MicroSD extension cable

A 15cm extension cable for a microSD card.

Insert your microSD card into one end and then connect the other end to your Pi / PC / anything with a microSD socket and voila, you're connected!

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⚠ Note this cable may not be compatible with Raspberry Pi 4, due to the Pi 4's funky fast low power SD access mode. Some hackerly folks have had success modifying the cable by removing a resistor.

44 customer reviews

a year ago
My setup is an open-sided stack with a Vilros Raspberry Pi 5 Active Cooler Compatible Case and a Pimoroni NVMe Base: short screw - Vilros bottom - 6mm M-F standoff - Pimoroni Base - 1mm washer - 6mm M-F standoff - RPi5 + active cooler - 17mm M-M standoff - Vilros top - short screw. There is room to insert an SD card beside the Flat Flex Cable but it is tedious. This MicroSD extension cable does the trick. I tested it with a SanDisk Extreme 64, running RPi Diagnostic tests with and without the extension. All tests passed. Values were about the same.
by William about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Not received. Tracking provided gives no update until it is delivered - spot the flaw in this system! No reply to my email yet. I don't doubt they will sort this eventually but customer service shuld be much better. If it goes well Pimoroni are fine. If it doesn't then that's a different matter.
by Ian about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
This is a really useful accessory to place the MicroSD card (for a Raspberry Pi) in a more convenient location. It's great if you have a habit of swapping your OS from time to time and don't want to be fiddling under the SBC. I wish I'd known about it years ago!
by Jon about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Just what I needed, and despite the Royal mail strike arrived quickl. As always first class product from Pimoroni.
by Valerio about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
SDカードの交換が簡単になりました。オス側のコネクタは、本体から飛び出します。
by Anonymous about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
These short cables are very useful for when you have a microSD card on a PC board inside a plastic project box and users need to be able to swap cards without the faff of unscrewing the lid of the case. Not many firms stock cables as short as this and of those that do, some want you pay silly money. So get them here!
by Andrew about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
4 years ago
A simple but useful cable for a project where the MicroSD card slot is inaccessible. If you need one I can highly recommend this one from Pimoroni.
by David about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
4 years ago
These don't take well to being fitted into enclosed spaces / tight fit, as the part that goes into the SD card slot on the Pi doesn't take well to being bent, even in the slightest
by James about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
4 years ago
Such a nifty and uber useful little bit of kit! Really tidy and the perfect solution to my sd card slot issue. No more opening up my pi case each time I want to change OS.
by AJ about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
4 years ago
Works but you have to unplug from device for it to read sd card don't know when you change the card so is a bit of a pain to live with hence the low raiting
by m about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
Pros: Moves MicroSD plug from hard to reach area closer to user Cons: A bit short cable, would love 10cm more. Bottom line: Does it's job and I don't need to feel my way to the card anymore.
by Tone about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
Just what I needed to make it a bit easier to attach the card to my 3d printer. Now I only need to refine the data I actually put on it! :( Super quick service, good value. What more can one say?
by Dai about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
Very useful, as you need to take out the card very often, due to software/hardware instability and it helps preserve the slot on the Raspberry Pi (saving the cost/hassle in case it broke). The connection is not always perfect and occasionally the R-Pi doesn't read the card.
by Anonymous about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
Really useful item so you don't have to mess around removing cases to change your sd card, also if you building a project allows easy access to sd
by trevor about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
came very quick plugged in my 3D printer, have used it ever since. Great Product Highly Recommended
by John about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
6 years ago
The cable works as described, but contrary to Jonathon's review, I found it incompatible with the official Pi 7" touchscreen case. Perhaps he found a different case than I did? When I closed the case, it pressed on the rigid part of the cable connector, and broke the card slot case. That case is ridiculously flimsy, the electronic connection was not damaged, and I expect I can repair with glue. If the rigid part of the connector were slightly shorter, it would probably work for me. Of course, Simon C would like a longer narrow rigid portion. Oh well, I would love to see a variety of extenders, with case compatibility information.
by Michael about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
6 years ago
Excellent... I needed this for my car Pi and it has made life so much easier. The install is quite condensed into a very small area and the need to make the sd card external and accessible was top of the list.
by Ann about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io
6 years ago
Really useful with the pi official screen and case, as the micro sd slot gets obscured by the display ribbon cable. This makes it trivial to change SD card without using needle nose pliers!
by Johnathon about MicroSD extension cable via REVIEWS.io

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