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Review on πŸ“· 2021 Amplim Micro SD Card 1TB | MicroSD Memory Plus Adapter | Extreme High Speed 170MB/S A2 MicroSDXC U3 Class 10 V30 UHS-I | for Nintendo Switch, GoPro Hero, Surface, Phone, Camera Cam, Tablet by Ryan Person

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Faster writes than competitors

MicroSD Amplim 256GB looks almost like any other generic MicroSD card, except that it costs a little more than generic and well-known competitors. I was about to write a slightly negative review due to the cost, but did some research (since there was no point in costing more): The research found the write speed to be well above average, which is great (and worth checking out definitely paying a bit more for it). Tested both inside and outside the SD adapter. There is a slight performance hit in the adapter, but very little; You might lose 1 or 2 MB/s reading and writing. Compared to the Samsung SD card adapter, the drop was the same, which tells me that the Amplim adapter works well. Read performance is pretty close to the 100MB/s advertised on the box, hitting around 92-93MB/s. Write performance, as in most cases, isn't openly advertised, but I consistently get around 86 MB/s. Which is very nice. Other 256GB microSD cards from Lexar, Pioneer, SanDisk, etc. claim write speeds of up to 60MB/s (some only up to 30MB/s). This map. My only complaint is the purple text on the black plastic, which makes it pretty hard to read (if you have several and are trying to check capacity). Overall it deserves 5 stars and I hope the price doesn't put people off buying it as it offers more performance than other microSD cards.

Pros
  • FASTEST: Up to 170MB/s read, 9500 IOPS with compatible devices, 100MB/s standard SDXC slot. 95-100MB/s recording for 4K UHD, Full HD, High Definition images. ORIGINAL: Meets or exceeds SD Association SD 6.0 specifications
Cons
  • Slightly dented