A standard Nintendo Switch console or Nintendo Switch Lite has a capacity of only 32GB, making the portable console quite limited in terms of internal storage, as they can be quickly replenished with a single visit to the online store.
The capacity of the Nintendo Switch is short, and this is evident even with the improvement brought by the Nintendo Switch OLED, as it only increases to 64GB.
Therefore, the biggest strength in increasing the capacity of this device is to use SD cards to download games.save the progress or multimedia content that the console has.
The cheap price per gigabyte is offered as an economical solution for users of this equipment.
It is detailed in the technical specifications of Nintendo Switch that it is compatible with microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC memory cards, which differ in storage limit.
The advice is to go for a memory card, Extended capacity microSDXC. When it comes to capacity, you should keep in mind that although it depends on titles, requirements, there are game options ranging from 5 to 20 GB, but there are others that take up much more space.
When it comes to capacities, they range from 32GB to 2TB, but load times must be taken into account.
Console is prepared for MicroSDHC cardsHowever, to get the most out of the Switch, Nintendo recommends using a high-speed microSD card with a read speed of 60-95MB, compliant with the UHS-I (Ultra High Speed Phase I) standard. /s .
This means you can expect different maximum read/write speeds in megabytes per second from Ultra High Speed (UHS).
UHS I offers up to 104MB/s read/write
UHS II delivers up to 312MB/s read/write
UHS III offers up to 624MB/s read/write
Note that the higher the transfer rate, the better the console gaming experience will be.
According to manufacturer Kingston, a high-capacity microSD card like 128GB, 256GB or 512GB might be recommended if you plan to download a lot of games, so you can save a few games and they load faster because they are high performance stored on memory cards.
For moderate usage, a 32GB or 64GB microSD card will suffice.
It should also be taken into account that there are brands such as SanDisk. Since they are licensed by Nintendo, there are others that offer good storage capacity but have problems transferring for fast charging. Others can provide you with high resistance, warranty and free technical assistance.
Another variable to look into is price, it ranges from $25,000 to almost $155,000 on average in Colombia, and you should go to authorized distributors and outlets that will give you peace of mind with your purchase.
Source: Exame
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