Samsung Electronics EVO Select 256GB MicroSDXC UHS-I U3 100MB/s Full HD & 4K UHD Memory Card with Adapter (MB-ME256HA)

256GB Samsung EVO Select microSDXC UHS-I U3 Memory Card w/ Adapter on sale for $29.99/40%off

[Amazon/US] Samsung EVO Select 256GB U3 Micro SD Card - $33.99 (lowest ever)

[MicroSD] Samsung Electronics EVO Select 128GB 256GB MicroSDXC - $15.99 $24.99 @ Amazon

$40 new btw

If you need one, I just posted a reply to the post a out a Samsung 256GB being available on Amazon for only $12 more than this deal. Double the storage for a small amount. Here's the non-affiliated link for you if you want too to make it easier for you to find:

Samsung EVO Select 256GB microSDXC UHS-I U3 100MB/s Full HD & 4K UHD Memory Card with Adapter (MB-ME256HA) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0887P21Z2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_M294EbVXYFM0H

All SD cards have some chance of failing, an off brand one like these Micro Center cards is likely to be higher due to their lower quality production and testing methods.

I've been using the Samsung Evo Select cards, the green colored ones here, they're the same as the red ones but the "Select" branding is Amazon exclusive so there should be no chance of fakes getting into the mix which is another problem.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0887P21Z2/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile?th=1&psc=1

$1.99 more but what I use.

This is what I got. Works perfectly, cheap, easy to use. If you want to move a game from the internal storage on the switch to the SD card you have to first archive it and then download it again.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0887P21Z2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_orR2FbXF4DKJ6?psc=1

EVO Select 256 for $34.99 from Amazon is what I got. Might not be best but it works fine https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0887P21Z2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Dd0rFb4N8SBF3

[MICRO SD CARD] Samsung EVO Select 256GB microSDXC UHS-I U3 100MB/s Full HD & 4K UHD Memory Card with Adapter (MB-ME256HA) $18.99 for 128GB or $33.99 for 256GB

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Taking out the sd2vita at the wrong time could cause problems.

I would suggest you only use one.

Go buy either a 128, 256, or 512 GB micro sd card and use that to save yourself the trouble in the long run.

This listing has multiple options for sizes.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0887P21Z2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_sVjsFbH2666KS

Currently any existing microSD card will work with the Switch, but you’re better off sticking with some from reputable brands.

Nintendo recommends one with transfer speeds between 60MB/s and 95MB/s. The Sandisk Ultra and Samsung Evo Select SD cards are perfect for the Switch.

Deal link: Amazon

I have bought 4 of these over time and have never had any fail. I have 1 in my switch and works flawless. Also a great price for what it can do.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-microSDXC-Adapter-MB-ME256HA/dp/B0887P21Z2/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=256gb+micro+sd+card&qid=1602869328&sprefix=256gb+&sr=8-3

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-microSDXC-Adapter-MB-ME256HA/dp/B0887P21Z2/

Samsung Evo Select 256GB Micro SD card for Switch.

Has anyone purchased this memory card for their Nintendo Switch? I’m interested in it because of the fact it’s half the price of the Nintendo licensed counterpart and holds a healthy amount of space. I’ve read online and on YouTube some people experiencing issues with other cards potentially harming the console and burning up? Just wanted to get some feedback or if I should stick safe with Nintendo’s licensed product..

Any advice would be appreciated!

Samsung Electronics EVO Select 256GB MicroSDXC UHS-I U3 100MB/s Full HD & 4K UHD Memory Card with Adapter (MB-ME256HA) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0887P21Z2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_dlC_wwdWFbDK1BNHJ

You can get a Samsung 256GB for $5 more. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0887P21Z2/ref=cm_sw_r_u_apa_fabt1_dlC_6TqXFb5BFB46X

Yeah I actually bought a 256GB one for that same price on BF week. Here is the link to it,

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-microSDXC-Adapter-MB-ME256HA/dp/B0887P21Z2/ref=sr_1_2?crid=298TF1Y1BJ293&dchild=1&keywords=samsung+evo+256&qid=1608243276&sprefix=smasung+evo+25%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-2

Are Samsung EVO Select micro sd cards any good?
Amazon has a 256gb for $30.
Its a class 10 and seems like it would be good choice for a 400.
Anyone have any experiences good or bad with them?

Better to upgrade your card and redownload your games (all your save data is held internally on the Switch).

I use the Samsung EVO 256GB card, which is on a killer sale right now.

A lot of people are saying you should get a smaller card to force yourself to offload your footage more frequently. Personally, I’d rather have the extra storage in case I need it and be self-disciplined when it comes to pulling footage off.

The 256gb Samsung Evo Select is on sale for $30 right now: Samsung Electronics EVO Select 256GB microSDXC UHS-I U3 100MB/s Full HD & 4K UHD Memory Card with Adapter (MB-ME256HA) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0887P21Z2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_eqqsFbRG48K0A. This is a rebranded version of the Samsung Evo Plus (all the specs and even the manufacturing process are exactly the same), which DJI recommends as a SD card you should use for the Mavic Air 2.

Samsung Electronics EVO Select 256GB microSDXC UHS-I U3 100MB/s Full HD & 4K UHD Memory Card with Adapter (MB-ME256HA) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0887P21Z2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_RWIeFbRPGGD89

Using this one and a SanDisk 128gb I think. I haven’t had issue yet with either but I’m a Samsung fan and I’ve really never had issues with their cards. Maybe try this one instead.

256GB is cheap nowadays. One of the best cards is the Samsung EVO Select 256GB @ $35 on Amazon. It's not high endurance, but with that kind of real estate the same sectors aren't being abused too often. I like it for longer drives to SFO and capture the entire run.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0887P21Z2

Edit: punctuation

I just bought this and it works like a charm. $50 for 256GB, on sale for $25.

The Samsung EVO 256 GB is $25, how does it compare to the Sandisk 256 GB?

Get this SD card since it’s super cheap (especially if you have prime). it’s hard to have multiple switch games downloaded bc switch’s come with only 32 GB of internal storage. I highly recommend getting an SD card with it. this is probably the best one you can get for this much storage. Nintendo only prefers certain types of SD cards when it comes to their consoles. don’t know if I looked good enough but I only see people recommending games and such, but this will be needed later down the line trust me. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0887P21Z2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_dlC_eozWFbHSDVWW1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Your welcome. The 16GB ram, oh yeah! That is awesome. And if you get the one with the 256GB SSD then no need for an additional Micro SD card.

Just in case if you need one, this is the one I got: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0887P21Z2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and the matte screen protector is here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016AUCD6W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

> Anyone have any experiences good or bad with them?

Nearly 60k people have experiences with them.

Almost 200 people reported Raspberry Pi experiences

Torn between two micro sd cards, advice for better choice?

My unpatched switch is on the way and I'm trying to get everything ready. For the micro sd cards the two are SanDisk Ultra 400GB MicroSDXC UHS-I Card with Adapter - SDSQUAR-400G-GN6MA,Red or the Samsung Electronics EVO Select 256GB.

I like the idea of more size but the U3 speeds from samsung appeal to me and I wonder how noticeable the nicer write speeds are in effecting day to day switch hacking/gaming activity. I appreciate any advice or help I can get! Thanks!

Even better, The Samsung EVO Select 256GB is also only $25.

Same specs as the sandisk card.

They're almost the same price as flash drives though.

Right now Amazon has a256GB MicroSD for $25, and a 256GB flash drive for $33. Granted the former is on sale right now, but that's when most people buy them anyways, you generally don't absolutely need a new one overnight.

I reccomend just using the Wolfanoz 256GB raspberry pi 4 image from Arcade Punks, it comes with over 12,000 games and almost every console that can run on a pi 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj0U2YPQ2FQ&t=11s

...and you can get a 256GB micro SD card for only $25 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0887P21Z2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Samsung Electronics EVO Select 256GB microSDXC UHS-I U3 100MB/s Full HD & 4K UHD Memory Card with Adapter (MB-ME256HA) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0887P21Z2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_RPzPFb0RPQKSR

29$ regular 50$.

what?

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-microSDXC-Adapter-MB-ME256HA/dp/B0887P21Z2/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1YZQKJPGYJA5I&dchild=1&keywords=256gb+micro+sd+card&qid=1608227269&sprefix=256gb+mi%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzMkhDQUFCNlZaM0VVJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDY0Mjk3MU9LUEg5SE9RSE83OCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNjg3MTYwM1RHNUxTOUlVTkQzSSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

Fair enough.

For external backups, or if you use your Surface in desktop mode often, I'd recommend an external USB storage drive instead, they will have much larger capacity and nice SSD-based ones tend to transfer files faster than an SD card.

If you want more on-board storage for everyday use, a full-sized SD card will stick out and could be damaged. Instead, get a BaseQi MicroSD card adapter (make sure you pick the right model) which fits flush inside the Surface Book and can be left in full-time. For the MicroSD card itself, the Samsung Evo series is excellent for the price.

>A 128 gb microsd card is only $40 on Amazon.

dude... 256 is $40.

Like this:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Micro+SD+256GB

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-256GB-microSDXC-Adapter-MB-MC256GA/dp/B06XFS5657/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=Micro+SD+256GB&qid=1591660917&sr=8-5

and this

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Select-microSDXC-Adapter-MB-ME256HA/dp/B0887P21Z2/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=Micro+SD+256GB&qid=1591660917&sr=8-9

Look for one with good review reputable vendor like Sandisk and the fastest class you can afford.

I think anything that produce over 100MB/s should be fine. I still use a 200GB I forget which class, that I received free as promotion on my V10, I am prob due for a good upgrade but it works perfect for Music and Photos and videos even at 4K.

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Here is a good example:

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https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-256GB-microSDXC-Memory-Adapter/dp/B0758NHWS8/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=4k+micro+sd+card&qid=1598091779&sr=8-6

and another:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-microSDXC-Adapter-MB-ME256HA/dp/B0887P21Z2/ref=psdc_3015433011_t1_B0758NHWS8

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My verdict: This card has no speed rating other than the obsolete "class 10" rating, which is extremely slow by current standards and requirements. In fact, it's so obsolete, that an entirely new class system has since been developed and this is no longer used, other than to be there for people to know it's certified for older devices which specified the memory must be "class 10."

Here's how big of a difference it is, and how slow "class 10" is now in today's standards...

• Class speeds: "One's" of MB/s of the minimum steady stream write/save data (Class 2 = 2 MB/s, Class 6 = 6 MB/s)
• Class 10 speed = 10 MB/s
• UHS speed class: "Tens" of MB/s of the minimum steady stream write/save data (Class 1 = 10 MB/s, Class 3 = 30 MB/s)
• UHS-1 speed (U1) = 10 MB/s
• UHS-3 speed (U3) = 30 MB/s
• V speed class: Actual number of MB/s of the guaranteed minimum sustained performance for recording video / steady stream write/save data (Class 30 = 30 MB/s, Class 60 = 60 MB/s)
• V30 speed = 30 MB/s
• V60 speed = 60 MB/s
• V90 speed = 90 MB/s
• Application Performance Class: At least 10 MB/s and a minimum IOPS (input/output operations per second) for reading and writing, determining whether apps stored on an SD card can be accessed without latency and delays between operations to read and write multiple times in succession
• A1 speed = 1500 read IOPS and 500 write IOPS
• A2 speed = 4000 read IOPS and 2000 write IOPS

Here's a nice chart: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SD_card#Class

(See also Speed)

What's important about speed ratings vs speed claims is that flash memory might be capable of 50 MB/s read and 40 MB/s write speeds, but not be capable of being certified for sustained 20 MB/s write speeds (claimed 40, not even certified of 20 at a sustained rate, which is necessary for video), hence only having a class 10 rating, certifying that it's capable of just 10 MB/s sustained write speeds. In that case, it might only reach 40 MB/s write speeds for an extremely short duration, such as one tenth of a second or even 10 seconds, meaning that if you attempt to save video onto the memory, it will stop working after either 1/10th of a second or after 10 seconds. That's why the above certifications are important.

How to find a microSD card

Here's how I would approach this..

In brief:

• First, assess what the minimum requirements are, and what is wanted to meet your goal (size, speed, reliability, etc.) and explore available options.
• Second, to check this item specifically, check for reviews of other items of this brand, and check the seller reviews and ratings.
• Third, scan/analyze this item and other items from the seller using available online tools that assess the legitimacy of the ratings/reviews and also show price history.
• Fourth, check other legitimate websites that sell items like this to see if any sell it. Start with Google Shopping perhaps, then some individual stores, like B&H, Newegg, Microcenter, Bestbuy, Walmart, then also Target (and make sure it's items sold by those store, not other sellers selling through those stores.)
• Fifth, check for reviews on YouTube and search the web in general for the specific brand. See if it's bigger, more known channels making reviews of this brand. See if anyone is includes the brand in a review of fake memory cards.

In more detail:

Step 1. Consider minimum requirements and what meets your goal:

• A. Minimum write speed (U rating, V rating, Class rating)
• B. Minimum read speed (usually not an issue as it's almost always higher than write speed)
• C. Standard vs High-Endurance memory needed (things that constantly write and re-write data, like dashcams, require high-endurance memory cards as standard cards are not designed for it and will fail prematurely with the amount of writing and re-writing data required for that use.)
• D. Capacity (storage space)
• E. Consider the actual usage: if it's for a phone and you know dumping most of the contents of your SD card every year is what can work for you, and you know you typically save less than 30 GB per year of pictures and video per year, and you're getting a new phone that takes pictures and video at higher resolution, thus higher file size - say twice the size per picture and video, then consider that a you might now use 60 GB per year with your new device, so a 128 GB card would be plenty of capacity with some extra buffer. (Also consider that the phone might store other data there, so you wouldn't want to get an outdated card that is only available at much slower speeds too, so yet another reason to not get small card, like 32 GB or 64 GB.)
• F. Consider the 'sweet spot' price per GB of cards. Don't just look up one size, like 128 GB, and buy it. The prices might be nearly the same for double the size. For example, the prices (of these non-endurance microSDXC flash memory cards) could look like this:

-- 32 GB for $8 Samsung Evo Select 32 U1 only U1 speed

-- 64 GB for $11 Samsung Evo Select 64 U3 (GA price: $25)

-- 128 GB for $20 Samsung Evo Select 128 U3 (GA price: $29)

-- 256 GB for $30 Samsung Evo Select 256 * (GA price: $50)

-- 400 GB for $75 SanDisk Extreme 400 C10, U3, V30, 4K, A2 ratings

-- 512 GB for $80 Samsung Evo Select 512 (GA price: $130)

-- 512 GB for $75 SanDisk Extreme 512 C10, U3, V30, 4K, A2 ratings

-- 1 TB for $230 SanDisk Extreme 1TB C10, U3, V30, 4K, A2 ratings

(Note - these are real prices gathered on November 23, 2020, using mostly Samsung Select EVO cards for a single-brand comparison, except for a one or two options. I contacted Samsung and learned that models ending in "HA" are models made/marketed for Amazon and are identical to the models ending in "GA," with no differences other than the model number. I suppose this is just to allow Amazon a lower price and to prevent Samsung and the brick and mortar stores from losing more money from selling the identical GA models through non-Amazon stores by preventing price matching since "the model numbers are different." (That sounds pretty sketchy.) Where both models exist, I list the GA pricing at the end, and for anyone on mobile, I'll make the GA price a link to it on Amazon in case you are in a brick and mortar store and want to price-match.)

Step 2. Since there are no or few reviews, check other products of the same brand for reviews:

• A. In Amazon, click the brand link below the name of the item and narrow by category to the left to find others of the same brand and check them for reviews. Choose the products that are the most similar.

• B. For this example, this product you asked about that has no reviews is similar to these other products by the same company:

-- SUPERDUODUO 256GB Micro SD Memory Card (Class 10)

--SUPERDUODUO 128GB Micro SD Card (Class 10)

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• C. Check the ratings for the seller on the Amazon seller's page. For the example you provided, that's:

I didn't finish writing this up because it's taken a lot of time so far and I need to sleep.

To be continued... maybe..

(Maybe I'll turn this into its own post to help people shop.)