In the end, the Switch 2 is the only real reason to buy a microSD Express card right now, and we can’t say for sure how different models will perform on that system just yet.

The microSD card reader module supports theoretical read/write speeds up to 160MB/s and 90MB/s, respectively and works with all versions of the GPD Pocket 3, including models with Intel Pentium ...

The SanDisk Extreme microSDXC 1TB model is the fastest in our guide. It can't hit its 160MB/s read speed ceiling because of the Steam Deck's limitations, but it performs better than its ...

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Samsung designed a slot that works with both microSD and UFS cards two years ago, and we haven’t heard a peep since. The good news is that there are plenty of models out there that offer a microSD.

Currently, Samsung has only announced plans for microSD Express cards to be in 256 GB models, but that is still a good size for something that powerful.