Also anyone can tell me the difference in performance between the white one and the blue one??

  • Stampela@startrek.websiteEnglish
    12·
    11 months ago

    Select is the one exclusive for Amazon, my understanding is that it’s meant to help with counterfeit ones, as only Amazon has them. Very good cards either way.

    Not sure how it compares price wise right now, but look at the Amazon basics ones too: they’re made by the same company that bought Lexar and makes the emmc inside the 64gb Deck. Mine has been going strong for about a year now. Speed wise they’re essentially the same: the standard used in the Deck tops out at 104 megabytes per second, so any claims of extra speed are just marketing.

    • ekZepp@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      BTW is normal that the free space on the 64 Steam Deck is actually 40-something gb?? I mean 20gb of OS?

      • themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works
        5·
        11 months ago

        Its on the low side but still within reason. Its not just an OS, it’s an OS, a full steam install, a web browser( actually 2 of them because steam also packs an embedded browser), a desktop environment, HD animations, HD wallpapers (several of them) and it adds up quick.

      • Stampela@startrek.websiteEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        Yep. The os isn’t tiny, plus there’s all sorts of extra stuff. For example 1gb is gone on every Deck because that’s reserved for swap… and then shader cache sneaks in and depending on the game you might run out of space in no time.

      • vlad@lemmy.sdf.org
        2·
        11 months ago

        I don’t even know why they have a 64GB version.

        This is the one I use. I believe you want to look for the “A2” SD card. No issues with speed or reliability yet. I play ges like Elden Ring and RDR2.

        https://a.co/d/7pFQpEB

        • mhz@lemm.ee
          1·
          11 months ago

          Not everyone is playin triple A titles, for someone like me who prefer old or/and 2.5D games (which are usually under 10Gib), the 64gb variant would be mostly fine.

      • Owl@mander.xyz
        2·
        11 months ago

        Just buy an nvme SSD, the one in the deck is really easy to replace (if you have a good screwdriver, like in the ifixit kit/ other phone repair kits)

      • SuperIce@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        IIRC, it was 20GB of OS at launch, but they shrunk it. Now it’s a little over 10GB.

  • olicvb@lemmy.caEnglish
    7·
    11 months ago

    Came here to advise running F3 to test the sd card, and make sure it’s legit.

    Turns out the Steam Deck does it on it’s own when you use the steam UI formatter, Beautiful

  • MüThyme@lemmy.world
    3·
    11 months ago

    I have the second one on that list, and while I’ve got an ROG ally rather than a steam deck, I can tell you it performs quite well. I’m pretty sure these are often recommended for the deck for all the same reasons.

    Load times are a little slower for bigger games, but that’s usually just when starting the game up.

  • mctoasterson@reddthat.com
    3·
    11 months ago

    I have had good luck with these. One has been in my Deck for 6+ months, with about 1/2 my library on it. Load speeds etc. have been decent.

  • fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk
    1·
    11 months ago

    I’ve got 3 of the 512GB Evo Plus ones on rotation in the Deck, for my Steam library/game-hoarding-addiction.

    I got one of the first batch of UK Steam Decks, and have been running those SD cards since whenever that was. No issues so far.