What SD Card To Buy - Nintendo Switch Guide

Are you looking for a new Micro SD card to upgrade your Nintendo Switch storage? Maybe you're upgrading or you've just bought a Switch, well, this is the guide for you!

In today's video guide we talk about what the requirements are for the Switch and Micro SD cards, which you should avoid, ones that are better than others and what read/write speeds you should look out for.

What's more important? Read speeds? Write speeds? Known brands? Expensive cards? Cheapest available? We go through all of these questions so stick around to find out the answers in our: What SD Card To Buy - Nintendo Switch Guide!

#nintendoswitch #nintendoguide #nintendo
=============================
Welcome to 128KB a channel dedicated to bringing you the latest videos about gaming, console accessories, retro games, tech and more!

=============================
Become A Member
=============================

=============================
Gear We Use In Our Videos
=============================
=============================
Music Library
=============================

=============================
Follow Us
=============================

=============================
Affiliate Links Notice
=============================
Some of these links are affiliate links, which means at no extra cost to you, we will make a small commission if you click them and make a purchase.

🚩 If you're a YouTuber, you have to check out TubeBuddy. It's an amazing tool!

[cookiemonster]

I'm upgrading from 128 to 512 GB and this video is just what I needed to make sure that I ordered the right card. Thank you.

[thatthinginyoureye]

Just barely upgraded to 256GB, it feels so good to install games without having to archive anything

[kannon]

Hey, dude. I just ran out of space on my 256 GB card, and haven't had to get a new card in probably 3 years so I found this video because I wanted to see if anything had changed since then. This video was excellent. Honestly, keep up the good work. 8 minutes and you covered everything. Awesome job.

[michaelklein]

Sandisk extreme is cheaper than the nintendo licensed sandisk sd card. It’s overkill but the sandisk ultra which is even more affordable seems is always out of stock. Sandisk ultra is probably the best value for the switch from sandisk if you could find the 512 available

[evgeniibeliatinskikh]

When you're choosing a micro SD card for a game console or a phone, it's important to look at something called IOPS, not just the linear writing speed. Why? Because consoles like the Nintendo Switch often need to quickly access many small files during game loading and gameplay, not just read or write big chunks of data in a straight line.

The key is to look for SD cards with an 'A2' rating. This A2 rating shows that the card is really good at this quick accessing of small files. It's usually the case that these A2 cards also have something called UHS Speed Class and Video Speed Class ratings, but don't worry about these too much.

In simple terms: when you're shopping for a new SD card, focus on finding an A2 card from a brand you trust. That's the best way to make sure your games load and run smoothly.

[blessyourheart]

Thanks for taking the time to explain this to someone just starting out in the gaming world . You made this ( so easy) not as intimidating as I expected it to be. 💜

[maladjustedtv]

Perfect - got an oled switch today & was looking for SD cards. This was extremely helpful!

[Matthew_Percival]

I got the gigastone 512 gaming micro SD. It's spot on with the specs of the switch. 100 mb/s read and 60 mb/s write. And it was only $55, well its discounted by 27%. And that's not including sales tax.

[emaxe]

Just ordered my switch oled and your videos helped me a lot. Thanks for that 👍

[hbq]

Thanks so much for this, switched over to a 256gb sd card with no problem

[jlurenzjr]

Does the Switch OLED have the same read/write max limits as the older switch models or can it handle higher speeds? Great videos btw really appreciate them!

[themidcentrist]

I have a 512 Samsung in my Switch Lite and a 1GB lexar in my OLED and both have been solid. I highly recommend sticking with the well known and reputable memory brands such as Sandisk, Samsung, PNY, and Lexar. I stay away from SP (Silicon Power) after one of their microsd cards failed and got so hot inside my retropie that it burned my hand after I ejected it. The one I replaced it with from a reputable brand worked fine.

[dabird]

thanks man I just bought a switch earlier exactly the video I was finding

[TruckFan]

For anyone in Europe, especially in the Nordics/Scandinavia, i can recommend PNY cards. Fairly inexpensive and they work great, u have 2 of them and they work pretty well. Not tried them on a Switch as i don’t own one, but they work with my computers and action camera, and work very well.

[oscarjimenez-fngo]

Very helpful I was going for the sandisk extreme to be fancy didn’t know what was different until I saw this video thanks

[noth]

LOL, you talk about getting good brand cards while going on about your "integral" total no-name card. Pure humor gold really, I laughed out loud.

[BellaGem]

ty so much for this :D i have a switch lite and had no idea what sd card to buy or what they do. tyy

[DARKXZ]

Thank you so much dude I really appreciate it I didn’t know which type of sd card I should get until I came across your video thank you so much 😊 👍👍

[petemorgan]

Manscaped forced advert was worth the watch for this video. Great info ! Thanks 🙏

[stonerdemon]

Excellent explanation. I was going to buy a chinese Sandisk cars from Aliexpress but I think I'll take my time to find what's really the best option.