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SuperNova on 01 September 2017
mikrolik said:
irstupid said:

Really? I thought 256 was the largest Micro SD cards on the market right now.

This, and didn't Nintendo say the Switch was feasibly capable of handling Micro SD cards up to 2 TB? If that's the case, is anyone (Western Digital/SanDisk or others) even trying to increase the size of cards beyond 256GB?

I've never seen a 512 GB Micro SD card, so tripenall, could you tell us where you got yours, and what it cost?

Actually there was just news this week that WD broke the barrier of highest capacity micro SD card again (they also did two years ago) and will be bringing a 400GB card for 250$ to the market. They are trying to increase capacity and they are suceeding.

So I call bullshit on a 512GB card. Maybe it was a regular SD card?

edit: was beaten to it by Layton, but yeah, what he said as well. I know I'm waiting for black friday to roll around to get my Switch sd card :P



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VAMatt on 01 September 2017

I wouldn't spend one extra cent to get a card with a Nintendo logo on it.



KLAMarine on 01 September 2017
SpokenTruth said:
KLAMarine said:
Nintendo better not lock out other cards and mark these up.

They can't lock them to just San Disk because that's against the Secure Digital Association License Agreement.

It's also not the first time they've partnered for SD card branding.  I'm pretty sure they've done it for every SD capable device they've released.

  

 

I hope that's the case.



KLAMarine on 01 September 2017
SpokenTruth said:
KLAMarine said:

I hope that's the case.

Altering the core functionality of an SD card or reader by an Secure Digital license holder is a violation of the above noted agreement.

I'll have to take your word for this. Thanks.



superchunk on 01 September 2017

Sucks for people who don't know the difference. These will cost more and give you nothing.

Still best bet is to buy a non-Nintendo labelled card from Amazon.



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Ljink96 on 01 September 2017

They should have been safe and made a 256gb model too. I'm in the market for one right now. Guess I'll go with the Samsung version then.



PAOerfulone on 01 September 2017

HA
Joke's on you, Nintendo. I already have a 256gb SD card and a strict "10 or less" rule to ensure that lasts a good long time!



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Wman1996 on 02 September 2017

Well, I guess it makes it easier for less tech-savvy people. It also means that it's easier to find which SD card you use for your Switch if you have multiple SD cards. I say that I'm probably not going to bother with these since they are likely going to be more expensive. When I get an SD card for the Switch, I'm probably going 128 GB. After all, I mostly buy physical games.



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tripenfall on 03 September 2017

I got mine on Ebay, it cost a fortune but at least I won't need another. 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/like/292196493044?chn=ps&dispItem=1

 

$349 AUD is steep no doubt but I'm not sure what everyone is talking about RE that they don't exist or something. For those calling bullshit check the link. 

 



tripenfall on 03 September 2017
SuperNova said:
mikrolik said:

This, and didn't Nintendo say the Switch was feasibly capable of handling Micro SD cards up to 2 TB? If that's the case, is anyone (Western Digital/SanDisk or others) even trying to increase the size of cards beyond 256GB?

I've never seen a 512 GB Micro SD card, so tripenall, could you tell us where you got yours, and what it cost?

Actually there was just news this week that WD broke the barrier of highest capacity micro SD card again (they also did two years ago) and will be bringing a 400GB card for 250$ to the market. They are trying to increase capacity and they are suceeding.

So I call bullshit on a 512GB card. Maybe it was a regular SD card?

edit: was beaten to it by Layton, but yeah, what he said as well. I know I'm waiting for black friday to roll around to get my Switch sd card :P

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/like/292196493044?chn=ps&dispItem=1

 

Sorry for the late reply, please look at this link.