Using a USB card reader on Wii U basic for eshop games

[ChadOkada]

superchunk said:

Out of curiosity I wanted to break down the price difference. (note, I haven't filled up my 32GB deluxe unit yet)

SD Card = $20 (32GB class10)
SD/USB reader = $8

Pro: fast, reliable, self-powered, cheap, compact
Con: limited size, high cost per-GB

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ext HDD = $70 (500GB ~ 1TB)

pro: reliable, very large size
con: power solution due to wiiu being usb2.0

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Interesting choices. 1/2 the price for a fraction of the size but faster response. Not sure if response time will be noticeable in gameplay though. Doubt it.

Guess it just depends on your use case. I know another 32GB card or 64GB card will last me likely the life of the system so I may choose the cheap way out.

That's exactly what I'm looking for.  Cost analysis and performance analysis to help me with my limited budget.

Thank you again for helping.