Sure thing, let’s dive into this quirky tale about tech adventures with the Switch 2. Ready? Here we go:
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You know, sometimes I get these wild ideas about tech. Like fixing stuff or DIYing until it all just… works? Or maybe not, who knows. Right now, folks are losing their minds over these MicroSD Express cards. Why? Because they cost an arm and a leg! Trust me, I checked. So, naturally, crafty people out there started cooking up alternatives. Enter Better Gaming on YouTube—yeah, go check them out if you have time. They’ve been fiddling with some new-fangled adapter for the Switch 2. Basically, it’s supposed to let you use those snazzy M.2 NVMe SSDs. Spoiler alert: It didn’t exactly work out, but let’s get into it.
The scoop is about this thing called SDEX2M2. Sounds futuristic, right? It’s an open-source doodad digging into the techy guts of the MicroSD Express. This adapter is like trying to mix peanut butter with… motor oil? I digress. It uses magic from the SD Express 7.1 standard. Or is it sorcery? Probably a bit of both. Everyone thought it could handle NVMe SSDs because, well, they share the same PCIe roots.
Better Gaming got their hands on the blueprint and went wild making shiny PCBs. Honestly, I’d probably mess it up after soldering, like, one resistor. But they did four, count them, four attempts! Then voilà, an adapter was born. They tried the adapter with some Corsair MP600 Mini SSD magic. Physically, it all fit together like a dream. I mean, who doesn’t love when gadgets just… click?
Aaand then the error code 2016-0641 popped up. Imagine the frustration. It turns out, these little adapters don’t talk to the Switch 2 like it needs. The tech expects a certain chatty MicroSD Express controller, and apparently, these SSDs are speaking another language entirely. If these SSD controllers and the Switch 2 were at a party, they’d be awkwardly nodding at each other from opposite corners.
Now, the brains behind SDEX2M2 are playing with this idea of using an FPGA to mimic the right signals. Here’s hoping it won’t be another tech Frankenstein. But hey, maybe, just maybe, it’ll be the fix everyone’s been waiting for. If it works, folks won’t have to shell out $50+ for just 256GB. Meanwhile, 1TB NVMe SSDs are practically giving you space for $89.99. Almost sounds like a dream deal—unless, of course, this adapter ends up being bulkier than a brick in your back pocket. Still, fingers crossed, right?
Anyway, if you’re into keeping a pulse on this tech world, like if your heart skips a beat at error codes or soldered circuits, maybe follow Tom’s Hardware on Google News. Who knows what gadget will need fixing or inventing next?
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And there you have it. A messy yet slightly entertaining dive into the world of Switch 2 storage woes.
