Big storage, little investment
Since this post can’t entirely be a history lesson on flash storage, let’s talk cash. Having originally pushed £100, the 1TB Pro Plus is now down to a tasty £76 in the UK, while dropping from $120 to $90 in the States. While theSanDisk Ultra 1.5TBstill beats it on both size and price, the Pro Plus is significantly faster at booting and loading games, making it the one to go for if you want some easy expandable storage that comes as close as possible to the Deck’s own SSD.
£76 (was £99)
See at Amazon UK
$90 (was $120)
See at Amazon US
I suppose this raises the same question as the newly cheapoCrucial P310 SSDfrom earlier: when in search of new handheld PC storage, should youupgrade the SSDitself or pop in a microSD? The former does have a capacity and potential performance advantage, but really, cards like this are plenty fast, and don’t require a single second of faffing around with the Steam Deck’s tiny screws. Which I’m fairly sure are stripping, on my original 512GB LCD model. Huh, maybeIneed another Pro Plus.
