Shield TV PRO or Shield TV - Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys!
I'd like to ask what is the best option, shield pro with a HDD or shield with 16GB SSD?
I'll use it not like a gaming console, but just as some tiny desktop with a various screen. I'm curious, could I change the HDD in the PRO version in future? What is the better choice, if I'll install linux on it?
Thanks!

armitagebron said:
Hi guys!
I'd like to ask what is the best option, shield pro with a HDD or shield with 16GB SSD?
I'll use it not like a gaming console, but just as some tiny desktop with a various screen. I'm curious, could I change the HDD in the PRO version in future? What is the better choice, if I'll install linux on it?
Thanks!
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Im a Gamer but i have the 16 gb variant and thaths enough for me.Im lucky. I mount a 500 GB external storage, then setting up for internal storage, so i have no problem.

I have read that 16GB version is faster.

Miamijerry said:
I have read that 16GB version is faster.
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I did not know that. but why buy 500gb version, if you can expand the internal memory to a hard disk, a USB stick or an sd card anyway.

There is a promotion on till the 1st of May where they bundle in another controller with either version (at least they do here in the UK). You could always sell it to recoup some cash, they retail for £50. I love the device, now is a pretty good time to buy to be fair.
Personally I bought the 16GB model with the remote bundled on promotion. I've added a 500GB USB2 external drive I had laying around as adopted storage (thanks to Marshmallow) and it works well enough for my liking. A 64GB MicroSD is ~£15 or a 1TB USB3 external HDD would be ~£40. You could probably get the 16GB model and a 2TB HDD for the price of the Pro model in fairness.

I wish I bought the 16th instead of the 500gb. Don't get me wrong, the 500Tb is nice but since I like to run fastboot -w once a week (j/k) it would only take me about 2 minutes to do a good wipe and not 2 hours. I do like stock restyle and full android more than stock. Unlocking the boot loader for root requires the wipe as well.
I bought it when android 5.1 did not hand memory as adoptive memory. Now 6.0 does and drives are cheap.
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The Dilemma: 32GB vs 16GB

I just got my second 32GB TF (first one stopped responding to touch, even after hard reset) and this one has dust under the screen and light bleed...(I was a naysayer..but the problems are REAL and not just some over exaggeration).
Anyway...I'm going to return the 32GB to BHPhoto...and managed to order a 16GB from Amazon today.
I still have some time to cancel and was debating...is the 16GB the right call? I've had the 32GB until now (since it was easier to get) and it was kind of nice knowing I had that space if I ever needed it...but do I NEED it? I realize the 16GB is expandable due to MicroSD, but onboard is always better.
How do you guys feel about the storage space?
I honestly think 16gb is a better choice as you're very unlikely to install so many apps to eat up that much space.. and you can the $100 ultra to get a decent 32gb micro sd card!
I do wish you would make up your mind with your 'stories', because over on another thread you had already bought a tab 10'1 in NY and there's no mention of also ordering another AT from Amazon.
I wish people would just piss-off and stop blatantly inventing ways to post BS stories on this forum about this freaking awesome device
checkbox111 said:
I do wish you would make up your mind with your 'stories', because over on another thread you had already bought a tab 10'1 in NY and there's no mention of also ordering another AT from Amazon.
I wish people would just piss-off and stop blatantly inventing ways to post BS stories on this forum about this freaking awesome device
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Please provide a link to where I said I bought a tab 10.1. Also, please make sure you get your facts right before you attack someone.
I might have commented on that thread, but I did NOT say I purchased one.
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edit: FYI here's what I said in that post
I can totally see the appeal.
However, I want that keyboard with the extended battery and I also want an SD card slot. Say what you want, but having the option to expand memory is pretty awesome.
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now don't you feel silly?....
newtybar said:
I realize the 16GB is expandable due to MicroSD, but onboard is always better.
How do you guys feel about the storage space?
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That's not true.
If you ever want to move files from device to device all you have to do is pop out the card on one device and into another.
I would hate to wait for 16GB worth of data to be moved through USB.
The biggest files are media files so if you plan on keeping a lot of movies on your tablet at one time, then the bigger storage is probably best.
Though, the way we are headed, everything will be streamed/downloaded through cloud anyway.
magicpork said:
I honestly think 16gb is a better choice as you're very unlikely to install so many apps to eat up that much space.. and you can the $100 ultra to get a decent 32gb micro sd card!
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Exactly my way of thinking as well. Go for the lower end and make it even BETTER than the higher ended one by getting a 32GB CLASS 6 MSD Card.
newtybar said:
I just got my second 32GB TF (first one stopped responding to touch, even after hard reset) and this one has dust under the screen and light bleed...(I was a naysayer..but the problems are REAL and not just some over exaggeration).
Anyway...I'm going to return the 32GB to BHPhoto...and managed to order a 16GB from Amazon today.
I still have some time to cancel and was debating...is the 16GB the right call? I've had the 32GB until now (since it was easier to get) and it was kind of nice knowing I had that space if I ever needed it...but do I NEED it? I realize the 16GB is expandable due to MicroSD, but onboard is always better.
How do you guys feel about the storage space?
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I personally bought the 16 GB because the 32 GB was sold out @ BB. I figured that I could always expand my memory via micro SD.
to me it doesn't make a ton of sense to add more onboard memory when expansion is possible, cheaper and more convenient
16GB unless you really have tons of music/movies that you want to carry with you all the time. I already have a 32gb iPhone4 so I have no reason to store my music on the tablet. 16GB more than enough.
I personally went for the 32. Unlike a phone, the microSD and SD cards are accessible. I plan to use those like floppy drives of today. It's much faster to copy media directly to the cards from a computer and stick them into the pad than to try to sync or copy them via the pad. At one point, I was thinking that I can just upgrade. However, there will always be some apps that cannot be moved to the microSD.
Also, Amazon currently has the 32 for $499 and 16 for $449. $50 difference for onboard 16 is a no brainer.
I just bought a 16gb with the same mentality as some of the previous replies. I went with the cheaper alternative knowing that I could easily upgrade the storage with a Micro SD card if I started running out of space.
Digiguest said:
Exactly my way of thinking as well. Go for the lower end and make it even BETTER than the higher ended one by getting a 32GB CLASS 6 MSD Card.
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Does not follow that it is better. 48 may be more then 32 but it is less then 64. You don't think that people that buy the 32 gb model are then going to say "Aw I don't need a 32 gb Micro SD card, I have more then enough internal already". No they are going to say "I wish they had 64gb Micro SD card I can put in this thing".
newtybar said:
Please provide a link to where I said I bought a tab 10.1. Also, please make sure you get your facts right before you attack someone.
I might have commented on that thread, but I did NOT say I purchased one.
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edit: FYI here's what I said in that post
now don't you feel silly?....
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I see you've edited your post how errrrr predictable! but then i see you edit a lot of your posts
Given Google music, and rentable movies that either stream or delete themselves after you watch them, I think Steve Jobs is on the right track. I have WiFi 95% of the places I go. 100% of the time on work days. With the Google music beta I have no music ON my tablet, but access to my entire collection with a network connection. The 16gb tablet has room for several movies, but once netflix and android market movies are fully functional I don't see the point of even bothering to rip a DVD into a format that will play. My conclusion? 16gb saved me $50 or more over the 32gb version. That pays for netflix for 6 months or so.
Got the 16gb, and got a 32GB microsd at 90$ (patriot 32gb class 10) looks great
If you really (x10) need memory, go for the 32GB model, otherwise, the 16GB model will do just fine.
boogiemaan said:
I plan to use those like floppy drives of today.
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Ha, what?! Are you from the past?
checkbox111 said:
I see you've edited your post how errrrr predictable! but then i see you edit a lot of your posts
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I edited it to include the link to what was referred to, to make it easier for you.
I even included the reason I edited it. If you look at the post I linked to...it was NOT edited.
Let's think about what you accused me of (starting a post about getting a tab 10.1). Was that me? No.
I decided to keep the 16gb from Amazon. External storage is all I need. Do any of the current folio cases have pockets to hold micro SD cards?
Problem with going low and using cards is it's a pain to maintain a desktop like atmosphere if I have some on board and some on a card and swap cards for something else and need access to what was on the other card. I have a mydocs folder under mysugarsync folder and sync it with my home computer. Considering a majority of my files are media/Office based, and mt TF replaced my laptop, I have a more complete setup without having to swap cards. I also had a bunch of gift cards and paid about $300 for the 32gb after returning the 16gb one so it wasn't a tough choice. I like card access, but swapping cards more often is not really my idea of efficient. Plus the slots are always open for use. Still wish the tablet had full size SD. Hate the trend towards micro on devices that have no justification for it. Considering the TF is wider than any other 10.1 with nothing else really under the hood in comparison, a full size SD should have been a no brainer.
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How tablet vendors are ripping users off for extra storage

I think most of us already knew this but I'm sharing for those that don't...
http://bgr.com/2013/11/20/tablet-storage-pricing-study/
Crazypinoy9 said:
I think most of us already knew this but I'm sharing for those that don't...
http://bgr.com/2013/11/20/tablet-storage-pricing-study/
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It is true there are many things wrong with the pricing for internal storage in tablets, but luckily Samsung tablets have microSD slots and microSD's are not that expensive.
*cough* apple *cough*
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Apple charges 100 samsung usually only charges 50
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And yet I always get argued with when I say that buying the smallest storage model and a micro-SD is the smartest choice...
SomeGuyDude said:
And yet I always get argued with when I say that buying the smallest storage model and a micro-SD is the smartest choice...
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Because there are some things that you cannot store on the external card and unless you're rooted you'll run out of space quite quickly (depending on what you do of course). GPS maps and game content come to mind immediately. I bought the 32GB LTE version so I do not need to root immediately and lose warranty (thanks Samnsung!.....not)
ewok666 said:
Because there are some things that you cannot store on the external card and unless you're rooted you'll run out of space quite quickly (depending on what you do of course). GPS maps and game content come to mind immediately. I bought the 32GB LTE version so I do not need to root immediately and lose warranty (thanks Samnsung!.....not)
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Sure but those aren't universal situations, SOME will need that, but I'd argue the vast majority of people are just storing media and whatnot on their devices. Not too many people are slapping on 25 gigs of games and maps. It's a matter of looking at your needs.
SomeGuyDude said:
Sure but those aren't universal situations, SOME will need that, but I'd argue the vast majority of people are just storing media and whatnot on their devices. Not too many people are slapping on 25 gigs of games and maps. It's a matter of looking at your needs.
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Agreed....but more to the point: Samsung should stop making crap with only 16GB storage when they're planning to use up 9GB or more for the OS and their bloatware AND the real cost of the additional 16GB is next to nothing.
the good thing about win x64 tablets is that they use standard msata drives that are (relatively) easily upgraded and faster than this nand crap. for $100 I could upgrade my 700t to 128gb and have my spare 64gb for backup.
SomeGuyDude said:
Sure but those aren't universal situations, SOME will need that, but I'd argue the vast majority of people are just storing media and whatnot on their devices. Not too many people are slapping on 25 gigs of games and maps. It's a matter of looking at your needs.
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I have a Nvidia Shield that is only 16gb. It does not take but 5 good games to take all of your available storage.
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jankko said:
It is true there are many things wrong with the pricing for internal storage in tablets, but luckily Samsung tablets have microSD slots and microSD's are not that expensive.
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16GB is early obsolescence and the largest apps, games, at up to nearly 2GB each burns up your internal storage fast and SD card, as of now, is not a 100% replacement. Learned quickly from that mistake with 16GB Note II and Nexus 7 2012 but corrected them with 32GB Note 3 and Nexus 7 2013.
ewok666 said:
Because there are some things that you cannot store on the external card and unless you're rooted you'll run out of space quite quickly (depending on what you do of course). GPS maps and game content come to mind immediately. I bought the 32GB LTE version so I do not need to root immediately and lose warranty (thanks Samnsung!.....not)
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In my unrooted Note 10.1 2014, I have the option to move application content to SD card (in application management in the settings). Is there something more a root would give me than this option?
jankko said:
In my unrooted Note 10.1 2014, I have the option to move application content to SD card (in application management in the settings). Is there something more a root would give me than this option?
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This SD card is not exactly the external SD card. I have Mizuu and it generates about 500mb. It defaults to SD card. But I look storage, it is in internal /storage/sdcard0 (save in android/data), not in /storage/extSdCard.
So my understand is that SD card mentioned in application manager is still in the internal storage, just in a different partition, very confusing.
jankko said:
In my unrooted Note 10.1 2014, I have the option to move application content to SD card (in application management in the settings). Is there something more a root would give me than this option?
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Yes, with root you can take a folder from /sdcard and actually redirect it to a folder on the external sdcard......assuming FolderMount or similar will work on the new Note 10.1. Mine is not rooted yet so I do not know whether it does.
Brand spankin' new P600-UD (US version, at least that is what it says on the box label). I have run squarely into /mnt/extSdCard and apps like Kindle. They expect physical SDcards to be at /mnt/sdcard and cannot be changed. For at least 12 months and 1 day, I can't afford to trip the warranty flag. Any workaround to access mount or make a shortcut or fool the Kindle app into behaving?
Homer
My take on storage
In Sweden the prices for extra storage very high which is not helpful as there already is a high base price:
Exchange rate: 1 USD= 6.47840424 SEK
25% VAT included
Note 600 2014 Wifi 16 Gb: 739.37 USD
Note 600 2014 Wifi 32 Gb: 847.43 USD
Note 605 2014 LTE 16 Gb: 917.97 USD (This is my unit)
Note 605 2014 LTE 32 Gb: 1 078.96 USD
The fastest 64 Gb microSDXC is the SanDisk Extreme (Plus) which is sold in Sweden for 123.17 USD.
I thought the fastest memory card would give the most benefit but I was wrong since the transfer speeds were much slower than advertised when transferring data to/from the memory card when it is connected to the computer. Can this be due to the MTP protocol?
My advice to you guys is to skip the one I bought and settle for the more cheaper 64Gb alternatives instead.

Any reason to get the 500gb over the 16gb?

Ordered the 16gb yesterday btw. Is there any reason to pay extra just for the 500gb? Especially now that I heard usb storage and full micro usb support is coming in android M?
I too went for the 16 GB version. There are so many drawbacks to having a hard disk (as well as the cost). HDDs get noisy and unreliable as they age and I believe the 500 GB version is dependent on a working original HDD to boot. SD storage is so cheap now and USB 3 flash can be faster than a HDD and nearly as discrete. I guess if you want a no-hassle out of the box experience and you have money to spare and therefore will probably upgrade before the HDD wears out, the 500 GB model still makes sense. It was good of Nvidia to include a microSD slot despite how much it devalues the 500 GB model.
I'm in the market for one also and this discussion was extremely helpful. I was wondering if there were any extra bells and whistles that weren't advertised, that would have made the 500GB model worth the extra cash. Thanks for ya'lls input.
I own a 500GB model and I can say that until you can actually put your own emulators and other media on there it is absolutely worthless. There aren't a ton of high end games on there either.
Thank you for the replies. The unit I got was a dud but I guess I'll replace with a 16gb instead of pushing to get a 500gb. If android M really lets you set it up as internal storage then it might be worth it.
In my country a 128gb micro sd is $70, while the 500gb model is $120 extra.
Don't get your hopes up about M.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64648005&postcount=9

MicroSd 1tb for Note 10+

Hi
Please I am looking for a 1Tb microsd.
Do you know any link where you can buy it?
What price is it?
Thank you
They sell them on amazon
Just make sure you DON'T buy the Hauwei 1Tb SD card... There are a few places advertising these and they are fakes as Hauwei don't make SD cards..... You will loose money and your data...
elevation_ph said:
Hi
I am looking for a 1Tb microsd.
Do you know any link where you can buy it?
What price is it?
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Wondering, just out of curiosity, what would be the reason for using a 1TB microSD in the phone.
We know that SD cards do fail sometimes and that is my biggest argument against spending $440(10/26/19) on that card and possibly losing at once an enormous amount of accumulated files.
Sandisk 1TB Extreme microSD......................................$440
Sandisk 512GB...........................$147....................x2 = $294(1TB)
Sandisk 256GB...........................$50.5...................x4 = $202(1TB)
Sandisk 128GB...........................$24......................x8 = $192(1TB)
The benefits of getting smaller SD cards: over 50% savings and less pain in the neck if the card goes bad.
I think the same, although it is good to feel that you will not run out of space, the 512gb and 1tb are quite expensive, this device already has a generous built in storage capacity, for peace of mind I got a 128gb card, mainly for music, apk files, some downloads, wallpapers, etc.
apps and important things go directly to the device storage, which in turn from time to time go to a HDD and cloud storage
The trouble with the smaller cards is they aren't hot swappable and also you need to eject the sim as well as the sd card to swap.
I personally don't carry a sim eject tool around with me as they are so easy to lose...
The point of having the sd card over just the internal storage is if Android, like most OSes, decides to break and needs a factory reset you can loose all your data/pictures/videos/songs.
Cloud storage is an option but I do know people who WILL NOT use the cloud to store these things and even if you do, it is a hassle to retrieve, especially if your plan is light on the data....
The larger sd cards are convenient, and lets be honest, that's why we have mobile phones... No need to find a public phone and have your conversation eavesdropped, and the time spent to find the phone box and wait to use.
Unfortunately, convenience costs $$$....
I actually have both: a decent sized microSD(256GB), and a 256GB flash drive(that I connect via usbC to usbC 8" extension).
Im lucky enough to have a microcenter in my area, and their 256GB cards are cheap(34 dollars normally, and even cheaper when on sale), and reliable. So, you don't have to spend a ton, unless you simply want to. And I like the external extension simply because it allowed me take transfer large files on a moment's notice, to and from my phone and pc..
I don't care for cloud storage, and never really have, since they always start you worth one amount, and change it up on you(shrink iit) over time.. That, and I just don't trust it..
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ultramag69 said:
Just make sure you DON'T buy the Hauwei 1Tb SD card... There are a few places advertising these and they are fakes as Hauwei don't make SD cards..... You will loose money and your data...
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As a matter of fact, they do; it's called nano SD, & not compatible with microsd.
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The trouble with the smaller cards is they aren't hot swappable...
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Thankfully there is OTG, not “swappable” but it makes the phone files easily transferable, that small pocket-size portable 2TB SSD costs about $80 or you can use a microSD dongle for the same purpose, I know it's a personal preference but the 1TB micro SD seem just too much $$$...like, half what the phone is worth itself and it's always good to have less expensive options.
mzsquared said:
Thankfully there is OTG, not “swappable” but it makes the phone files easily transferable, that small pocket-size portable 2TB SSD costs about $80 or you can use a microSD dongle for the same purpose, I know it's a personal preference but the 1TB micro SD seem just too much $$$...like, half what the phone is worth itself and it's always good to have less expensive options.
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I agree, the more options for storage the better... Hopefully Samsung, in their infinite wisdom, don't see fit to remove the SD storage off their future range of phones like they did with the Note 10 and the Fold...
Terrible decision...
I'm saying this as I restore stuff from my SD Card and online storage after a factory reset... It's such a pain my whole network goes so slow while downloading the Gigabytes of data I need to restore....
mzsquared said:
Thankfully there is OTG, not “swappable” but it makes the phone files easily transferable, that small pocket-size portable 2TB SSD costs about $80 or you can use a microSD dongle for the same purpose, I know it's a personal preference but the 1TB micro SD seem just too much $$$...like, half what the phone is worth itself and it's always good to have less expensive options.
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So you have a link on where you got that 2tb otg?
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So you have a link on where you got that 2tb otg?
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i just googled it, the one I have is Seagate Plus Slim. Bought it about 3 years ago for ~$100 and I can see now they go for ~$70(silver, the black one is even less)
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=segate+2...813220&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_2scye1av7o_b
To avoid incompatibility with Samsung the drive must be formatted to exFat(stock will be NTFS most likely)
The drive has a decent speed, I mean much faster then any microSD - here you can see it on USB 3.0 PC bus:
mzsquared said:
i just googled it, the one I have is Seagate Plus Slim. Bought it about 3 years ago for ~$100 and I can see now they go for ~$70(silver, the black one is even less)
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=segate+2...813220&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_2scye1av7o_b
To avoid incompatibility with Samsung the drive must be formatted to exFat(stock will be NTFS most likely)
The drive has a decent speed, I mean much faster then any microSD - here you can see it on USB 3.0 PC bus:
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Thanks for your reply brother, you mentioned an OTG usb that was not swappable, I was specifically hoping to find something like that in regards to connecting it to my smartphone and like a USB key unplugging it, I misread your post LOL I have external ssds I was hoping that there was an actual OTG USB key that was two terabytes LOL my apologies for my error of understanding lol
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Thanks for your reply brother, you mentioned an OTG usb that was not swappable, I was specifically hoping to find something like that in regards to connecting it to my smartphone and like a USB key unplugging it, I misread your post LOL I have external ssds I was hoping that there was an actual OTG USB key that was two terabytes LOL my apologies for my error of understanding lol
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All is good, no apologies necessary - at least we generated a few posts in this thread about additional storage that it may help OP to sort things out while looking for 1TB micro SD for his/her phone
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are around the corner. They typically drop in price significantly. I'd guess 60 for a 512gb this year. :fingers-crossed:
z31k said:
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are around the corner. They typically drop in price significantly. I'd guess 60 for a 512gb this year. :fingers-crossed:
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this one fast, 512GB USB-C 3.1 looks interesting, has secure ATA lock:
https://www.amazon.com/RAVPower-Ext...t=&hvlocphy=9003217&hvtargid=pla-852662786314
Im wondering, but haven't tried as of yet, why not an actual portable HD also.. I may disconnect my portable, and set if it works.. They are certainly inexpensive these days, for am extremely large amount of space..
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ultramag69 said:
The trouble with the smaller cards is they aren't hot swappable and also you need to eject the sim as well as the sd card to swap.
I personally don't carry a sim eject tool around with me as they are so easy to lose...
The point of having the sd card over just the internal storage is if Android, like most OSes, decides to break and needs a factory reset you can loose all your data/pictures/videos/songs.
Cloud storage is an option but I do know people who WILL NOT use the cloud to store these things and even if you do, it is a hassle to retrieve, especially if your plan is light on the data....
The larger sd cards are convenient, and lets be honest, that's why we have mobile phones... No need to find a public phone and have your conversation eavesdropped, and the time spent to find the phone box and wait to use.
Unfortunately, convenience costs $$$....
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I always have a sim ejection tool with me.. My sim ejection tool is on my Car/House keyring! You will never lose it, unless you lose your car keys witch is highly unlikely!
MatroxD said:
Im wondering, but haven't tried as of yet, why not an actual portable HD also.. I may disconnect my portable, and set if it works.. They are certainly inexpensive these days, for am extremely large amount of space..
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Might need to reformat exFat, Try and see if NTFS registers but I've had limited success with that usually ending up having to run 3rd party apps to use NTFS formatted drives...
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Might need to reformat exFat, Try and see if NTFS registers but I've had limited success with that usually ending up having to run 3rd party apps to use NTFS formatted drives...
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I will have to disconnect my portable and set if I can just plug it in. If it works I'll let you all know. That honestly else be the ultimate
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Question Which version of Steam Deck did you pre-order?

Why did you order that version?
I might get one of these, as it seems to be the most versatile and powerful handheld gaming system you can buy. The million dollar question is whether you'll be able to emulate Switch games at some point.
I would've gotten the 64GB version, but since I don't know if the storage can be user-upgraded (and it looks like it can't be), and the 256GB is both bigger and faster, I decided on that.
$130 is a lot for 192GB and a faster interface, but oh well.
I'm wondering if this can be opened and replaced with another M.2 storage option? I could definitely see installing a 1TB stick. Valve has said these should be developer friendly, so let's hope for some serious hackability.
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I might get one of these, as it seems to be the most versatile and powerful handheld gaming system you can buy. The million dollar question is whether you'll be able to emulate Switch games at some point.
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Maybe it will get Yuzu support? https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu/
bitpushr said:
I'm wondering if this can be opened and replaced with another M.2 storage option? I could definitely see installing a 1TB stick. Valve has said these should be developer friendly, so let's hope for some serious hackability.
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if it's expandable, mine gets a 2TB drive
btw reserved the 512GB because of the glass
Got 256GB mainly because running an OS on emmc storage is not great for the chips health. I will be buying a 512GB micro sd card for mostly emulation isos and GTA 5. The internal storage I will use for smaller online games to load in faster lol
bitpushr said:
I'm wondering if this can be opened and replaced with another M.2 storage option? I could definitely see installing a 1TB stick. Valve has said these should be developer friendly, so let's hope for some serious hackability.
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it can BUT you must use a 2230 sized ssd and it is kind of buried and it has tight tolerances i would not be shocked if 512gb is the biggest that fits right now and we will need to wait for single chip 1 and 2 tb units to exist...
I got the 256 version because of the anti glare screen. You are paying for something you'll not use. Once you put a protector it will become glossy, and putting a matte protector on top of the original mate is dumb. I will upgrade my Deck to 1 gb anyway.
Got 64gb version and upgraded to 512gb ssd (ebay, used). Works great.
Matushki said:
Got 64gb version and upgraded to 512gb ssd (ebay, used). Works great.
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I drove same way.
bitpushr said:
Why did you order that version?
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there are three versions of the Steam Deck available for pre-order: the 64GB eMMC model, the 256GB NVMe SSD model, and the 512GB NVMe SSD model. Each version comes with different storage capacities and prices.

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