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Get a 1TB Micro SD card for your Steam Deck for just £110The Lexar Play 1TB is £30 off today, and the faster SanDisk Extreme is also discounted.
The Lexar Play 1TB is £30 off today, and the faster SanDisk Extreme is also discounted.
The Lexar Play 1TB is now retailing for £110 at Amazon, compared to a usual price of £140. If you’d prefer something a little more high performance, the highly-rated SanDisk Extreme 1TB card is also on sale, dropping from £220 to £140.
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 thebest 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.
