I don’t care about speed, bigger storage, or small price difference all i want is it to not start corrupting my files randomly, die really fast, be unreliable etc . i just want something to put my files on then delete em and add something else, and forget about it and have it work for atleast 10 years . I don’t really transfer a lot of big files so i don’t think the memory cycles thing is gonna be a big problem . I used to think sandisk was good as i have an old 7+ year sd which still works without any issue but recently i bought another one which started corrupting my files and stopped working on my device under a year and i’m beginning to think sandisk is not that good anymore so share your experiences and opinions/thoughts etc .

Also i don’t know where else to ask or if this is the right /c/ so feel free to let me know and i’ll take it down but don’t downvote incase i can actually get some answers .

Edit : This is probably a dumb question but does always being in a device reduce lifetime compared to being kept out of devices after putting data in it ? It is designed to be put in devices right so it shouldn’t affect it right ?

  • @ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0•6 months ago

    I’ve never had any issues with the top tier SanDisk and Samsung ones. Just make sure you get the good ones. All those little logos on the card can tell you what you’re getting: https://www.salvagedata.com/symbols-on-sd-cards-explained/

    Generally, though, I find you get what you pay for with SD Cards. But I’ve had the same ones in my Switch, laptop, Steam Deck, etc. for the entire life of the products (which I guess is going on 7 years for the one in the Switch).

    • thermal_shockEnglish
      0•6 months ago

      same, SanDisk and Samsung drives, get their higher end ones, not the budget stuff.