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It is technically a deal.
Flash storage prices bad - I get it. You don't need me to keep wittering on to prove how iffy things have been in recent months, although with RAM prices lowering and some 'deals' beginning to emerge again, there may be some light at the end of the tunnel. Thus, Exhibit A - this 512GB SanDisk Ultra MicroSD card is £50 on Amazon. Okay, okay, yes, you could pick these up for £30-£40 last year, I admit, but this is the best price this card has been since January, where it's otherwise between £75 and £80.
The big thing here is capacity, and 512GB has often been a pleasant middle ground in terms of price and capacity over the smaller 256GB choices that aren't much cheaper, and the heftier 1-1.5TB choices that cost a naffing fortune. I've actually got multiple of these SanDisk Ultra cards that I use in a range of devices, ranging from action cameras to my compact Sony RX100 VII camera and also in music players to store a decent hi-res library. Oh, and you can of course use them in the likes of a Steam Deck, Asus ROG Xbox Ally X and other handheld consoles for storing a decent array of AAA games. As and when the Steam Machine launches, it's also got an SD card slot for extra storage, too.
This SanDisk Ultra card is rated for speeds up to 150MB/s, making it quite the zippy card, helping to cut down the time it'll take to access and transfer files against smaller cards. It is A1 rated, theoretically making it a worse choice for more intensive loads and constant access than A2 cards, although I haven't had any issues with this card for things such as extensive 4K video recording with varying cameras and accessing and playing hi-res FLAC files, so your mileage may vary.
This SanDisk Ultra 512GB MicroSD card for £50 from Amazon is more of a deal than you think, and even I thought, meaning now is a reasonably decent time for picking up flash storage.
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