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Edited October 22, 2021
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Hi all. I didn't see this posted for online purchases. There were a handful of posts for this a couple months back, but those posts were YMMV. This is a "hot buy" and is available online while supplies last.
https://www.costco.com/sandisk-25...75941.html
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Also beware of off-brands with great specs -- may not be real. Or even "name-brand" like Sandisk or Samsung if not sold by a reputable seller. The 3rd-party market is full of fakes.
Yeah the 400, 512, and larger still go for a premium. That's because it's harder to squeeze that much memory reliably into the size they have to work with. And each time the technology improves, what used to be the "top-end" like 256 used to be, that becomes the "commodity" product and they have to push the tech more to get to 512 or larger. I think there are even 1TB cards at an extreme price. But also I'd probably not trust 'em yet....
Yes, you can swap SD cards on the SAME Switch for the same user. So you can have multiple cards you can exchange on ONE switch.
You can't have one card you exchange to different Switches. Even if the same Nintendo User.
When I got a new Switch I assumed everything on my SD card would load in the new system (provided I was authenticated with Nintendo as the user). Instead, it told me the SD card was from another system, and would have to be re-formatted (erased) before I could use it, and then I'd have to Redownload everything that was on it. I don't know if they changed the policy, but that was how it worked (or rather, didn't work) for me about a year ago.
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Of note, there's also a 2x 128gb for $34.99, not quite as good of deal, but if you have cameras that say they only support up to 128gb and you don't want to risk losing footage, they'll be the safer bet.
https://www.costco.com/sandisk-12...75853.html
Of note, there's also a 2x 128gb for $34.99, not quite as good of deal, but if you have cameras that say they only support up to 128gb and you don't want to risk losing footage, they'll be the safer bet.
https://www.costco.com/sandisk-12...75853.html
I think any SD card 64gb and above is considered XC
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Something like that, but when they had the 2x 128gb SanDisk Plus and now the 400gb on the website, they're worded as MicroSD. It just makes finding these switch cards in their website damn near impossible, as they don't show in the search results for "MicroSD".
Id prefer a 512gb for $50, maybe on BF
Id prefer a 512gb for $50, maybe on BF
Also beware of off-brands with great specs -- may not be real. Or even "name-brand" like Sandisk or Samsung if not sold by a reputable seller. The 3rd-party market is full of fakes.
Yeah the 400, 512, and larger still go for a premium. That's because it's harder to squeeze that much memory reliably into the size they have to work with. And each time the technology improves, what used to be the "top-end" like 256 used to be, that becomes the "commodity" product and they have to push the tech more to get to 512 or larger. I think there are even 1TB cards at an extreme price. But also I'd probably not trust 'em yet....
You can't have one card you exchange to different Switches. Even if the same Nintendo User.
When I got a new Switch I assumed everything on my SD card would load in the new system (provided I was authenticated with Nintendo as the user). Instead, it told me the SD card was from another system, and would have to be re-formatted (erased) before I could use it, and then I'd have to Redownload everything that was on it. I don't know if they changed the policy, but that was how it worked (or rather, didn't work) for me about a year ago.