Best Micro SD Card for Steam Deck (Top 5 Tested & Compared)
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▶Sandisk Extreme microSD Card (Best performer):
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Hey guys! We tested and compared 5 different micro sd cards for the steam deck. We compared read and write speeds, loading times between the cards and the emmc storage, as well as the gb per dollar value. The list of cards can be found in the description just above this message.
I found that the best overall value tended to be the Samsung at the 128gb, 256gb, and 512gb categories. It had top of the line read and write speeds, and was typically competitively priced.
If you want top of the line performance at the 1tb category, I would go with the Sandisk Extreme. It's more expensive, but will offer you the best performance for both read and write speeds at 1TB for the price.
While the Sandisk Ultra was a bit slower on the write speeds, the larger cards (512gb and 1tb) are priced slightly lower than the others, so you could save some money if you don't mind the slower write speeds.
Lastly, it's a hard no from me regarding the Lexar cards. The write speeds were just terrible from overheating, and the card did not fit properly into my Steam Deck. I had to use tweezers to get it out, so I''d rather not recommend something that will risk causing damage to the deck's slot, even if the price is lower.
Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below!
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Hey guys, just wanted to clear something up: The cards that claim they can go up to 160MB/s technically aren't falsifying claims. However, you need a very specific card reader that supports the SD 6.0 Spec that will allow for those speeds. The steam deck has a standard UHS-I card reader that will allow for a theoretical 104MB/s and won't be able to reach the claimed speeds. Hope that clears up some confusion I created based on my comments in the video!
@Spencerwalker21
2 жыл бұрын
Why the hell wouldn't steam just use that soec then lol idk maybe heat or something anyway how is loading to keep vs SSD I couldn't believe what some big tech KZreadrs and valve was claiming. I'm thinking the 64gb model and the 512gb SanDisk extreme is my play
@AndreVandal
2 жыл бұрын
I was about to mention that it also depends on your drive
@AndreVandal
2 жыл бұрын
I suggest you test capacity also, you might be surprised that not all of them format to the same result, I found that Samsung EVO will format a bit bigger than most, something I noticed when burning images of retro gaming collection, some would fail but never had problems with EVO
@Spencerwalker21
2 жыл бұрын
@@AndreVandal do you think I'm fine just playing all my games on a 500gb SD SanDisk extreme. I'm 50-50 on whether to get The 64 or 256gb model
@Gamingxoxo-mv5pi
2 жыл бұрын
@@Spencerwalker21 By all the info I have seen on the deck the 64 gb holds up against all models. When using the sd card as your storage that will be all you need to play any game. (Loads on par with the ssds) So all this boils down to is preference or bragging rights on the nvme size of your deck... So a deck measuring contest if you will.
The reason the read speeds were never over 100mb/s is because that's the read speed of the Steam Decks SD slot
Thank you so much for making this video! I've no idea how some of the larger channels with Steam Deck coverage have ignored this topic for so long, so it's awesome that you took it upon yourself to test out some different cards with the Deck. Not so nervous about my SanDisk Extreme 1TB gamble now!! 😅
@JakeFishmanTech
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ChunkeeMunkee!
@isaiah1516
2 жыл бұрын
I bought the same card for my Steam Deck. Supposed to get my email this Monday to pay! Excited to be $700 poorer soon lol
@erikedward283
Жыл бұрын
Yeah no matter who I watched on about this thing that nobody talked about this I'm glad he did because I feel like this is very valuable information because I want to get a 1 TB micro sd to
@ChunkeeMunkee
Жыл бұрын
@@erikedward283 totally, no-one else seemed to cover this! I also went 1TB. I ended up getting a SanDisk Extreme in the end, but only because I picked it up at a crazy discount - I think if I were to buy again I'd just go for an Ultra.
If you want to save $20 the Samsung SD cards are available on the Samsung site for lower prices than Amazon at this time. The 512 GB card was $59.99 as opposed to $79.99. Great vid btw, very helpful! Would love to see one on the best SSD for the Deck!
@Darksagan
2 жыл бұрын
Do you know which one it is on their site (512). I do not see the same card that Jake has listed in his about section.
@TheTyjah
2 жыл бұрын
@@Darksagan He was talking bout the 256 GB cards for the most part and the Sandisk 1 TB ones. I was just looking at the middle option of the 512 GB and comparing his link to Amazon with Samsung's price on the 512 GB card, where Samsung had the better price.
@watchyourtoneBOl
Жыл бұрын
I got double 512 gb Samsung cards for around 100 dollars, to me that’s crazy that I bascially got 1 tb of storage spending only 100 bucks
@oliverlong4963
Жыл бұрын
Thanks brother you saved me money, so easy to Amazon have the best price, they usually do.
@ellienyan
Жыл бұрын
I got one for 50 euro on amazon app with the 7.50 euro discount
Really appreciate you testing these! I can't believe no one else did this. Props to you dude! :D
@JakeFishmanTech
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Anthony!
Super helpful video. Thank you so much. Smaller channels like yourself have made this steam deck research so easy and palatable, straight to the point, no filler, pure statistics. Now I’m torn between the 512 EVO or 1TB extreme. I supposed I’ll keep my eyes out for the deals. I got time anyways for my Q4 order.
@Edward-Norton
Жыл бұрын
Get one of each. You'll probably need it. Otherwise the EVO it is really good for the price. They should have built sd card slots in the steam deck case.
Would have loved to see random read and write speeds aswell.
@CheapBastard1988
2 жыл бұрын
Same, random IO per second or IOPS are typically much more important than sequential read and writes. I was wondering how much it would affect load times but I guess we'll have to look for a different review.
The cards aren't lying the steam deck has a hard cap at 100mb/s Value announced this some time back. As long they have that U with the 3 in it and V30 you're good on SD cards though of course results may vary
@agenerichuman
2 жыл бұрын
Also make sure your card isn't fake. Lots of fakes are sold online these days and often get sold by reputable dealers in place of the legitimate cards.
Hello there, thanks for confirming my best choice with your vid. I did some research myself and ended up buying the Samsung EVO Select 512gb because it was kind of the best money value and also many people said it's one of the best cards for the Deck. Now i am just waiting for my Steam Deck to arrive hopefully in October or November
@sirdrs
Жыл бұрын
Got that samsung sd as well, steam deck is shipping today cant wait
This was an extremely helpful video. The graphs and tables you made were super clear and well made. The conciseness of this video was also highly appreciated. Thank you so much.
@JakeFishmanTech
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
I’ve been waiting for a video like this!! Thanks for making it! :)
you should put to the test the amazon basics 1tb
I've been using Walmart's Onn cards for shooting 4k video for a while now with perfect results. I just got a 256 GB Onn card that's rated U3 and it's worked great in the Steam Deck so far. It was around $35.
I bought the Ultra 256 a while back. Good to see the load times and the read is pretty much universal across these. My download only gets up to like 14MBps so I shouldn't see much issue with mine. Thanks!
@injurera
2 жыл бұрын
Hi James. I had a 1TB ultra with the Deck. It worked fine for awhile, but then totally broke, unable to reformat it. Hope I just had a bad luck.
@mandalorian43
2 жыл бұрын
@@injurera my 256GB is still working for now. Hopefully it stays that way.
@Will-qn3cy
Жыл бұрын
@@mandalorian43 still working?
@mandalorian43
Жыл бұрын
@@Will-qn3cy Yep!
@Will-qn3cy
Жыл бұрын
@@mandalorian43 awesome! no noticeable issues with games or downloading etc then?
the lexar you test says A1 and the 1tb lexar you showed on amazon said A2. I don't know if maybe the A2 would perform better than the card you had tested.
Hey, the lexar card was a a1. A closer comparison would be the 512gb/1tb ones since they are a2
@dalex5868
2 жыл бұрын
The Ultra was A1 also.
@S1rCumference
2 жыл бұрын
@@dalex5868 Yeah but the Lexar is priced almost identically to it but its speed is A2 so for value the 512-1TB Lexar would be better
@dalex5868
2 жыл бұрын
@@S1rCumference I dont know.. the 1tb extreme was on sale the other day for not much more then the Lexar. That's what I ended up getting. I would say go SanDisk if you can find it on sale.
@S1rCumference
2 жыл бұрын
@@dalex5868 Haha i bought it on that sale as well. But for regular price its definitely better to get the Lexar 1tb over the extreme(when its half the price)
The other thing to add is the card rating - all of the cards with an A2 rating had the fastest read and write speeds, and all of the cards which had slower read and (particularly) write speeds had an A1 rating. On that basis, the Amazon Basics 1TB Micro SD card, with an A2 rating, seems worth while testing :)
@colbyboucher6391
Жыл бұрын
The Steam Deck actually straight-up doesn't support A2 rated cards properly, so that's... weird.
@Nimmy82MD
Жыл бұрын
@@colbyboucher6391 The Steam Deck DOES support A2 rated cards.
@ellienyan
Жыл бұрын
@@colbyboucher6391 a2 will write installs faster but doesnt improve performance
@colbyboucher6391
Жыл бұрын
@@ellienyan I seriously doubt that considering it's all sequential reads. When you've already got one bitstream you'd better go fast AF.
Thanks this was useful! I’m gonna go with the Sandisk Extreme
Kinda wishing they'd have a cap for the card slot, so it doesn't get filled with dust and debris. It would also provide some extra security for the card itself when slotted so I don't feel like I'll accidentally jostle and break the card.
A few lesser known brands, Nextorage(Japan) Silicon Power(Taiwan/USA) these brands also have sales often on 256gb to 512gb cards and also come with 5 year warranty, they might not be as fast as top brands but great way to have swappable SD cards if you need back ups. Silicon power has 512gb for $30 on sale direct from manufacturer.
How can you say that Lixar 1T card is going to have bad write speeds when the Lixar card you tested was an A1 card and the Lixar 1T card you showed in the video was an A2? The A1 and A2 classification let you know how many random read/write operations the card can perform, A2 being twice as efficient than an A1 card. When looking for an SD card look for the following: SDXC I for the best read speeds. U3 (usually printed on the card as a 3 inside of a u) for the best write speeds. A2 for the highest number of random read/write operations the card can perform.
Loving the Samsung Pro Plus I just picked up. Should be a bit better than the Evo used here.
@sharpiesharpie8356
2 жыл бұрын
are they just as fast ?
I have the 1tb Sandisk Extreme. It's on sale on Amazon for $150 right now.
Are you able to clarify: was all the testing done on the deck, or did you do some testing on a normal computer? As I don't see how testing which cards read/write best without doing those tests directly on the Steam Deck (which is what we want to know) can be a valid testing methodology.
Got my reservation email today, research time 😂
I haven't had any issues with my Lexar 1tb. I guess if you are really adamant than yes, get the best. But for the same price of a 1tb Sandisk I was able to get the Lexar 1tb, screen protector, case and accessories for around the same price.
Thanks so much for the video! I was honestly surprised by how to the point and informative this video was! It quickly saved me from doing quite a bit of research. Thanks again!
I just installed a lexar card and have had zero fitment issues or snags. Fits exactly like my sandisk. Also seems to be writing pretty quickly. Maybe the older lexar cards had some things that got fixed with latest batch.
Thanks for the explanation, like how you presented the facts. Went for the Samsung Evo 512 for about 44 euro (prime days deal).
If you get the Sandisk Ultra just be prepared for longer download/ install times to your deck. It plays fine though. No different than the internal I'd say.
@glaubersvlogs
2 жыл бұрын
What about in-game performance in AAA games? Is there any difference at all between A1 and A2?
@HelicopterRidesForCommunists
2 жыл бұрын
@@glaubersvlogs No, there’s really not anything I’ve noticed. The download and install rate is annoyingly bad though. And since games are regularly updated it exacerbates the issue. As far as gameplay goes however even if there is a difference in load times or something it’s not by much and not something I have ever noticed at least. Definitely not something that affects the actual playing experience or FPS.
@glaubersvlogs
2 жыл бұрын
@@HelicopterRidesForCommunists Thanks for the feedback!
@HelicopterRidesForCommunists
2 жыл бұрын
@@glaubersvlogs No problem my guy
Perfect timing for such info, thanks! Snagged a 512GB EVO for $60 on AMZ. Almost caved for a 1TB SDE but you saved me $100, perhaps i’ll just switch my 256GB SSD out if its not enough 😅
Fantastic video! I have a 400GB sandisk Ultra class 10 A1 from an old project. I was planning to buy a 1TB for emulation and to use the 400GB card for actual games (combined with the 512GB model) now I have a better idea what to get! I wish Samsung had a 1TB model, but since it appears mostly write speed is impacted and most emulated games will load to ram anyways, I think the 1TB sandisk will be alright. Great video!!
@JakeFishmanTech
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Seth!
Been waiting for someone to do this comparison. Thanks for the info.
Btw, the Samsung EVO Select 512GB versions are on sale right now on Amazon (at least in Europe). 50 EUR a pop, so I got myself two. :D
Interesting how the write speeds are different between the A1 / A2 cards. Worth investigating. Also - I don't know how you benchmark, but perhaps try benchmarking the write speeds by copying a single, large file to the SD card (such as a video or a .zip file). See if that makes a difference. I kinda suspect the reason for the cards starting fast then slowing down - might not be due to overheating, but rather the command queue getting filled.
Thanks man, was googling around looking for exactly this info
Wait the Samsung 512 Evo is 47.99 right now that's too good to be true
Nice video. This particular model of Samsung EVO Select is really good. I also bought a Samsung Pro Plus 512GB which is slightly better. I've got also a SanDisk Ultra which broke after a slight usage on the Deck, but I may just had a bad luck. Now I'm really interested to see performance tests under the following conditions: 1. Games installed and uninstalled several times on the SD Card without reformatting (fragmentation). 2. SD Card filled over 95% of total storage.
@B727X
Жыл бұрын
Deck can only read up to 104 mb/s so it ain’t better to have for deck than the select
@injurera
Жыл бұрын
@@B727X In theory yes, although the advertised sd card speed is the maximum reached, and in practice varies. In that sense you may still have better performance.
got the Samsung 512 select from watching your info video, thanks and salute from UK
Nice man, been waiting for a video like this.
Just to make one thing absolutely clear. It's not the Steam Deck's 'fault'. The maximum read speed is limited by the UHS-I industry standard which is 104 MB/s. Now some custom card readers exist that can read some cards faster but they are weird duck in the pond. The Steam Deck is normal, not bad and they didn't go cheap. Also, make sure your sdcard supports A2 for fast random access. If it's not written on it, then it is certainly A1.
so which steam deck verison you would recommend? I like the glossy finish of 64gb model screen but is th sd card really a good solution ?
@JakeFishmanTech
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Hiczok, the SD card is a good solution! You can also upgrade the internal SSD relatively easily to 512gb. That with a 512gb or 1TB sd card and you will be good to go!
@emilioDCG
2 жыл бұрын
Any recommendations on an SSD for a 64gb steam deck?
@JakeFishmanTech
2 жыл бұрын
For sure! I got the Kioxia 512gb ssd. I made a video about accessories for the steam deck that features that specific ssd with a link to it on the channel here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/i3t8ybykgczHic4.html
@emilioDCG
2 жыл бұрын
@@JakeFishmanTech thank you!
Thank you for your video. It was very hard to choose the right SD card, because of your video I got the Samsung Evo. Thanks a lot!
Hey Jake, I'm new to your channel and have recently purchased a steam deck along with your recommendation I brought the 1tb SanDisk extreme but now I would like your recommendation on the internal M.2 ssd. Any date on when you'll be making that video?
I bought the Samsung EVO Select on Amazon literally just now for my Steam Deck. Let’s see if it lives up. Thanks for the video man.
@Bos_Meong
Жыл бұрын
so does it lives up???
Rlly confused on the 1tb option and 512gb. The 1tb option costs like more than 2 times more than just getting 2 seperate 512gb so idk tbh. Update: Basically i lucked out the 1tb one went on sale on amazon! official seller everything thankfully. for £133 pounds really good deal. Sandisk Extreme btw. Hopefully it serves me well. Although if i do feel even that is not enough ilprobz get another 500gb micro sd from samsung or something and hot swap them depending on wt i need. Although i think 1tb and the 256gb i have should be ight for now
Kingston also has a nice fast A2 mSD cards though a bit pricey. Anyway did you only test the 256GB mSD cards? Because different sizes sometimes perform much different on the same exact model...
@JakeFishmanTech
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Guily, good to know about the Kingston cards! Unfortunately I don’t have $1000 to drop on sd cards haha. So I’d rather keep all factors the same and can make some reasonable assumptions about specific brands at different sizes by testing all the same size. Cheers!
@ajuric4606
2 жыл бұрын
someone mentioned Deck having a cap on R/W speeds, so it might not make a difference
@guily6669
2 жыл бұрын
@@ajuric4606 On my Switch it makes a huge difference, however I have the whole OS running from the mSD so we notice a good difference, the fastest one I have is the 256GB Kingston A2, it's slightly more snappy than my Sandisk 128GB A2.
Saw this on Reddit. Thank you for this; very informative.
I already went for a 1tb Lexar Play card, it was about half the price mentioned here on Amazon. I did see a ridiculously cheap 1tb card that I didn't recognise the name of so I swerved that and went for something more trustworthy. Happy so far. It seems to have at least installed GTA 5 quick enough and everything loads fine there.
I have the Samsung Evo and the SanDisk Ultra, I wish I knew of the slower SanDisk write speeds before i moved RDR2 from the SSD to the SanDisk microSD, that transfer took ages, should have put it on the Samsung…great comparison video!
Did you test the Sandisk Extreme Pro?
Thank you for the disclaimer about hacked/modified cards - it’s good to assume not everyone is aware of scams like that
short and sweet! :) thank you!
are the pictures shown in the benchmark of the actual SD's used cause the 2 with low write speeds are U1 cards and offer slightly less then half the IOPS of the U3 cards explaining why there so slow in game when compared
Thank you for the best video on the topic I have seen thus far!
Lexar cards fit and work fine, he most likely got a bad one, just in case any one is worried as the performance and price are fantastic typically. I havethe 1tb card and its amazing
@eiwigamer
Жыл бұрын
Same here, Lexar card with no issues. It does take a while to copy or download stuff to the card but honestly I have close to 15 games on there and it worth it to me for the price.
Thank you for making this video. It's probably the best I've seen that actually looks at this. I'm curious what your testing methodology is though? My Deck shows up next week and I was planning on using fio in desktop mode to transfer 40GB files to get a good amount of data both with sequential read and writes and randomized read and writes. Then test that for ext4 and btrfs.
@JakeFishmanTech
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ubiquill! I hadn’t really seen any tests done so figured this might help some people out. I got the read / write speeds using the black magic disk utility tool which will get speeds from various tests. The numbers in this video are the overall base numbers the program provided. Load times were recorded from the time I hit “play” in steam, until the time the game loaded and the main menu showed up. You should be good with either the Sandisk Extreme, PNY, or Samsung - all three of those sustained those speeds for 10+ minutes while the other two dropped in write speed almost immediately. Hope that helps let me know if I can answer any other questions!
@TurahkTamer
2 жыл бұрын
@@JakeFishmanTech In your video you mentioned that you popped the cards into your "computer" to test the speeds. Does this mean these tests were done on an external computer and not the Steam Deck itself? If so, I'm curious if the 90MB cap you saw on all 5 cards was a result of whatever SD adapter or port you were using. For most accurate results that would pertain to game loading on the Steam Deck, you would ideally want to test from the SD slot on the Deck itself, from within Linux (to rule out any odd driver issues with Windows on Deck), and in particular look at random read / random write speeds rather than sequential (since random file access is much closer to the experience of loading in a video game).
@JakeFishmanTech
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Avohkah! I did test them through my MacBook initially, however I also tested the sequential read/write speeds directly through the deck itself and they were roughly the same. I didn’t test random read/write tests however, as I wasn’t sure exactly how to do that in Linux. Was going to do some research and update the description with that info. Do you have any suggestions for CLI tools or a GUI tool to get random read / write speeds?
@napynap
2 жыл бұрын
@@TurahkTamer I noticed that too, and I thought one of two things.. Either he's playing on the term 'computer', because even Valve kept saying 'It's a PC' in their Q&A when they unveiled the Deck to the world.. OR he just made a mistake and meant 'Steam Deck'. Either way, I'm sure he tested the cards in the Deck slot because otherwise what would be the point of the video? I guess we'll have to wait for his answer.
Great video, wanted to make sure the card I got was ideal. Thanks!
@JakeFishmanTech
2 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
This video is kinda misleading regarding the Lexar. 1) I think it getting stuck was just a random thing that could have happened with any card and it just happened to be with the Lexar. I have it and it is visually identical to the Samsung EVO, and ejects exactly the same. 2) You got the A1, which is only on the 256GB and below.
thanks for the comparisons. Will probably go for one of the Samsung's when my deck comes in Q2
@JakeFishmanTech
2 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
Thanks mate, for literally 460$ I get the cheaper steam deck plus the samsung evo and so far people reccomend that, and glad to stop by here, exited to get my hand on it
What about sundisk extreme pro? **for the lenovo legion go
@JakeFishmanTech
7 ай бұрын
Hey - you will get similar performance to the top cards mentioned in this video, it will be capped at 104mb/s theoretical speed. I have read that it will perform better compared to other cards when it is close to filled with storage, but I haven’t tested performance when full. Hope that helps!
@ado33100
7 ай бұрын
@@JakeFishmanTech thanks
Under your description you list the SanDisk Ultra MicroSD as the best budget, but in my opinion, SanDisk is the most expensive. I have a 512gb MicroSD card made by SanDisk. It was a pricy 50 dollars CAD. The 1 TB option is a whopping 130 dollars. Silicon Power, on the other hand, is highly rated but also 40 dollars cheaper.
Hi, did you run into the sandrisk extreme brick issue that occurs when formating the drive? People are reporting the steam deck is bricking their microsd cards.
Teamgroup microSD cards are also worth checking out. Have one myself.
how about Kingston canvas go plus look nearly the same speed as sandisk extreme on writing
Why not test the 170 MB/s read, 90 MB/s write Sandisk Extreme Plus instead of the 160/90? I watched an older test for the 170 that had the write speed in the high 80s. It would be interesting to see if it can hit this on the Steam Deck.
How fast does your internet speed need to be to take advantage of the sandisk extreme? I have pretty good internet but wonder if the ultra wouldn't be just fine.
Wow I looking at a Lexar card and you helped me dodge a bullet. Thank you!
I’m just using one for mods for Skyrim I plan to get a steam deck just doing research first trying to figure out if it will work well
Have you done a video for the switch? What goes for the Steamdeck also goes for the Nintendo system?
I tested my 1TB Lexar card after I received it from Amazon and I had a consistent 30mbps write speed on it.
@elcarpo379
2 жыл бұрын
For some reason the 256GB Lexar is A1 but the larger ones (512GB and 1TB) are A2. So if you’re looking into a higher capacity card, the Lexar might be competitive with the other cards that were tested.
You sir have earned a subscriber! To the point!
Great video, man! Thanks!
My steam deck should be delivered tomorrow!!!! Can’t wait 😂
I agree on the Samsung micro SD cards but they don't do a 1tb for the steam deck so my only choice is SanDisk, has anyone got experience with integral micro SD cards?
Great! Thanks for testing. Really useful 😃
@JakeFishmanTech
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Manny!
You sure your SD card adapter was using full bandwidth? Usually these adapters are junk and don’t have the proper bandwidth
Any lag with playing games off of the SD and can you just install steam games directly to SD or do you have to save them on internal drive then transfer them to SD?
Do you think a Samsung Pro Plus or Samsung Evo would be better or compatible to run games on an S10 phone?
So what about the Lexar A2 version? You compared a bunch of other A2 cards versus Lexars A1. =(
I ended up buying a 512gb PNY Micro SD card, fair price as well. Atleast they seem to be solid micro sd cards from your description.
Can you tell me please the difference on speed of a 512 and 1 terra micro SD card with the steam deck nvme card? Whats the extra loading time? And Also in the game is there any difference while you playing, between those two??
can you maybe tell me if the ''Kingston Technology KC600 - 256 GB'' is a good one for the steam deck ?
why not the Samsung PRO Plus 512GB microSDXC UHS-I U3 160MB/s?
@JakeFishmanTech
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Nuka, that will certainly be a great card if you wanted to get it. But, since the speeds on that card are faster than the steam deck’s micro sd card slot can handle, you will most likely be able to find a cheaper card that will perform the same with regards to the steam deck (which is seen from the graphs in this video). If you have other uses than the Steam Deck, then it may be worth considering that card
When you test a card and it doesn't match it's expected read speed it could be your card reader. When you test several cards and they all top out at the same read speed below their respective ratings, it's definitely your card reader. Not all support the higher speed interfaces that new cards are capable of for example.
Thanks man! Appreciated.
I agree with you about Lexar I have had a lot of failures with them over the years (their QC is horrendous). I would add a note that if your on Amazon, and you see a "Sponsored !" like in 3:26 that is a major Red Flag, and should be avoided like the plague. 90%~95% of Sponsored product are Chinese knock offs and/or scam products that is why they have to pay Amazon to push their crap this goes for most electronics sold (Newegg, Walmart, eBay, and others that do 3rd party sales do the same too.)
Did you run into any errors where it wouldn't let you format the memory microSD I'm using a SanDisk 256 gig microSD and it keeps telling me to contact the manufacturer of the microSD this micro SD came out of a package. Brand new to get this error and then I opened another one out of a package. Brand new and got the same error..
Hello my friend, I do not understand very much about SD storage cards. I will buy the 512GB model and I am thinking to put an SD storage cards. Wich card is better for the steam deck?
This video was worth watch just for the info on the fake TB card info. Thx
I have bought the all the samsung models up to 256 and i want to clarify that only the 256gb model gets close to a write speed of 90mbs, the 125 goes around 35mbs even when almost full and the 64gb barely gets to 10mbs
Very helpful video! Thanks
I got the SanDisk 1TB Ultra and I'm worried if I should send it back or not after seeing the reviews for it. Can you confirm if they're true or not?
The lexar you used was A1 for the 256 gb version. There are other lexar cards with 256 a2.
brilliant video, super helpful. Thanks
Thank you! Fantastic video
Sandisk or Samsung, got it. I don’t think the write speeds matter very much unless you have a super fast internet connection for downloading games, right?
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Yup! It will also matter when your transferring games to your SD card, but if you don’t mind a little extra wait, you’ll be fine
The link you have for the samsung 512 uk is available at £35 is that a fair prce or too good to be true
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