Hardware worlds first 512GB MSD card !

[Bladexdsl]

200GB goes for $70 at Wal-Mart in the USA.

$109 here

 

[Boot_8046]

I think that once micro SD cards either get to 512 or 1024 GB (1TB), then it should be a Micro SD EC. A Micro SD Extreme Capacity.

Well actually the Xetended Capacity will hold up to 2 or 4 TB AFAIK.

 

[Futurdreamz]

I think it's either fake or poor quality. Remember the Microdia 512GB MicroSD card? Everyone made a big hubabub and then it never materialized. I think if we ever see one a big name brand will come out with it first.

 

[jesterscourt]

Even a 200 GB card isn't too expensive, I think I saw them for 60 dollars or so?

Black Friday B&H had them for $50.

 

[qqq1]

I'm going to swallow one. Then I'll have 512GB of internal storage.

 

[the_randomizer]

Black Friday B&H had them for $50.

I wish I got one then >.>

 

[Edgarska]

I'm going to swallow one. Then I'll have 512GB of internal storage.

Few hours later you'll have the highest data throughput in the world.

 

[LightyKD]

If Switch game sizes can stay similar to Wii U then 512 is more than what's needed. I have my entire collection of Wii U games on a 500 GB HDD. We can at least expect Nintendo games to stay reasonably sized.

 

[the_randomizer]

I honestly don't get the weird jump in size:

64
128
200
400
512

Really?

 

[Edgarska]

I honestly don't get the weird jump in size:

64
128
200
400
512

Really?

I think it's only sandisk, every other card I've seen is 256.

 

[the_randomizer]

I think it's only sandisk, every other card I've seen is 256.

Ah okay, but still weird.

 

[Edgarska]

Ah okay, but still weird.

Sandisk always want to be special, I remember using a 100MB CF card a long time ago.

 

[the_randomizer]

Sandisk always want to be special, I remember using a 100MB CF card a long time ago.

I'll wait for price reductions, or go with a 200 GB card

 

[Futurdreamz]

I honestly don't get the weird jump in size:

64
128
200
400
512

Really?

Size constraints I suppose. fitting 256gb is far more difficult then fitting 200GB, and the prices show it. I wouldn't be surprised if 256GB/512GB modules have low yields and so they disable the defective bits and round it down to the nearest hundred.

 

[the_randomizer]

Size constraints I suppose. fitting 256gb is far more difficult then fitting 200GB, and the prices show it. I wouldn't be surprised if 256GB/512GB modules have low yields and so they disable the defective bits and round it down to the nearest hundred.

Right, but it's a weird transition.

 

[Futurdreamz]

Right, but it's a weird transition.

As opposed to selling SD cards at 242.57GB or 487.13GB?

 

[the_randomizer]

As opposed to selling SD cards at 242.57GB or 487.13GB?

IDK, never mind.

 

[Futurdreamz]

It is a little concerning, as it seems to indicate that MicroSD cards of this density have a yield rate low enough that many of them have ~3-20% unusable sectors or so.

 

[Originality]

I find it strange how many here have never heard of Integral before and treat it as a no-name fake. Integral is well known for making cheap flash drives, albeit usually in small capacities. Schools these days just give out 2GB Integral flash drives by the bucket load.

This “unveiling” is real, although they mention that the read speeds will be lower... and for good reason. Integral drives are universally slow as hell.

 

[Futurdreamz]

I find it strange how many here have never heard of Integral before and treat it as a no-name fake. Integral is well known for making cheap flash drives, albeit usually in small capacities. Schools these days just give out 2GB Integral flash drives by the bucket load.

This “unveiling” is real, although they mention that the read speeds will be lower... and for good reason. Integral drives are universally slow as hell.

Come to think of it... I think I do remember seeing some Intergral flash sticks. They were pretty shitty. Still, it's better than Microdia, which claimed to make a 512GB MicroSD card two years ago then dropped off the map.

I wonder if it is at least fast enough for a Wii U, then I can replace my HDD with a flush card reader.