A clever means of getting a fast card for cheap.

MicroSD Express cards are the new kid on the block of flash storage, offering blazing fast speeds that make them the companion of choice for when you want to upgrade your Switch 2 storage. However, they can be quite expensive, especially with the fact that these cards have become more resistant to discount in recent weeks. This has meant we've got to get a little creative to find a discount -this 512GB Samsung P9 card (one of the best MicroSD Express cards for your Switch 2) is £83 from Amazon Germany (or cheaper if you pay with a fee-free card - it's €93.75, which should approximately work out to £80.97) where it's £137 on Amazon UK. That's a hefty saving that puts this card back where it should be.

As you may know, MicroSD Express is the only way to expand the game storage of the Switch 2, as the new cards offer significantly faster speeds comapred to the old vanilla MicroSD standard, making these a very worthwhile upgrade considering the burgeoning capacity of AAA games. This card provides you with a 512GB capacity, which is double the internal capacity of the Switch 2, and allowing you to treble your usable storage with a simple drop-in upgrade.

Samsung's P9 MicroSD Express card is one of the newer entries into the world of MicroSD Express cards, and alongside the Nintendo-branded card is one of the only Samsung-badged cards out there. Speeds here up to 800MB/s reads and 310MB/s writes make it heaps faster than the older MicroSD choices and is a handy drop-in upgrade for your Switch 2.

Samsung also says the P9 Express cards feature the firm’s Dynamic Thermal Guard, or DTG, technology that has been featured in its SSDs in the past. It’s designed to help the cards stay cool whenever they’re in use.

If you want to grab a capable MicroSD Express card for a lot less, this clever Amazon Germany trick makes this Samsung choice much cheaper.