• ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    I haven’t needed the extra storage of the micro SD since what feels like forever. My current phone has 128GB, I’m only using half of it and I have hardly deleted anything from it in something like 2 years.

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      3 days ago

      I also had what appeared be too much storage.

      Then I got 2 cats.

      Now it says 99% full.

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      2 days ago

      Doesn’t matter if you don’t have a use for larger hot swappable storage, many others do, otherwise all these phone companies wouldn’t sell higher storage models for absurdly high markup

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      3 days ago

      I have broken 4 micro SDs in the last 2 years. Thsnkfully, “broken” means set to read-only mods, so i could recover it. But yeah. I use it a lot.

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        3 days ago

        This shows just shitty SD cards are for storage that’s used a lot. Even the expensive ones for high intensity use burn out really fast.

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        3 days ago

        I only recently learned that when they die they (usually) go read-only and you can very easily dd to a new SD and carry-on.

        Would have saved me a lot of headaches over the years.

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        3 days ago

        And that’s why I stopped giving a shit about SD card slots. I’ve never had a micro SD that didn’t break within a few years at most. It’s annoying and since you have to keep buying new cards it’s not even cheaper than just buying a phone with “enough” storage. I’d rather spend the money up front on a phone with a higher storage tier and have it actually work worry-free for the entire five plus years I’m using it.

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      3 days ago

      Some people actually take pictures and videos. Or if you’re a phone gamer, some games will take up over 20 gigs themselves. … But good for you?