Description
After months of testing various configurations of USB drives, MicroSD cards, and SSD hard drives for DashCam and Sentry Mode, I have determined that the configuration listed below is the most reliable, most likely to “go the distance” when you need it the most, and most affordable.
Why this combo?
The MicroSD selected is optimal for constant writing of data – they are designed for digital cameras and to have high data write speeds, perfect for multi-camera recording (like DashCam and Sentry Mode).
The USB adapter allows for you to connect to the Tesla and also connect to your computer. There is a variation of this package that includes a USB adapter with a USB C connecter, should that be aligned with your needs.
It's great to have #SentryMode for the times that your Tesla receives "unwanted" attention! https://t.co/zOaEeSb1LT
— Pure Tesla (@PureTesla) October 3, 2019
What is included?
- MicroSD card (your choice of 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB)
- USB MicroSD Card Reader (convenient USB A & USB C combo)
- Pre-formatted MicroSD card in FAT32 with TeslaCam folder created. Simply plug into your Tesla and go!
Note: USB reader shipped will be based on your selection at check-out & MicroSD card shipped will be the most cost effective available at the time to keep your costs down.
How do I format the drive when I receive it from Pure Tesla?
You don't have to! The whole idea behind this package is that your drive will come pre-formatted, ready for all TeslaCam activities (DashCam and Sentry Mode). Simply plug in the drive to your Tesla and you're good to go (assuming you have a software version that supports DashCam and Sentry Mode).
Each drive is formatted and tested to ensure it is functioning properly. You will be sent the original packaging of all items should you need it.
**NOTE: PureTesla sells the initial Dashcam formatting service and guarantees that Dashcam will work upon arrival. Due to the various computer operating systems and Tesla software updates, we are not responsible for drives that are corrupted due to situations outside of our control. That said, we are always happy to help troubleshoot! Hardware warranty is provided through the manufacturer.
**Dashcam and Sentry Mode recording works with Tesla vehicles manufactured since August 2017. AP 2.0 Hardware is currently not fully supported (but stay tuned as that may change).
**International shipments going through customs are subject to inspection and, depending on your countries import policies, may be assessed import fees/VAT upon arrival and are the responsibility of the customer. This only applies to specific countries.
Which storage capacity should I get?
Light use (light DashCam, light Sentry Mode) – 64GB
Medium use (regular DashCam, regular Sentry Mode) – 128GB
Heavy use (frequent DashCam, always-on Sentry Mode, infrequent data offloading from drive) – 256GB
Jared R. (verified owner) –
Rick Barnett (verified owner) –
Buying this was so much easier than trying to find a good thumb drive and then having to format the drive. Well worth the money. Love it.
chad w. (verified owner) –
The dash cam icon is back on Awesome
Glenn A. (verified owner) –
As easy as described – take our of the package, plug it in, and you’re done. Worth the extra few dollars to buy the pieces and assemble / format on my own.
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norm (verified owner) –
Worked like a charm!
Gail K G. (verified owner) –
I am technologically challenged, but it worked anyway. I plugged the stick in and the dashcam icon came on. I drove the car and when I got home, I touched the icon until it turned gray instead of red, and removed the stick. Initially my PC said it could not read the stick, and it asked me if I wanted to let it fix it. I said yes. Next the PC asked what to read it on and I picked windows media. Then it opened a list if one minute segments, from the front, left and right, and I watched them. I was in a store for a while, parked, and one segment showed a woman parked next to me loading her groceries and leaving. Another car parked much closer to me and the driver almost hit my car with her door as she got out. The quality was excellent. If she had hit the car I would have had a good picture of her doing it.
John R. (verified owner) –
Works perfectly! If you have a wireless phone charger, I recommend getting a splitter so both sides of the charger can be plugged in along with the cam drive. Jeff was great in answering questions and promptly shipping the package.
Jennifer Bridges (verified owner) –
Works great! Thank you !!
Jeffrey D. (verified owner) –
William P. (verified owner) –
Everything works great, very simple plug and play
paul barrett (verified owner) –
Great product! Excellent customer service!!
Had a few questions getting it going… They got back to me within minutes to assist!!!
James G. (verified owner) –
It’s a quality product and nice to have it formatted and ready to plug in.
William Sommerville (verified owner) –
TOO Easy. Just plug into a under phone USB port, DONE.
Raghuveer (verified owner) –
Thank You for selling this. Makes process easy, inexpensive. Works great!
Jeffrey S. (verified owner) –
I am barley computer literate. I had first bought a thumb drive, attempted to format it the right way and could not get it to work. Then, I found this one. Bought it, popped it in and it has worked flawlessly right out of the box. I highly recommend it.
jesse wilkerson (verified owner) –
Mark C. (verified owner) –
Simply plug it in and go. Ordering process was easy and commutation of order status was great all the way through delivery!
Gary Bess (verified owner) –
Joryn (verified owner) –
Simple. Easy. Efficient. As advertised.
robin (verified owner) –
People who know how computer challenged I am (60 yo woman) are astonished that I drive a vehicle that is totally computerized. I amaze myself too!
I love the Sentry Mode but was clueless how to do anything other than turn it on.
I saw Jeff on You Tube and got schooled. I ordered the parts and now I am all set!
Exactly as described and quick delivery.
Dale Lang (verified owner) –
Works great..I don’t have a pc so pre-formatted feature was a must. First try resulted in corrupt files.Second try was flawless. Great product!
Kurt (verified owner) –
Arrived promptly and when I plugged it in, “it just worked.” Thanks guys – great product/service.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Plug and Play, easy to use!
Robert H. (verified owner) –
Works perfectly
Glenn M. (verified owner) –
Bought this with complete confidence that it was the right drive, formatted properly. It is, and it is! Jeff was super prompt and communicative. Also, his videos are extremely useful to Tesla drivers.
Lawrence J. (verified owner) –
Reasonable price, shipped quickly, package was easy to open.
Dennis M. (verified owner) –
Pure joy. I learned things I would not have otherwise known. Very easy to use and support is superb. I have more quality usb drive and memory card than I would have used for increased future reliability. Don’t hesitate. Worth every penny. Worry free.
Tony Marmont (verified owner) –
Easy peasy
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Easy to use!
William a. (verified owner) –
Christopher (verified owner) –
Fast Shipping, Great Packaging, and an incredible product. Plug-and-Play, just as advertised. Highly recommend.
Lou K. (verified owner) –
I spent several unsuccessful attempts to format my chip . I saw Jeff on line PureTesla.com and then purchased a pre formatted chip on a stick. Success! Thanks Jeff and your site is very informative.
Great site.
Gordon (verified owner) –
works as advertised. plug & play
Robert T (verified owner) –
I placed my order for two of the USB/MicroSD packages and received the order quickly and was pleased with the packaging. The drives work well, except for the glitches that are part of Tesla’s dashcam implementation, which is still in beta. As the camera capabilities on my Model 3 grow and improve, I am confident that I will be well prepared to take maximum advantage of them with these nice little cards and thumb drive housings. Thanks Jeff.
Fred Hassen (verified owner) –
Awesome! Just plug it in!!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Once I got it I was very happy. Plug and Play. That being said, I got the email saying it was delivered and it was not. I was in a bit of a panic and writing an email to you when it finally showed up. You might want to mention to USPS not to say it was delivered when it was not.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Works as stated, and adds a nice security to the car
thank you
Dave Lynch (verified owner) –
Marc (verified owner) –
Excellent product, fast delivery to Switerland, happy swiss customer! 🙂
Cherry (verified owner) –
No issues
Donna M. (verified owner) –
Works great…
Reed (verified owner) –
Good stuff. Works well
Oris K Upchurch III (verified owner) –
After see my Brother-in-laws product for hie Tesla, I was extremely interested…….sent Jeff an email and got very quick….I was interested in the iExpand from San Disk…They did not have experience with that one, but did recommend his pre-formatted card…I chose the 256gb and received it within a couple of days….was worried but just plugged it in and within 30seconds the icon appeared and was running……have had it installed for 2 days and only driven once…..will download clips tomorrow and look at them…..great customer service and they are willing to help in any way……if i need other car items, i will go there first….
Michel Fransen (verified owner) –
Sofar it works fine. Two days 😉
Marcia B. (verified owner) –
Great product! Arrived quickly and ordering was easy. Really happy that this pre-formatted option is available. After researching various thumb drives, and trading bogs… this was the best option. Super easy and I very happy with product.
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Kevin DeCamp (verified owner) –
scott a. (verified owner) –
Plug and play. Just as promised
David Sharette (verified owner) –
So easy and seamless. The definition of “plug and play”!
Bruce (verified owner) –
Plug and play…hard to mess up!
Susan L. (verified owner) –
Outstanding product with fantastic service and support!! Thank you!!!!
Mai Miller (verified owner) –
HANG H. (verified owner) –
The product combos are exactly what I looking for and I was able view the TeslaCam video footages on my Galaxy S8. Fantastic and worth the money.
Alexander G. (verified owner) –
Before PureTesla, I had a 256 USB but it was occasionally shutting off and reporting a “too slow to record” error. When looking at recordings, I often noticed grainy videos and sometimes file sizes were 0, so some segments weren’t even being recorded. I decided to give PureTesla a try as they’d researched what worked best. PureTesla sent me their 256 USB already configured. I simply plugged it in and went on as before. Finally, the error messages went away. It no longer shuts off. And when I looked at the recordings: no grainy videos, no 0 file sizes. A well researched product.
Michael P. (verified owner) –
Easy peasy – came ready to go, just plugged it in!
Paul S. (verified owner) –
Just like they said it would work. Easy
edward (verified owner) –
“Plug and sentry” setup straight to your door.
Linda (verified owner) –
Arrived quickly and just plugged it in. Haven’t actually had an incident to see how recording will go but so far so good.
Jeffrey G. (verified owner) –
Just as you said – unpack it plug it on and it works !
Allan H. (verified owner) –
Sent as promised, with seamless installation and operation. Worth the cost to save the time and angst by doing it right the first time.
Lee Mackson (verified owner) –
Easy as could be. Just plug and go. On a scale of 1 to 10 of technical skill, with 10 being Steve Jobs, I am a 1 and this was so simple. Literally just plug in the drive and you are done! Awesome!
Byron (verified owner) –
It seems to work.
Milton G. (verified owner) –
My MicroSD card got corrupted after only a few days, and when I contacted Pure Telsa, I was sent a replacement immediately. What great customer service!
Christopher J. (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
I’ve never had better customer service. All I had to do was plug it in. It worked & gives me peace of mind.
Richard B. (verified owner) –
Works Great!
Richard R. (verified owner) –
Wonderful service and explanation/support, and I plugged it in, was simple and easy, highly suggest this great production, thank you Jeff!!
Dave (verified owner) –
My order came quickly and included everything that was described. I especially appreciate the instructions and help information printed on small adhesive backed paper I could attached to the glove box (or wherever) for easy and convenient reference at a later point.
Bradley L. (verified owner) –
Awesome product for Tesla model 3!!!!!
Moustafa Gibory (verified owner) –
Very easy and very fast shipping.
Walter Noble (verified owner) –
michael g. (verified owner) –
Tried everything but couldn’t do it myself. Walla put in the usb and it works
Leon Berard (verified owner) –
Works great!
Jeffrey T Wichmann (verified owner) –
Jon R. (verified owner) –
Top notch… wonderful experience dealing with Pure Tesla.
Richard Katzenberger (verified owner) –
Fast arrival! My drive works like a charm! Thank you for making this product available to folks like me!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
So far so good! Teslacam in the past saved me from issues in an accident so would not go without
Zachary C. (verified owner) –
Terica L. (verified owner) –
Quick fulfillment. Plug and go!
Charles Adams (verified owner) –
Works Great!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Kevin S. (verified owner) –
Jeff @PureTesla was very responsive & very helpful! Exceeded expectations.
Tommy (verified owner) –
Ulf (verified owner) –
Great and really good price
richard c. (verified owner) –
I ordered this from Pure Tesla and put it in the car. Worked perfectly. Best of all is the great support from Jeff. He must live at his computer as he answers my questions quickly and very generously! Highly recommend the product.
John L Stevenson (verified owner) –
Dale S. (verified owner) –
Cody (verified owner) –
Great customer service and super fast shipping. Very satisfied.
Kristian (verified owner) –
Just plug and play. Very satisfying!
Reinaldo Moll (verified owner) –
This drive was without a doubt plug and play. I plugged it in and left it for the rest of the day. Pulled it out and plugged it into my phone, and began reviewing videos!!! This is perfect to monitor your vehicle from vandals as well as providing video after an accident. So glad I purchased this!!!
Omar C. (verified owner) –
Plug and Play for sure! Worth every penny, thank you for creating this product, especially at such a great price.
Jose Correa (verified owner) –
Excellent, works right out of the envelope, just plug and play. Very happy, thanks!
Armando Francisco (verified owner) –
Janie R. (verified owner) –
My old flash drive was corrupted. This was seamless and started working right away. I haven’t add any issues since I put in this flash drive. Thank you!
Wayne (verified owner) –
Great product and easy instructions. Thank you!
Terence D. (verified owner) –
These guys made everything simple. They even show you how to create your own drive. That shows how much they love what they do and are happy to help others. I went ahead and bought a drive from them to show my appreciation and it works flawlessly.
Alan Spiro (verified owner) –
It works as expected. Thank you
Bing Copeland (verified owner) –
Very good for my computer, but won’t fit my iPad 😢
William Walker (verified owner) –
shipped quicklya nd came configured as promised
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Plugged it in, worked first time!!
Nathan V. (verified owner) –
Delivered as described and works nicely.
Jack Yu (verified owner) –
Very good for me and easy to use
Richard J. (verified owner) –
Michael McDaniel (verified owner) –
Plug and play…. great product!!
Andrew (verified owner) –
I had tried buying the parts myself and setting up. When I received the USB and memory from pure Tesla I just plugged it into the car and it is working.
Arthur (verified owner) –
Prompt service, great delivery, product works as expected. Much better than trying to do it yourself!
Venkatesh (verified owner) –
Very good experience from ordering to the formatting for my Tesla use.
Read (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Excellent delivery speed
Tim (verified owner) –
Works perfect as advertised
Richard Middleton (verified owner) –
works perfectly
Eric B. (verified owner) –
So far plug and play as advertised. I’ve only had it 24 hours. But this is the easiest solution I found.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
So easy to use; arrived formatted and ready to plug in. TYVM
Timothy D. (verified owner) –
Worked Perfectly on my Model 3.
Bill (verified owner) –
At first, I thought they had left out the SD card, but then I realized it was so small it barely sticks out from the body of the hub. I like that the whole setup is no bigger than a regular USB flash drive.
Cathy M. (verified owner) –
You took the frustration out of it and made it simple
Liam C. (verified owner) –
So much easier than doing this myself. It cost the same amount to buy a blank USB with half the capacity. And then the work begins. Thank you for doing this. Life is good
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Alan (verified owner) –
easy to order, install and use
FRANK (verified owner) –
Very easy process, I highly recommend Pure Tesla.
paul r. (verified owner) –
So nice that it worked flawlessly compared to others I tried
GENE W. (verified owner) –
Donna (verified owner) –
The write speed of our old flash drive was too slow. Our new Pure Tesla MicroSD card is super — just plug it in and it works perfectly!!!
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anthony Barone (verified owner) –
Just engaged it will comment later.
Philip Reynolds (verified owner) –
Nathan B. (verified owner) –
Lloyd (verified owner) –
Very satisfied, plug and play!
Eric Wood (verified owner) –
This couldn’t have been easier.
Matt Culhane (verified owner) –
Worked flawlessly. I tried this on my own with two different USB drives and had to return both because neither worked. I like to think I’m “tech-savvy” and watched the videos on how to format. I wish I would’ve just spent the few extra dollars from the get-go and ordered one from PureTesla. 100% worth it!
Jacob Mosler (verified owner) –
Barry (verified owner) –
VERY PROFESSIONAL
Effingham S. (verified owner) –
So far so good!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Cato Johnsen (verified owner) –
Working smoothly right out of the box!
Paul Battaglia (verified owner) –
My 5 stars is not only for the product, but also for Jeff’s excellent customer service. I paid extra for 2-3 day priority shipping, but when my package did not arrive for a week I contacted Jeff. He said he had to spend an hour on the phone with the US postal service to find my lost package, but immediately afterwards I received my package. Jeff also refunded my shipping charges. Thanks for the extra effort and refund, Jeff!
Roger Z. (verified owner) –
Rick H. (verified owner) –
Came quick, a good value!
David Sanchez (verified owner) –
Everything I wanted
Terry B. (verified owner) –
Everything worked great right out of the box. Thank you
Chad Mortensen (verified owner) –
These were donated to our club for our meetup to be raffled off this Saturday. Very nice of Jeff to support Tesla Owners Club East Bay! Thank you very much!
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Paul Feldman (verified owner) –
Doesn’t get any easier
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Steven B. (verified owner) –
It was easy to order and my usb drive was ready to go and worked flawlessly!
Thomas Haldis (verified owner) –
finally found the time to install and use…..GREAT…
ERIC (verified owner) –
William Meek (verified owner) –
Thanks works great, bought others and formatted correctly and still did not work. This works as soon as you put it in!!!!
Leonard (verified owner) –
For sure a plug and play component.
william (verified owner) –
very quick shipping..came in bubble envelope and plugged in and worked perfect.
Greg (verified owner) –
Plug & play – no problems at all.
erik f. (verified owner) –
The USB stick arrived on time, plugged in right out of the box, and is now working like a charm. Nice!
Alain Chartrand (verified owner) –
Thank you. Good service !
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Paul P. (verified owner) –
I’ve had some challenges finding the right drive to use with dash cam and senty mode and so far this has worked flawlessly. Thank you!!
Milt Melcher (verified owner) –
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Audrey H. (verified owner) –
Great service and great product
SUZANNE CHOLET (verified owner) –
arrived yesterday installing today very promt shipping
Kathy S. (verified owner) –
Very pleased with your product. Works like a charm!
Vince M. (verified owner) –
Just put it in the car going to check it soon so far so good I’ll let you know.
joanne Jacobs (verified owner) –
I just got this today and it is perfect! I’m not super computer savvy and I’ve been dreading having to figure out which drive is best, how to format a device etc., etc. This is exactly as you said in your video. Plug it in and go. I just watched some footage from tonight and the quality was great. simple and awesome. I’m so grateful and will recommend this to everyone, even if they don’t ask! ha. Thank you so much!! Oh and the price was extremely fair.
Byron (verified owner) –
Just as you indicated, plug and play, very simple to use. Glad I got the most memory available. Easy to play back. Thank you very much.
Donald B. (verified owner) –
Plug it in and worked
Haven’t tried to read it
Fernando L. (verified owner) –
Works like a charm.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Works as advertised out of the package.
Daniel Whitley (verified owner) –
Brian S. (verified owner) –
Fast delivery, excellent price, and plug and play ready!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
The product works as promised. Presently, I am learning how to access information correctly.
Miguel Irizarry (verified owner) –
It works great as advertised!!!! Plug it in your good to go,Dash Cam and Sentry mode are fully working on my travels. Great product.
Mark (verified owner) –
I really appreciate the USB-C and standard USB connectors. Just plugged it into my new M3LR and got a happy recording icon, pulled it out after a few days and plugged it into my MacBook Pro and found all the files where they were supposed to be. Easy!
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Jeremy Betts (verified owner) –
Does what it should. It’s a great value for the capacity, and the USB-C connection on one side on the adapter means you can plug it right into your phone and view videos.
Ward Ross (verified owner) –
Dick P. (verified owner) –
Insert the device into the USB port and you’re done. So simple even a caveman can do it!
roxanne582 (verified owner) –
Highly recommended! I ordered the Tesla DashCam & Sentry Mode Package – USB/MicroSD Configured for TeslaCam and it is working perfectly. The best part is that it arrives fully formatted for TeslaCam with the MicroSD card already in place so all I had to do was plug it in the car and the camera icon appeared. I tested it and the videos look sharp and clear. I ordered the 128GB card that enables me to store plenty of videos when using sentry mode or to catch an accident. Moreover the USB MicroSD Card Reader has a convenient USB A and USB C which means that I can remove it from the car and plug it into my Samsung Galaxy S8 phone and review all four angle videos immediately thanks to the Tesla Cam Sentry Reviewer application for Android phones. Lastly I want to thank you for the quick shipment! In about 3 to 4 days I received the product via first class mail and for a very affordable price. For any Tesla owner especially the Model 3, this product is vital to identify any vandals and assist the police and insurance company with video footage after an accident. I am one happy customer and if I have questions down the line I am certain I can count on Pure Tesla for help.
Michael B. (verified owner) –
It works!!!
melissa moore (verified owner) –
Extremely pleased with the purchase- shipping was fast-the USB drive looks great (like the pure Tesla branding) and so simple to use! Thank you for giving the non techies of the world the ability to access all the features Tesla can offer
Craig B. (verified owner) –
Just plugged it in and the next day I ejected it and plugged right into my MacBook and there were all the videos from each of the cameras ready to download if needed. Easy Peezy
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Samir Patel (verified owner) –
It worked once I received it I immediately plugged into my LR M3 AWD and bhoom it worked without any issue my sentry mode records as it described on website no issue at all and 256 GB micro sd card won’t have to worry about running out of space
Barrington (verified owner) –
Excellent customer service, I will pickup my car in another three weeks then I will be able to provide a review.
Victor W. (verified owner) –
Very pleased! Plug and play!
Visa Signature (verified owner) –
it worked fine a second after plugging it in the car
jon colpitts (verified owner) –
As advertised! A great product to boot.
Sarah (verified owner) –
Great quality product and it was shipped/recieved in a very timely manner.
Chad Price (verified owner) –
Perfect – and easy to use.
Duncan Hincks (verified owner) –
As advertised plug & play.. camera and sentry mode started right up