Double your Steam Deck storage for half the price with $45 off the best SD card

Steam Deck with Samsung EVO Select microSD card
Steam Deck with Samsung EVO Select (Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)

Valve's Steam Deck is a portable console offering handheld PC gaming wherever you are, supporting thousands of compatible games initially designed for Windows and the potential for custom installations of almost anything else.

Available with 64GB of storage in its cheapest model, it's easy to run out of space. Luckily, Samsung makes the perfect expansion card for Steam Deck, with the 512GB EVO version discounted by 53% to $39.99 at Amazon and a smaller 256GB alternative reduced by 25% for just under $30.

Samsung EVO Select 512GB $84.99 $39.99 at Amazon

Samsung EVO Select 512GB $84.99 $39.99 at Amazon

The Samsung EVO range of SD cards offers up to double storage space for your Steam Deck at a considerable discount, and they're perfect for Valve's portable PC gaming handheld.

There's a reason Samsung tops my list of the best SD cards for Steam Deck, alongside the EVO Plus as the non-Amazon variant. Closely matching the maximum read and write speed potential for external storage on the console, they're an ideal solution for cutting down the console's asking price.

They're easy for me to recommend whenever there's a sale on high-end microSD cards since I use one daily with my own 256GB Steam Deck. It barely takes any effort to get started with external storage, with my straightforward instructions on how to format an SD card on Steam Deck covering everything you'll need.

Extra savings from JSAUX

JSAUX's docking stations are the perfect affordable alternative to Valve's official option. (Image credit: Rebecca Spear / Windows Central)

To explore the potential of the Steam Deck as a fully-fledged gaming PC, you can save even more cash on an affordable alternative to the official Dock that scored highly in our JSAUX docking station review.

The 6-in-1 variant connects to the single USB-C port of your Deck to offer external HDMI connections to compatible screens supporting up to 4K resolutions at 60Hz alongside Ethernet LAN and various USB expansion ports. It's temporarily discounted to $39.99 for an 11% saving on Amazon, fulfilled by the official manufacturer.

JSAUX 6-in-1 docking station $44.99 $39.99 at Amazon

JSAUX 6-in-1 docking station $44.99 $39.99 at Amazon

Turn your Steam Deck into a desktop gaming PC or connect to your big-screen TV for couch gaming with JSAUX's docking station offering 6-in-1 port expansions.

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