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[–] [email protected] 39 points 7 months ago (13 children)

I can't fathom a good reason for 4TB SD cards.

Most cameras have CF Express which is probably 5-8 times faster.

Even UHS-III is 600MB/s while CF Express Type B is hitting 4GB/s.

Even so, why would you risk 4TB of data on removable storage.

CF Express is also running PCI-E. This article isn't talking about SD Express.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Steam games. I want to have all my 50-100 GB games available without having to decide what to uninstall.

Currently I have two 512gb SD cards for my Steam Deck.

If it craps out, it's okay.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

We need a better storage solution than SD cards…

Doesn’t the steam deck have an upgradeable nvme drive? That would be a much better solution.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

~~80mm~~ 30mm m.2 drives are to much of a niche

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think you mean 30mm (that’s what the steam deck uses, 80mm is the standard).

At about $80 per TB, it is more expensive than the 80mm ones, yes. But still comparable to SD cards an much faster and more reliable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah I meant the stubby smaller size.
I always forget the sizes of the M.2 :D

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