advice on SD card please!

[fray]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09X7DQJQL?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BYPBY2JT?

Samsung PRO Plus 512 GB vs SanDisk Extreme PRO 512GB

they're the same price and seem to be pretty much the same but wanted to know if anyone thinks samsung or sandisk is superior at 512gb :)

[Mahjik]

First, I wouldn't order through Amazon for the SD card. They don't validate that the sellers products aren't fake.

Next, I would recommend the SanDisk Extreme.

https://shop.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd-cards/sandisk-extreme-uhs-i-microsd?sku=SDSQXAV-512G-GN6MA

[fray]

Originally posted by Mahjik:

First, I wouldn't order through Amazon for the SD card. They don't validate that the sellers products aren't fake.

Next, I would recommend the SanDisk Extreme.

https://shop.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd-cards/sandisk-extreme-uhs-i-microsd?sku=SDSQXAV-512G-GN6MA

why extreme vs extreme pro?

[WarnerCK]

More important than anything is to get a non-fake one. No marketplace (Amazon, or Facebook, or wherever), no ebay, no "amazingly cheap" anywhere. There are so many fakes out there, and they'll cause you nothing but pain.

[Mahjik]

The delta between the two doesn't really warrant a price jump. It's 200 read vs 190 read... 140 write va 130... Not really worth the extra price.

[fray]

Originally posted by Mahjik:

The delta between the two doesn't really warrant a price jump. It's 200 read vs 190 read... 140 write va 130... Not really worth the extra price.

the extreme pro is on sale on the sandisk website (uk store at least). £43 for the extreme, £42 for the extreme pro

[Mahjik]

Between the two, it doesn't matter. Both will be faster than what the Deck can handle.

[fray]

Originally posted by Mahjik:

Between the two, it doesn't matter. Both will be faster than what the Deck can handle.

ok i ordered the extreme pro since if i ever upgrade to a larger size i can give the pro to someone in my family. thank you for the help! i made sure to order from sandisks own website too :)

[ugafan]

I have a Samsung Pro and a SanDisk Extreme and don't notice much of a difference between them. Both are good. I'd get whichever one is cheaper.

[drsxzgsa]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-microsd-cards-for-steam-deck

[singgihsatch]

so what recomended between that. i just bought my steam deck and i have plan to expand my memory space with SD Card

[Mahjik]

Originally posted by singgihsatch:

so what recomended between that. i just bought my steam deck and i have plan to expand my memory space with SD Card

I would recommend the Samsung Pro or the SanDisk Extreme. I'm not a fan of the RockPaperShotgun article as there are known problems with Steam Decks and Kingston cards and they recommend them.

I feel like the SanDisk Extreme Pro is just a money grab for them. When you look at their lineup, the Pro is barely 5% better than the normal Extreme and that is based on theoretical numbers. When you look at the delta between their Ultra and Extreme, it's a about a 30% increase (and much faster in practice). It feels like they released "Pro" to trick people into buying it.

[Drak3]

Originally posted by WarnerCK:

No marketplace (Amazon, or Facebook, or wherever)

This is extremely important advice. Buying from legitimate sellers on marketplaces still can't be trusted because of how they operate on the backend.

Amazon (and likely every online marketplace with 3rd party sellers) that have multiple sellers of the (claimed) same product will usually ship the product from whichever warehouse that is reported to have it and is closest to you/cheapest to ship to you. Even if they're different sellers with different prices on hypothetically the same product.

Amazon and other marketplaces don't care that you bought X from Y. They'll sell you A from B because B said A=X, and it's easier to ship A.