misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agoNintendo Switch 2's support for MicroSD Express standard will hurt your wallet: Here's whywww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down116
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkNintendo Switch 2's support for MicroSD Express standard will hurt your wallet: Here's whywww.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squaresimple@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up88·1 day agoBecause MicroSD Express cards are more expensive. Saved you a click.
minus-squareKnightontheSun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 day agoThanks. There has been a severe uptick in clickbait headlines. It’s quite annoying.
minus-squaremisk@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·1 day agoAlso: Underpinning the technology are NVMe and PCIe 3.0 interfaces, which allow for speeds of up to 2GB/s (using a PCIe 4.0 interface). You can read the deep-dive details of the tech on our sister site, AnandTech. Switch 2 needs storage transfer speeds that match modern consoles to allow ports from them.
minus-squaremisk@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoOh, I didn’t notice. I refuse to remove it from my RSS reader to this day.
minus-squaresteeznson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoI saw a 256GB one on Amazon UK for £22. Might pick it up now in case there are shortages or the price skyrockets. That plus the system memory would be 512GB of storage and I tend to buy physical games too.
minus-squareClipperDefiance@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 day agoIt’s generally not recommended to buy SD cards from Amazon. Bootleg cards are a big issue with Amazon. Here’s an article on the subject.
minus-squaredouglasg14b@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·18 hours agoHonestly this sort of thing applies to more and more products from Amazon every single week. You shouldn’t buy any sort of skincare products medicine or supplements either.
minus-squaresteeznson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoThanks I think you saved me from making a bad purchase
minus-squareKnightontheSun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 hours agoI use B&H for tech gear lately.
minus-squareRonnyZittledong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 day agoCards like this are notoriously counterfeited so I would be cautious
Because MicroSD Express cards are more expensive. Saved you a click.
SHOCKING
Thanks. There has been a severe uptick in clickbait headlines. It’s quite annoying.
Also:
Switch 2 needs storage transfer speeds that match modern consoles to allow ports from them.
RIP
Oh, I didn’t notice. I refuse to remove it from my RSS reader to this day.
I saw a 256GB one on Amazon UK for £22. Might pick it up now in case there are shortages or the price skyrockets. That plus the system memory would be 512GB of storage and I tend to buy physical games too.
It’s generally not recommended to buy SD cards from Amazon. Bootleg cards are a big issue with Amazon. Here’s an article on the subject.
Honestly this sort of thing applies to more and more products from Amazon every single week.
You shouldn’t buy any sort of skincare products medicine or supplements either.
Thanks I think you saved me from making a bad purchase
I use B&H for tech gear lately.
Cards like this are notoriously counterfeited so I would be cautious