly as possible. Maybe even straight from my phone.

That’s where my new favorite SD card reader comes in.

This Lexar USB-C dual-slot reader handles SD cards and microSD cards, with the ability to read up to 312MB per second. That’ll depend on the speed of your card, of course, but nobody wants to wait longer than necessary for the files to get from Point A to Point B. And it’s on sale today for Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days for just $15 and change — about 48% off the usual price.

The card reader doesn’t care what it’s hooked up to — all it knows is it’s connected via USB-C, so it’s going to do its thing. And every time it goes on sale like this, I pick up an extra one.

Because, just like gear bags, you can never have too many card readers at the ready.