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carrot1401 · 11 Jul 2022 at 14:02

Also gone Samsung Pro Plus A2 V30 in anticipation for mine arriving today....decided to work from home rather than go to office for the air con....then I got an email at 9am saying it will arrive between 4.30-5.30pm. Dammit.

kinger8938 · 11 Jul 2022 at 15:10

Yeah I'll probably get a Samsung evo 512 too. £59.99 right now but sounds like we could expect a better deal tomorrow?

gadget73 · 11 Jul 2022 at 15:41

kinger8938 said:
Yeah I'll probably get a Samsung evo 512 too. £59.99 right now but sounds like we could expect a better deal tomorrow?

i'm hoping so

the sandisk 256gb has been up and down in price over the past week so perhaps we may see the 512gb come down in price

i do prefer samsung though already bought the 512gb evo select earlier this year for a different gadget got it for 44.99 including a 5 quid discount voucher from amazon so i'd bite for anything sub 50

not sure what the difference is bertween evo select and evo plus is it just an exclusive branding for amazon speeds look the same or similar

kinger8938 · 11 Jul 2022 at 16:41

gadget73 said:
i'm hoping so

the sandisk 256gb has been up and down in price over the past week so perhaps we may see the 512gb come down in price

i do prefer samsung though already bought the 512gb evo select earlier this year for a different gadget got it for 44.99 including a 5 quid discount voucher from amazon so i'd bite for anything sub 50

not sure what the difference is bertween evo select and evo plus is it just an exclusive branding for amazon speeds look the same or similar

Yeah I have read that about the Amazon exclusive version too, for what it's worth there doesn't seem to be a difference if any at all

shiver · 11 Jul 2022 at 18:03

Huzzah! Payment notification came through today so just finalised it. 512GB version.

Raymond Lin · 11 Jul 2022 at 18:11

How long after you purchased it before you get an email notification?

I had a slight problem when i was buying it, at the very last SUBMIT button, the page hung....when i refreshed now it says i have purchased it.

However, I have no email confirmation nor it shows up here.

kinger8938 · 11 Jul 2022 at 19:33

Made myself an aluminium stand for charging the deck instead of having it in the case, open and on a table

shiver · 11 Jul 2022 at 20:08

Raymond Lin said:
How long after you purchased it before you get an email notification?

I had a slight problem when i was buying it, at the very last SUBMIT button, the page hung....when i refreshed now it says i have purchased it.

However, I have no email confirmation nor it shows up here.

Pretty much instantly. Shows in history too

Earth[Tera].bin · 11 Jul 2022 at 20:12

Raymond Lin said:
How long after you purchased it before you get an email notification?

I had a slight problem when i was buying it, at the very last SUBMIT button, the page hung....when i refreshed now it says i have purchased it.

However, I have no email confirmation nor it shows up here.

Check your account alerts, see if you can reload the 'complete your purchase' pop up. Failing that contact support. Good luck

maddog · 11 Jul 2022 at 20:12

My steam deck downloads at 94c in this heat.

ColdAsIce · 11 Jul 2022 at 20:50

Can anyone recommend either a keyboard / mouse bluetooth combo that is compatible with the steam deck or a good USB-C > USB port expander. First thing my GF wants installed are two games that require going into desktop mode and I'm about to lose the head trying this without a keyboard/mouse to navigate desktop mode / linux apps.

Raymond Lin · 11 Jul 2022 at 20:53

It failed...trying again. If it fails again I'll try another card.

Daytrader · 11 Jul 2022 at 20:57

Guys mine failed on Mastercard a few times, i did not get the usual notice pop up saying it was on hold and i had to confirm the purchase with Lloyds, then after 3 attempts i got a txt to say yes, then all ok

Raymond Lin · 11 Jul 2022 at 21:27

Failed again....guess I will have to call the bank tomorrow, line is closed now.

Raymond Lin · 11 Jul 2022 at 22:32

Finally worked through Paypal, which just as well because there was a £20 offer on Amex when spend £100.

Jay85 · 12 Jul 2022 at 00:42

carrot1401 said:
Also gone Samsung Pro Plus A2 V30 in anticipation for mine arriving today....decided to work from home rather than go to office for the air con....then I got an email at 9am saying it will arrive between 4.30-5.30pm. Dammit.

Samsung pro plus 512gb for 62.99, is that a good deal. I haven’t bought a SD card in years.

Raymond Lin · 12 Jul 2022 at 00:48

Jay85 said:
Samsung pro plus 512gb for 62.99, is that a good deal. I haven’t bought a SD card in years.

Sandisk 512g is £32 at the moment.

But I went for a 1TB for £89.

Jay85 · 12 Jul 2022 at 00:59

Raymond Lin said:
Sandisk 512g is £32 at the moment.

But I went for a 1TB for £89.

Hmmm tempted, it is cheap. How much of a difference will the Pro plus be though with the extra speed?

Raymond Lin · 12 Jul 2022 at 01:02

Jay85 said:
Hmmm tempted, it is cheap. How much of a difference will the Pro plus be though with the extra speed?

Apparently, from a quick search, it’s like 1 second faster loading tomb raider as an example.

Part of me knows it’s cheaper to get 2 x 512g but then breaking into 2 cards means some dead space will inevitably not used and I might end up losing one…decisions…

Ps the 512G Samsung Evo is £35…that’s the one to get for 512G…

Jay85 · 12 Jul 2022 at 01:18

Raymond Lin said:
Apparently, from a quick search, it’s like 1 second faster loading tomb raider as an example.

Part of me knows it’s cheaper to get 2 x 512g but then breaking into 2 cards means some dead space will inevitably not used and I might end up losing one…decisions…

Ps the 512G Samsung Evo is £35…that’s the one to get for 512G…

Right getting the Samsung Evo then, done!

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