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Micro SD cards for Switch
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I've got two Switches, both are using SanDisk Ultra 400 GB cards and I've never had an issue.
Don't know what more to say other than, these are good and have never failed me! I know you mention you're after a card size bigger but yeah. Thought I would throw my hat in the ring.
Don't know what more to say other than, these are good and have never failed me! I know you mention you're after a card size bigger but yeah. Thought I would throw my hat in the ring.
Speed-wise, the Speed Class is generally enough to know if it's a good enough card.
On Digital Foundry thye say here that Switch supports UHS1 so U1 and above (a logo of a big U with a 1 or more inside) should be the fit.
They say they didn't see much difference between the top/bottom inside the class itself.
Edit2: NOTE: The internal memory of the Switch will always be faster than any SD card or Cartridge you use though, so the SD card should be more for archiving purposes than holding your live games.
Edit: personally I use a Samsung Evo of 128GB that cost around $20. It holds more than the 100-videos limit of the Switch.
(But now that I think about it, I never verified if it was real.)
On Digital Foundry thye say here that Switch supports UHS1 so U1 and above (a logo of a big U with a 1 or more inside) should be the fit.
They say they didn't see much difference between the top/bottom inside the class itself.
Edit2: NOTE: The internal memory of the Switch will always be faster than any SD card or Cartridge you use though, so the SD card should be more for archiving purposes than holding your live games.
Edit: personally I use a Samsung Evo of 128GB that cost around $20. It holds more than the 100-videos limit of the Switch.
(But now that I think about it, I never verified if it was real.)
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I've heard too many horror stories with Amazon in regards to SD cards (and had some similar issues of my own with them) otherwise I would
seriously. It's absurd. Then again I remember spending $100+ for an external 60gb drive.
If you're looking "at 256 or 512gb", I would recommend the middle-ground 400gb model SD cards. They seem to be the best ratio of price per gigabyte (though i'm not sure cause i'm too lazy to do math). 400gbs are usually only $20 more than the 250gbs, but the ones that are 500gb tend to be like $35-40 more than the 400gbs despite only adding 100gbs.
I take it you mean from the Smash incident when people realized they had fake SD cards. Just buy it directly from Amazon rather than a shady second hand dealer on there that might have it a couple cents cheaper. All their Sandisk Micro SD cards we've bought through them have been the real deal. And my family buys a lot from them.
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Damn. I just recently bought a 200gb one for the price i'm seeing this one go for. Feels kind of bad but oh well
I'm using the same 400 GB card. Have never had an issue.
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they mix their products with thatof the third party dealers. It's been a known issue for a while and isn't specific toSD cards. I've gotten some shaaaady products from them even though I wasn't using a third party a eller.
sidenote: anybody else upgrade iOS and it totally fucks up typing on this site and autocorrect? So annoying!
The sweet spot right now is the 400GB cards; they go for pretty cheap most places when there's a sale. I got one for ~$45 a while ago to replace my perpetually-full 128GB card, and it's worked great so far.
I'm curious if the A class cards make any difference at all on Switch. Obviously higher sequential speeds are going to offer little to no improvement, but Application class cards have higher minimum random read/write speeds which should theoretically be beneficial for loading games, if the Switch can take advantage of it.
I haven't found a single test with a quick google search, just people writing off the classification as marketing or telling people "capacity matters more than speed class." Irrelevant answers that miss the point. I'd be curious how an A2 card compares to the basic UHS1 cards that get recommended.
I haven't found a single test with a quick google search, just people writing off the classification as marketing or telling people "capacity matters more than speed class." Irrelevant answers that miss the point. I'd be curious how an A2 card compares to the basic UHS1 cards that get recommended.
I fully agree with this. They're pretty cheap nowadays and it should last you a while unless you buy every single Switch game available digitally. Thankfully most games are small in storage, I'd say this is a good stopgap until larger cards are more affordable.
I got a 400GB card a few weeks back during Prime Day for like £25 thanks to a £10 Amazon credit for signing up to Audible on trial.
Zero regrets, I can't see a situation where I'll need more than this.
Zero regrets, I can't see a situation where I'll need more than this.
i personally splurged and got the 1TB but that was just me future proofing myself but i previously had a 500GB one and i own over 100 Digital switch games and it was plenty of storage as long as i deleted some games after i beat them.
I got a 128GB card and it can hold a shit ton of indie games and smaller Nintendo games, the Big titles can soak up a lot of space though so it's up to you if you want to cash out more for a bigger card or that you keep the huge games for cartridges and the SD card for your on the go games.
For me 128 is enough but 400GB sounds like Nirvana haha.
For me 128 is enough but 400GB sounds like Nirvana haha.
SanDisk hasn't let me down her, I'm thinking of upgrading too! Might just wait til Black Friday to see if the 512GB gets any cheaper. I never want to think about memory again lol
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128 is starting to lead to some memory management and I buy a lot of physical. Thereve been some large demos and online only games taking up space.
you had issues because you did not order from amazon themselves, people always go on amazon looking for a cheaper deal from another seller and this how they get caught
i only mess with stuff that say prime to get official products
I got a 64GB at launch that has finally met its end (and that's after uninstalling a few things over time too). I'm considering the 400GB one but haven't decided yet but going by price it's probably the best bet right now. I'd like to wait until black Friday, though it depends if I end up grabbing DQXI digitally soon or not.
I've got a 400gb Sandisk, and its amazing.
I downloaded every game I own onto it and still had 100gb left haha.
I downloaded every game I own onto it and still had 100gb left haha.
Depending on your country the 512gb (Samsung or SanDisk) might actually be pretty decent value.
I got mine for 80euro whereas 400gb would have been 60euro. That 20euro extra was certainly worth the extra space as I know I will fill it up eventually and who knows when 1TB is going to be affordable.
I got mine for 80euro whereas 400gb would have been 60euro. That 20euro extra was certainly worth the extra space as I know I will fill it up eventually and who knows when 1TB is going to be affordable.
I've got a Sandisk 400 GB when it went on sale a few weeks ago.
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you are 100% mistaken on this. I have primed items that arrived looking completely different from the images.
Yeah, it's definitely common knowledge that ordering on amazon which is why I tend to avoid them when it comes to big name higher capacity microSD cards. Too much of a gamble.
I honestly never had an issue with PNY, other lesser known brands I trust are Silicon Power and Patriot, not sure if they're just as good/fast, but I haven't had them die on my on my other devices.
I would honestly look at best buy if you really want a worry-free experience, they do plenty of sales and usually have them in stock, recently I got a 128GB card for $15, and higher capacities were also discounted too. If you don't want to wait there's a PNY mSD sale on best buy 256 is $40 and 512 is $90
I honestly never had an issue with PNY, other lesser known brands I trust are Silicon Power and Patriot, not sure if they're just as good/fast, but I haven't had them die on my on my other devices.
I would honestly look at best buy if you really want a worry-free experience, they do plenty of sales and usually have them in stock, recently I got a 128GB card for $15, and higher capacities were also discounted too. If you don't want to wait there's a PNY mSD sale on best buy 256 is $40 and 512 is $90
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Sandisk 400GB is the sweet spot right now, but if you're able to stretch to a 512GB card (I got a Samsung) I'd say it's worth it.
Switch Pro needs two microSD card slots.
Switch Pro needs two microSD card slots.
Im upping this. Bought a 3ed micro sd for switch. I have a 512 Samsung a 400 sandisk a1. And I bought another one sansisk(same) as I was approaching the limits of my others card
I bought it on amazon but I see made in Malaysia I though sandisk were made in China. I tested the speed. The Samsung is 40mb writing /60 reading (h2testw on 1gb file ). First Sandisk is 43/60 and second one (Malaysia) is 33/60. It seems good but I don't get this 10mb speed difference. Is it a fake ? Shows the same actual storage (366GB)
I bought it on amazon but I see made in Malaysia I though sandisk were made in China. I tested the speed. The Samsung is 40mb writing /60 reading (h2testw on 1gb file ). First Sandisk is 43/60 and second one (Malaysia) is 33/60. It seems good but I don't get this 10mb speed difference. Is it a fake ? Shows the same actual storage (366GB)
Large enough that the onboard storage definitely is not enough. I got a Lite to play Animal Crossing. I also have Picross, Tetris 99, Undertale, and Lumines installed. I bought Ys 8 the other day and had to delete stuff to make room.
Im worried about my new one beeing fake as all other are made in China , this one in Malaysia and google doesn't help. Though book look similar (new one grey part is a little bit darker). Both have same design in the back (square with made in xxx and serial number ). Just a speed difference (writing not reading )
What's the time-to-price decrease in SD cards?
My 128 has been full for some time but now it's got to the stage where I don't want to do any memory management.
Doubling that to 256 doesn't seem to be a huge cost issue; 512 starts getting up there, and the 1TB is tempting but still definitely a major purchase.
I feel like with some knowledge of how long the price drops will take for the larger variants, there's a sweet spot where you buy a smaller volume now, in anticipation more will cost less later.
Hope that makes sense, thanks in advance Era!
My 128 has been full for some time but now it's got to the stage where I don't want to do any memory management.
Doubling that to 256 doesn't seem to be a huge cost issue; 512 starts getting up there, and the 1TB is tempting but still definitely a major purchase.
I feel like with some knowledge of how long the price drops will take for the larger variants, there's a sweet spot where you buy a smaller volume now, in anticipation more will cost less later.
Hope that makes sense, thanks in advance Era!
I didn't even know these existed until a few days ago. Blew my mind.
Mortal Kombat 11 is filling up my internal storage, and this is having the physical version, lol.
I snagged this one in the 512 variety while it was available as the price was great (74.99$ I believe).
LeadersLogic Mobile microSDXC... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YMNKK9N?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Wasn't a brand I was familiar with but it has worked A-OK for me.
LeadersLogic Mobile microSDXC... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YMNKK9N?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Wasn't a brand I was familiar with but it has worked A-OK for me.
Lmao "fridge games" is a brilliant way to put it.
I've been going through this recently with my 500GB SSD on my PC.