I got the 64GB and swapped the SSD for a bigger one. It was painless.
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Chronic_AllTheThings@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Hmm, I may actually pull the trigger on one of these, then. Is there any benefit to the higher capacity units if I can just pop in an SD card? I assume they can store games on the cards?
Rossel@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Chronic_AllTheThings@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Oh right, is it just an m.2?
Rossel@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Yup. Standard 2230 M.2
MSids@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
Check me on this bit I think specifically it’s a single sided 2230. They made some caution about dual sided 2230 because of clearance or airflow.
Chronic_AllTheThings@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Perfect, thanks!
bhj@lemmy.one 10 months ago
I have a 64gb with a large sd card. My recommendation is to get a 256gb. You will feel space starved with installing different versions of Proton, the shader cache(?), and the emulated Window’s user folders.
If you get the 64gb you basically have to get an sd card. If you get bigger then you might not ever have to if you play relatively small games and you don’t mind managing installed games.
Chronic_AllTheThings@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Yeah, that would be the plan. I did the same thing with my Switch and it just automatically uses it as additional storage without any fuss. Does the Steam Deck do the same thing?
Rossel@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Yes, but shader caches always go to the internal memory, so that will fill even if the gatnes themselves are installed to the SD card.