I recently bought the Sandisk 400 GB A2 but it did not work on the GPD win 2. When I inserted it it made a tone, then another tone and would not show up. If I took the same card and put it into a USB adapter it would work fine. FOr some reason the SD slot is incompatible with the A2. I read somewhere else someone having the same issue with that card. Supposedly the A1 version is compatible.
Thank you for making me aware of this. I have the A1 version as it was on sale at the time when I purchased it. I haven't had any problems with it at all. When I do another video in the next couple of months I will address this subject.
@@FuSungECookye I just received my A1 version today. I can confirm that the A1 DOES work fine in the same GPD win 2 that the A2 did not. I am not the only one see here: www.reddit.com/r/gpdwin/comments/a5ws7s/gpd_win_2_microsd_card_compatibility_issue/
Hey there and thank you for your comment on my wall about SSD dogfish for the GPD win 2 unfortunately at this moment I no longer have that handheld device or the SSD upgrade that I purchased separately to go inside of it. I sold it some time ago to prepare for the GPD win 3 and the GPD win Max to which I've created videos surrounding those specific handhelds and their capabilities surrounding AAA fighting games 🎮
Thanks for info about micro SD card going to by one like yours. Also could you make video on how to properly replace SSD because I intend to replace mine with a 512 gb transcend SSD but I’m worried I’ll mess my GPD up when I reinstall everything specially the software to start up the GPD WIN 2
Jose Guerra sure I can make a video like that. I'm about to start filming a new video on Tuesday July 3rd. I can address that concern with SSD reinstall etc.
John Doe Thanks for info a little confused with some of the terminology but will look it up maybe watch video on how to back up files from a different device
@Jose Guerra, Here is my latest video to address your concern this is the 1st of another video that I will be doing in conjunction to this latest one here: ruclips.net/video/lF1ga3ERKhg/видео.html
It's safer to install the SSD while the device if off. You could short circuit your device or even blow it out if you attempt to install SSD while device is on. Remember safety first. 😉
Thanks for the tip on the dogfish product. I just purchased a Transcend 256 but 480 is much more attractive. Not a lot of reviews so I'm a little worried about it but hey, if it doesn't work out, I didn't spend too much. Now just to figure out how to image the 128 drive onto the 480 without having to get an external M2 enclosure...
Thank You for comments and supporting my video. I will be doing another review soon on the newly released Dogfish 512gb SSD 2242 that is another significant upgrade and healthy alternative to the King-Spec or Trancend 512gb SSD.
Fu-Sung E. Cookye awesome, looking forward to it! Would love to see your impressions after 5 months or so, but I'd have already had it for 6 months by then :p
Great video. You're pleasant to listen to. I'm still waiting for my Win 2 to be dispatched so I'm just having to make do with seeing other people playing with theirs. Looking forward to seeing more videos :)
Waiting on mine aswell. I was watching videos about it before I payed for it, but I've been a man possessed since then.... Just waiting for them to ship these guys out. Thanks for more specific video on the storage. Very helpful
There is no doubt that it does not get hot, as for my purchase of the GPD Win 2, I have not experienced overheating like that. But that of course is when I first purchased the device a while ago, I utilized the USB thumb a lot. These days I utilize the micro SD card slot due to larger capacity than the micro thumb. the newly 1 Terabyte micro SD card is phenomenal along with the 1 Terabyte SSD for the Win 2. It takes the handheld up to a whole new level. The micro thumb at this point is just a plus factor for overarching space potential.
@@m0tek When the GPD Win Max releases and I get in on the crowd funding campaign I'm definitely gonna be making more videos about that and its dedicated graphics card its rumored to have.
So at the time I did the video I was testing the A1 version of the 128GB Micro SD card while also advertising that there was a faster one which was the A2 version of the same card. My A1 version of the card is working perfectly and I never had an issue. However I heard reports from the GPD community that the A2 version has had issues being recognized by the GPD Win 2's micro SD card slot. I personally cannot confirm this because at the time I did not purchase and A2 version, I bought an A1 version due to pricing and "flash" sale on www.newegg.com Now on a higher note, it was not long after that the San-disk released a 256GB, 400GB and a 512GB micro SD card in both A1 and A2 models the differences in all of them is with transfer and read speeds. I skipped out on the 400 and the 512 and went with the 400GB A1 due to the fact that the read speed was super fast more so than the 512GB. I can attest that this work because I still currently use the 400GB micro SD card. Now next month this April towards the middle of the month, San-disk will release as 1TB yes your reading right, a "1TB" micro SD card and I will invest in this card so that I can do another update video. the card is gonna be $500.00 and I'm taking that risk in investment so that I can talk more about the continuing expansion of possibilities with the GPD Win 2 and my predictions on what can we expect going into the next generation GPD Win 3 when GPD of Shenzhen hopefully decides to invests into the next highly anticipated handheld. I hope this information is useful, and I'm sorry that your card slot is not reading ether or cards. I highly suggest updating the micro SD card's firmware drivers or perhaps doing a clean install of the operating system to the device.
Kuya Valdez thus far I have not experienced that much heat output from the micro SD card slot, but rather the heat output has been felt from the usb micro thumb of 256gb. When I've played for longer periods of time that thumb drive puts out a lot of heat.
Kuya Valdez it depends. Generally USB 3.0 and 31 are quicker in information transfer speeds significantly. However depending of the "class" of micro sd card yu buy will determine the read, write, and transfer speeds. I use my USB thumb for emulators while I use my sd cards for steam games and that's only because of space and I invested in a high class sd card.
i trying to buy a micro sd card for my win 2 but im worried about the prices on amazon being so cheap and dont want to get a faulty fake micro sd. Bestbuy is so expensive but i dont want to take a chances with amazon. where did you buy yours from??
I apologize for the late reply, I bought my micro SD card from www.newegg.com They had such a great deal at the time on the 400 GB micro SD card and the 512GB micro SD card. I went with the 400GB due to the transfer read and write speeds being so so much better. The 512GB micro SD card is hottness, but the fidelity in the information for reading and writing speeds are awful.
@@FuSungECookye if i were to play my emulators such as pcsx2 on an sd card would their be any slow down and which micro sd brand do you find best with the win2 ??? i just recently got my gpd win 2 and was wondering if i as a new owner should bother with updating my intel driver or does that have no impact on gaming??
@@maxxyize As far as the pcsx2 emulator goes, I run that emu on my SSD instead of the micro SD card and that's mainly because the PS2 emulator is a program application that is still a heavy work in progress. There are still elements such as 3D rendering and shading and speed and sound calibrations that are just not up to par yet. It's gonna be a while before the team that is working intensively on that emu will have a product that is near perfect. Due to the fact that the SD card has to constantly transfer and read while games are being played, the PS2 emulator is one that I specifically don't recommend to run via the SD card mainly because you want that program to run freely without any restrictions. Emulators are getting better and better and I'm definitely waiting to see the final product for pcsx2. I still run it from time to time but as of right now the dolphin emulator run Wii games fucking damn near perfect and Gamecube games beautifully. The new "Redream" Dreamcast emulator is the most perfect Dreamcast emulator out now. It runs issue free on the GPD win's 2 SSD or SD card. I'd say if you really want the PS 2 emulator like that, be sure to run in on your SSD and when you copy your disc games I recommend using the program "image burn" so you can have a exact perfect iso replica of your game. Last but not least, I specifically upgraded my SSD from 512gb to the 1TB SSD because I wanted to have the maximum space possible to run all my emulators and their games with worries being a "non issue" As far as my SD card slot is concerned I use the 400gb card for all of my steam-games and PC games collection.
@@FuSungECookye i guess ill be using dolphin from now on and one last thing i meant to ask is it important to update the intel graphics driver to the latest ??? thanks for answering my questions. really appreciate it .
@@maxxyize Yes Yes and Yes! I not only updated the intel graphics driver I also updated the whole windows update to the latest build via download. Then after that I made sure to make a hard drive image of my SSD for backup sake. Microsoft updates take a long while sometimes so I always keep an updated SSD or HDD image so that if something does go wrong, I have a perfect backup!
Dope vidéo !! i would like to know, have you ever try to connect 2 or 4 gamepad on it and connect you GPD Win to a TV or a big screen ? wich material do you use ?
Not as of yet, however in the next on coming video which is coming soon, I will be talking about peripheral accessories and devices that allow multi connections and how they interact with the GPD WIN 2. v.s. the first generational creation and thus I will definitely address the multi controller game-pad interactivity along with the HDMI video setup and more. Please stay tuned.
redone187 I just uploaded a video regarding the GPD WIN 2 HDMI connection to an HD TV in addition to talking about various accessories and how they function on the handheld.
I think everyone at the time who saw this video when it was originally composed kinda understood what I was trying to articulate overall 😂 I was excited and tripping over my words 😇🤭
@@FuSungECookye Lol probably still like an itch I can't scratch. Just got my win 2 yesterday. with a 256g Samsung SD, Been running Nexomon extinction with a -0.070mw under-volt on CPU and GPU with 4w limit like a dream. (it didn't stay on and play when charging before the tweaks)
Fu-Sung E. Cookye portable device www.wdc.com/en-ie/products/portable-storage/my-passport-wireless-pro.html#WDBSMT0040BBK-EESN expensive but it's worth for the price you can also use it with other system likr smartphone or tablet extremely good device for me.
Eti domu I love Lon TV and his tech reviews. That dude is good and accurate as hell; I'm surprised a GPD Win 2 device never made it his way. I'm sure he would have done a review by now!
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Can you provide the link to the dog fish drive
I recently bought the Sandisk 400 GB A2 but it did not work on the GPD win 2. When I inserted it it made a tone, then another tone and would not show up. If I took the same card and put it into a USB adapter it would work fine. FOr some reason the SD slot is incompatible with the A2. I read somewhere else someone having the same issue with that card. Supposedly the A1 version is compatible.
Thank you for making me aware of this. I have the A1 version as it was on sale at the time when I purchased it. I haven't had any problems with it at all. When I do another video in the next couple of months I will address this subject.
@@FuSungECookye I just received my A1 version today. I can confirm that the A1 DOES work fine in the same GPD win 2 that the A2 did not. I am not the only one see here:
www.reddit.com/r/gpdwin/comments/a5ws7s/gpd_win_2_microsd_card_compatibility_issue/
Another option to consider is an external m.2 ssd
But it would lose the portability
@@retro_marmota Not really, you can get really small enclosures now. You could even take advantage of the USB-C port to use an external NVME drive.
Thanks, great video. Very informative and helpful.
Hello could you tell me how much heat this brand of ssd (dogfish) indicates when measuring it with the crystal disk info software
Hey there and thank you for your comment on my wall about SSD dogfish for the GPD win 2 unfortunately at this moment I no longer have that handheld device or the SSD upgrade that I purchased separately to go inside of it. I sold it some time ago to prepare for the GPD win 3 and the GPD win Max to which I've created videos surrounding those specific handhelds and their capabilities surrounding AAA fighting games 🎮
@@FuSungECookye Nice I like GPD win 3,
thank you.
Thanks for info about micro SD card going to by one like yours. Also could you make video on how to properly replace SSD because I intend to replace mine with a 512 gb transcend SSD but I’m worried I’ll mess my GPD up when I reinstall everything specially the software to start up the GPD WIN 2
Jose Guerra sure I can make a video like that. I'm about to start filming a new video on Tuesday July 3rd. I can address that concern with SSD reinstall etc.
John Doe
Thanks for info a little confused with some of the terminology but will look it up maybe watch video on how to back up files from a different device
Fu-Sung E. Cookye
Please do I can’t wait to view it
@Jose Guerra, Here is my latest video to address your concern this is the 1st of another video that I will be doing in conjunction to this latest one here: ruclips.net/video/lF1ga3ERKhg/видео.html
It is safer to put the SD in the device while this one is turn off or is better to do it while is on?
It's safer to install the SSD while the device if off. You could short circuit your device or even blow it out if you attempt to install SSD while device is on. Remember safety first. 😉
@@FuSungECookye Thanks
Thanks for the tip on the dogfish product. I just purchased a Transcend 256 but 480 is much more attractive. Not a lot of reviews so I'm a little worried about it but hey, if it doesn't work out, I didn't spend too much. Now just to figure out how to image the 128 drive onto the 480 without having to get an external M2 enclosure...
Thank You for comments and supporting my video. I will be doing another review soon on the newly released Dogfish 512gb SSD 2242 that is another significant upgrade and healthy alternative to the King-Spec or Trancend 512gb SSD.
Fu-Sung E. Cookye awesome, looking forward to it! Would love to see your impressions after 5 months or so, but I'd have already had it for 6 months by then :p
Great video. You're pleasant to listen to. I'm still waiting for my Win 2 to be dispatched so I'm just having to make do with seeing other people playing with theirs. Looking forward to seeing more videos :)
Waiting on mine aswell. I was watching videos about it before I payed for it, but I've been a man possessed since then.... Just waiting for them to ship these guys out. Thanks for more specific video on the storage. Very helpful
@@bfg8678 how has it been now that time has passed?
How has it been.?
@@drybonez2087 Never got mine. It was taking forever to ship and I wound up puting the money toward other things.
@@bfg8678 ah damn that sucks.... Would u still get it if u had the chance?
Doesn't the Micro thumb gets overheated? i tried the Sandisk 128GB and got it was hot to a point it kept disconnecting from the GPD (Windows)
There is no doubt that it does not get hot, as for my purchase of the GPD Win 2, I have not experienced overheating like that. But that of course is when I first purchased the device a while ago, I utilized the USB thumb a lot. These days I utilize the micro SD card slot due to larger capacity than the micro thumb. the newly 1 Terabyte micro SD card is phenomenal along with the 1 Terabyte SSD for the Win 2. It takes the handheld up to a whole new level. The micro thumb at this point is just a plus factor for overarching space potential.
Fu-Sung E. Cookye true dat
I went ahead and upgraded the internal drive to 512gb and rocking a 400gb card so far so good ☺️
@@m0tek When the GPD Win Max releases and I get in on the crowd funding campaign I'm definitely gonna be making more videos about that and its dedicated graphics card its rumored to have.
Fu-Sung E. Cookye can’t wait , I really also wonder about the Alienware UFO (release dates price etc)
I have that same SSD. I love it. Only $160 for 480GBs.
All of these cards are working for you mate? I bought especially fast ExtremePro 128GB and it's not being shown as a removable drive :/
So at the time I did the video I was testing the A1 version of the 128GB Micro SD card while also advertising that there was a faster one which was the A2 version of the same card. My A1 version of the card is working perfectly and I never had an issue. However I heard reports from the GPD community that the A2 version has had issues being recognized by the GPD Win 2's micro SD card slot. I personally cannot confirm this because at the time I did not purchase and A2 version, I bought an A1 version due to pricing and "flash" sale on www.newegg.com
Now on a higher note, it was not long after that the San-disk released a 256GB, 400GB and a 512GB micro SD card in both A1 and A2 models the differences in all of them is with transfer and read speeds. I skipped out on the 400 and the 512 and went with the 400GB A1 due to the fact that the read speed was super fast more so than the 512GB. I can attest that this work because I still currently use the 400GB micro SD card.
Now next month this April towards the middle of the month, San-disk will release as 1TB yes your reading right, a "1TB" micro SD card and I will invest in this card so that I can do another update video. the card is gonna be $500.00 and I'm taking that risk in investment so that I can talk more about the continuing expansion of possibilities with the GPD Win 2 and my predictions on what can we expect going into the next generation GPD Win 3 when GPD of Shenzhen hopefully decides to invests into the next highly anticipated handheld.
I hope this information is useful, and I'm sorry that your card slot is not reading ether or cards. I highly suggest updating the micro SD card's firmware drivers or perhaps doing a clean install of the operating system to the device.
Don't buy extremes, but the ultra ones
Great video
Wouldnt the 400gb plus model exert more heat than 256gb?
Kuya Valdez thus far I have not experienced that much heat output from the micro SD card slot, but rather the heat output has been felt from the usb micro thumb of 256gb. When I've played for longer periods of time that thumb drive puts out a lot of heat.
Fu-Sung E. Cookye ty for the response. is the usb faster than microsd?
Kuya Valdez it depends. Generally USB 3.0 and 31 are quicker in information transfer speeds significantly. However depending of the "class" of micro sd card yu buy will determine the read, write, and transfer speeds. I use my USB thumb for emulators while I use my sd cards for steam games and that's only because of space and I invested in a high class sd card.
i trying to buy a micro sd card for my win 2 but im worried about the prices on amazon being so cheap and dont want to get a faulty fake
micro sd. Bestbuy is so expensive but i dont want to take a chances with amazon.
where did you buy yours from??
I apologize for the late reply, I bought my micro SD card from www.newegg.com They had such a great deal at the time on the 400 GB micro SD card and the 512GB micro SD card. I went with the 400GB due to the transfer read and write speeds being so so much better. The 512GB micro SD card is hottness, but the fidelity in the information for reading and writing speeds are awful.
@@FuSungECookye if i were to play my emulators such as pcsx2 on an sd card would their be any slow down and which micro sd brand do you find best with the win2 ???
i just recently got my gpd win 2 and was wondering if i as a new owner should bother with updating my intel driver or does that have no impact on gaming??
@@maxxyize As far as the pcsx2 emulator goes, I run that emu on my SSD instead of the micro SD card and that's mainly because the PS2 emulator is a program application that is still a heavy work in progress. There are still elements such as 3D rendering and shading and speed and sound calibrations that are just not up to par yet. It's gonna be a while before the team that is working intensively on that emu will have a product that is near perfect.
Due to the fact that the SD card has to constantly transfer and read while games are being played, the PS2 emulator is one that I specifically don't recommend to run via the SD card mainly because you want that program to run freely without any restrictions. Emulators are getting better and better and I'm definitely waiting to see the final product for pcsx2. I still run it from time to time but as of right now the dolphin emulator run Wii games fucking damn near perfect and Gamecube games beautifully.
The new "Redream" Dreamcast emulator is the most perfect Dreamcast emulator out now. It runs issue free on the GPD win's 2 SSD or SD card. I'd say if you really want the PS 2 emulator like that, be sure to run in on your SSD and when you copy your disc games I recommend using the program "image burn" so you can have a exact perfect iso replica of your game.
Last but not least, I specifically upgraded my SSD from 512gb to the 1TB SSD because I wanted to have the maximum space possible to run all my emulators and their games with worries being a "non issue" As far as my SD card slot is concerned I use the 400gb card for all of my steam-games and PC games collection.
@@FuSungECookye i guess ill be using dolphin from now on and one last thing i meant to ask is it important to update the intel graphics driver to the latest ???
thanks for answering my questions.
really appreciate it .
@@maxxyize Yes Yes and Yes! I not only updated the intel graphics driver I also updated the whole windows update to the latest build via download. Then after that I made sure to make a hard drive image of my SSD for backup sake. Microsoft updates take a long while sometimes so I always keep an updated SSD or HDD image so that if something does go wrong, I have a perfect backup!
nice vid
Dope vidéo !!
i would like to know, have you ever try to connect 2 or 4 gamepad on it
and connect you GPD Win to a TV or a big screen ?
wich material do you use ?
Not as of yet, however in the next on coming video which is coming soon, I will be talking about peripheral accessories and devices that allow multi connections and how they interact with the GPD WIN 2. v.s. the first generational creation and thus I will definitely address the multi controller game-pad interactivity along with the HDMI video setup and more. Please stay tuned.
ok thank's for everything i will tcheck your videos for sure !
redone187 I just uploaded a video regarding the GPD WIN 2 HDMI connection to an HD TV in addition to talking about various accessories and how they function on the handheld.
dope ! i'm gonna tcheck it
You're confusing Gigabytes for mega bytes driving me nuts XD
I think everyone at the time who saw this video when it was originally composed kinda understood what I was trying to articulate overall 😂 I was excited and tripping over my words 😇🤭
@@FuSungECookye Lol probably still like an itch I can't scratch. Just got my win 2 yesterday. with a 256g Samsung SD, Been running Nexomon extinction with a -0.070mw under-volt on CPU and GPU with 4w limit like a dream. (it didn't stay on and play when charging before the tweaks)
It's miceal jacksons lost child
i just use a WD wireless pro of 4TB + 256 sd +256 usb as an attached drive with wifi AC 5.0GhZ
wow a wireless 4TB that's awesome. I gotta check that out.
Fu-Sung E. Cookye portable device www.wdc.com/en-ie/products/portable-storage/my-passport-wireless-pro.html#WDBSMT0040BBK-EESN expensive but it's worth for the price you can also use it with other system likr smartphone or tablet extremely good device for me.
ruclips.net/video/If9GXPzkCeQ/видео.html
Eti domu I love Lon TV and his tech reviews. That dude is good and accurate as hell; I'm surprised a GPD Win 2 device never made it his way. I'm sure he would have done a review by now!