Hacking Buying a 128GB microSD. Recommendations?

[Deleted User]

Hi. My 64 GB microSD card is almost running out of storage space - 7 GB left. Owned a New 3DS XL.
I have about 180 games downloaded (according to 3DSident), not worrying about hitting 300 title limit BS.

I would plan getting one for expanding the storage and downloading even more games off freeShop. I'll go for SanDisk (my favourite brand), but it has different types for black one; Ultra, Ultra PLUS, Extreme PLUS, PRO, etc.

Here's a link with a list of mSD's: https://www.sandisk.com/home/memory-cards

Which I should go for?

Is it a good idea to pick one that its write speed is 100 MB/s (max amount) to deal with loading times?

 

[Piluvr]

You could just get lucky and find something like this

 

[OfficialFBomb]

If i am not mistaken the N3DS can not even read the SD at 100mbs so technically it would be pointless to try. I have a Sandisk Ultra Class 10 UHF 1 card and it works like it should.

 

[Space_Goddess_Samus_Aran]

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take this card i have that too

 

[Deleted User]

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take this card i have that too

Does UHS matter? I think I have one with U3.

If i am not mistaken the N3DS can not even read the SD at 100mbs so technically it would be pointless to try. I have a Sandisk Ultra Class 10 UHF 1 card and it works like it should.

oh bummer, maybe I'll try 90 or 80 mb/s

 

[zaqqaz00]

I have both of 128 GB and 256gb Samsung Red Label types and they work fine

 

[OfficialFBomb]

Well i believe UHS just means higher read / write. I'm not saying you can not use a card with 150 mb read write. But i don't believe it will affect the 3DS. I usually buy the fastest card but this was just on hand so i went with it. The problem with buying cards it they just keep making them, First it was class cards, then uhs, then u3, then v30 and a1 (thats a steak sauce pfft) then uhs 2 lol

I would say if you can, just get the black and red extreme card with the u3, uhs 1 and v30 label.

 

[Space_Goddess_Samus_Aran]

Does UHS matter? I think I have one with U3.


oh bummer, maybe I'll try 90 or 80 mb/s

100mb/s is working i have the same as in my posted pic

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take the one i posted or the red/black sandisk extreme

 

[pixelmasher]

I believe 3DS family is capped at class 4 speed, whatever that was. It'll help you copy files to the SD card faster on the PC, but it won't really matter to the 3DS.

 

[slaphappygamer]

as long as its class 10, youll be fine. uhs speeds are for more recent hardware (cameras, computers). id bet if you had a class10 card in one and a uhs3 card in the other, you couldnt tell the difference.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Hi. My 64 GB microSD card is almost running out of storage space - 7 GB left. Owned a New 3DS XL.
I have 150-ish games downloaded, not worrying about hitting 300 title limit BS.

I would plan getting one for expanding the storage and downloading even more games off freeShop. I'll go for SanDisk (my favourite brand), but it has different types for black one; Ultra, Ultra PLUS, Extreme PLUS, PRO, etc.

Here's a link with a list of mSD's: https://www.sandisk.com/home/memory-cards

Which I should go for?

Is it a good idea to pick one that its write speed is 100 MB/s (max amount) to deal with loading times?

SanDisk Ultra or Samsung Evo, whichever is cheaper for you. They offer similar R/W speeds and both are high quality. SanDisk weirdly has a 80MB/s model and a lower speed model with very similar pricing (at least last time I checked) so go with the faster one if you can find it, although it doesn't matter much for the 3DS.

I believe 3DS family is capped at class 4 speed, whatever that was. It'll help you copy files to the SD card faster on the PC, but it won't really matter to the 3DS.

Class 4 is 4MB/s. 3DS exceeds that by a lot, but it's still capped at something like 20MB/s IIRC. There's a benchmark homebrew and a thread with results.

 

[Hayato213]

Dont get a cheap one, Sandisk 128GB or Samsung 128GB would work

 

[Kioku]

Dont get a cheap one, Sandisk 128GB or Samsung 128GB would work

Don't get a brand less one.. Cheap at this point is vague.

 

[pixelmasher]

Class 4 is 4MB/s. 3DS exceeds that by a lot, but it's still capped at something like 20MB/s IIRC. There's a benchmark homebrew and a thread with results.

I have SanDisk class 4 that says 15MB/s on it in my 2DS. I can't be bothered to look it up, but I'm pretty sure most of it is marketing and there's a wide range of speeds.

 

[OfficialFBomb]

Exactly, i got a ultra card 128gb sandisk class 10 u1 and it was cheap at 20 bucks. But like i said go with that one card and you will be fine.

 

[Cuphat]

You could just get lucky and find something like this View attachment 97014

That looks less like a good deal and more like a scam. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, especially if it is not sold by a large, reputable vendor.

Rule 1 of buying SD cards or other flash media: don't cheap out and buy from some sketchy dealer.

 

[Oleboy555]

That looks less like a good deal and more like a scam. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, especially if it is not sold by a large, reputable vendor.

Rule 1 of buying SD cards or other flash media: don't cheap out and buy from some sketchy dealer.

probably just rejected ones from the factory or just fakes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Piluvr]

probably just rejected ones from the factory or just fakes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Either way, hwtestw is the way to find out

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[Cuphat]

probably just rejected ones from the factory or just fakes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Almost certainly a fake, IMO.

 

[Deleted User]

Dont get a cheap one, Sandisk 128GB or Samsung 128GB would work

Yes, around 40 Euro should be okay, also I found other one that is €99 in other shop... wtf

64 gb one was around 30 Euro and it was not fake as I bought it and tested it.