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The best microSD card for the Steam Deck is going cheap this Black FridayTempting early deals on the Samsung Pro Plus, in 256GB or 512GB varieties
Tempting early deals on the Samsung Pro Plus, in 256GB or 512GB varieties
I’m rounding upSteam Deck-ready microSD sales over in ourbest early Black Friday SSD dealshub, but thought it worth highlighting the Samsung Pro Plus more directly. This is, of all the ones I’ve tried, thebest microSD cardfor Valve’s handheld PC, and it’s currently enjoying some discounts in both the UK and US.
UK deals:
Samsung Pro Plus 256GB - £23 from Ebuyer (was £37)
Samsung Pro Plus 512GB - £70 from Ebuyer (was £75)
US deals:
Samsung Pro Plus 256GB - $27 from Amazon US (was $33)
Samsung Pro Plus 512GB - $55 from Amazon US (was $68)
Why the Samsung Pro Plus and not an even cheaper microSD like, say, the SanDisk Ultra? That’s a good choice too but the Pro Plus was simply faster at loading games when I tested it, to the point that you probably couldn’t tell the difference between this and the pre-installed Steam Deck SSD unless you were craned over it clutching a stopwatch. Like, uh, I was.
I guess you could alternatively upgrade the SSD itself, though Valve themselves advise against it. In fact, if you mod your Deck to “fit” a physically longer type of solid state drive,a Valve employee may show up in your Twitter mentions expressing concern. Yeah, microSDs are fine.
