Get a 1TB Lexar Play MicroSD card for £110 (was £140) Get a 1TB SanDisk Extreme MicroSD card for £140 (was £220)
So - what makes the Lexar Play 1TB worth considering alongside our existing recommendations for the best Steam Deck Micro SD cards? Well, in terms of value the Lexar Play can’t be beat, coming in cheaper than our recommended SanDisk Ultra (£115), while also offering better performance. The Play has an A2 speed rating compared to the Ultra’s A1 rating, meaning the Lexar card is hitting at least 4000 IOPS in random reads and 2000 IOPS in random writes. That’s significantly beyond the A1 standards, which are 1500 and 500 IOPS, respectively. However, the SanDisk Extreme card we mentioned earlier has even more fearsome performance specs. It hits the same A2 standard, but is capable of read speeds up to 160MB/s compared to 150MB/s for the Lexar Play. The Extreme card also performs better in sustained random reads and writes than the Play card according to reviews, although both cards should be more than sufficient for the Steam Deck - you might just be waiting a little longer with the Play. Whichever card you choose, these are some awesome deals that will dramatically expand your available game storage. Let me know what you think in the comments below, and we’ll catch you for one final deals post for this week soon!
