Storage. It isn't sexy and it isn't cheap, but it's essential if you want to keep your digital games with you. If you're anything like us, our bulging Switch libraries demand much more than our original 256GB card can offer after eight long years of those eShop sales!
Amazon has its Spring sale on right now, and we've spotted some decent deals on the larger micro SD cards in the SanDisk range. Right now, the 1TB card is down to £68 / $75.29 (from £81.13 / $102.99) and the massive 1.5TB card is down to £87.99 (from £148.99).
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Memory card prices drop over time, of course, and you can get smaller sizes much cheaper. But if you've been waiting to pull the trigger on a large-capacity card, that whopping 1.5TB version is tempting. Personally, we loathe having to spend money on memory (which would be much better spent on games!), but if you're in the market for mooaaaar, this isn't a bad deal.
If you're interested in other SD card sizes, check out our guide below:
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Lol really tempted to buy one for the switch 2. Will wait.
Waiting to see what kinds of external storage Switch 2 will support before buying more micro SD cards but still, these are pretty nice so I'm happy for those going for them!
£87.99 for the 1.5TB microSD is a great deal, though not a historic low.
Back on Black Friday 2024, it went for £79.99.
I should warn that when some Nintendo Life users grabbed this 1.5TB SanDisk Ultra microSD for their Nintendo Switch, they noticed some issues like slower loading times compared to 1TB or lower capacity cards.
If you want the upgrade from 512GB or lower, consider sticking to 1TB.
Also, for Switch 2, it's rumoured it will support microSD "express" cards, which are far faster than any standard microSD cards.
The Switch 1's microSD card slot has slower read/write times than many devices, and these UHS-1 microSD cards are the best fit. The Switch 1 cannot take advantage of the better performance of faster microSD cards like SanDisk Extreme or Extreme Pro.
Think I'm currently using that 1TB one after upgrading from a 500 GB a few years ago. I wouldn't mind another 500 to give my Switch library some breathing room, but this close to the Switch 2's release, I think I'll hold on to what I have, use the old 500 GB for the first couple years of the next generation, then look into what's available when that runs out of space again.
Legit question, forgive me for being ignorant, but why are microSD cards expensive?
@HammerGalladeBro Not an expert but at a guess, I'd say it's because they can store what was pretty recently a mindblowing amount of data in something the size of your fingernail. SSDs with equivalent storage are in a similar price range, so you're pretty much just trading out faster loading times for a smaller form factor.
I decided to retire my OG Switch at the start of the year due to its lithium battery expanding, which jammed against one of the screws on the side, preventing me from being able to open the device to replace the battery. It still works, but fortunately I had made the impulsive buy of the Zelda OLED when it initially released, and decided to stop playing with fire on the old Switch.
So I’ve been watching the micro sd cards, waiting for a good deal. And finally pulled the trigger on a Samsung EVO Select 1tb card last week. Amazon still has it at the $70 deal price I paid.
I had been looking at the 1.5tb card, because my OG Switch had nearly filled its 1tb card, but decided the lower speeds/classification wasn’t worth the extra space.
Like roughly $100 for 1.5 TB isn’t bad. If you’re looking for something for your Switch 2 though I would wait until you see what cards you can use it for since you ideally want speed along with high capacity.
micro sd express cards are what people are gonna want after next week...
Just wait until April 2nd until we have more details.
Pah, I only buy cards with Nintendo characters on them, how else would I know if they reeeeally work with my console!
I'd grab these if I wasn't staying far, far away from Amazon. Great deal, however.
Just waiting on 2TB to be released/affordable.
If the rumours are true, then the Switch 2 will be using the new faster express cards with read speeds of around 880mb/s. There's one on Amazon by Sandisk £49 for 256GB, so not cheap.
These would definitely be tasty offers if Amazon shipped electronics here. Best I've found locally to date is ~320 BYN (circa $100-120, I don't remember the exact rate back then) for 1 Tb which went on to replace my 512 Gb (the latter eventually ending up in my Deck); by now even these go for tangibly more, so only time will tell what I may have to settle for on NS2. Which may factor into the time of console investment itself since I would ideally prefer to get one together with some external storage - I have a lot of benched Switch backlog to finally house therein.😆
Aaand just when I was getting closer to splurging on a 1TB card I've decided to wait for the Switch 2-exclusive SD cards 🤷♂️
I'm good, Ill stick with my Samsung Evo Plus 512GB, Really great MicroSD for my Nintendo Switch.
Two weeks ago, I got a 1.5Tb SanDisk for $78.xx
I got it in preparation for Switch 2.
@Spider-Kev Rumour is it won't work on Switch 2.
@theedazza
Then I'll just use it on my tablet.
I have a 512Gb in my switch now and I don't think I've even used more that 2Gb!
@RupeeClock I just bought an AmazonBasics tera for my Legion Go. Cost me £78.28, much cheaper and still just as nippy, despite it being ~512GB smaller
Nah. Physical releases for the Switch 2. Learned my lesson last time. I don't like purchasing something and not really owning it.
@JohnnyMind,
Same here. If the micro SD express support rumors are true that will be a much better option.
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