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The Insta360 X6 ships with no memory card, and Insta360 specifies a UHS-I V30-or-higher card formatted exFAT up to 1TB while warning against UHS-II and UHS-III cards, the interfaces it says V60 and V90 cards are typically associated with.
The best Steam Machine accessories are a bigger M.2 NVMe SSD (it's user-upgradeable), a fast microSD card that also works in a Steam Deck, an external USB-C SSD, a controller, and the right display cable. The console is Steam-exclusive but its add-ons are standard PC parts.
The Lexar PLAY 512GB is the best microSD card for the ROG Xbox Ally. It's made for handhelds and rated A2. The SanDisk Ultra 256GB is the budget pick, and the SanDisk Extreme 1TB is for big game libraries.
The accessories that improve the Steam Frame from day one are storage and power: a microSD card (SanDisk Extreme 512GB, or Lexar Play Blue 1TB for a full terabyte of card storage) whose library moves between Steam Deck, Steam Machine and Frame — a Valve engineer calls SD cards what Valve recommends for most people; the JSAUX 45W charger with a built-in 10 ft cable as the stand-in for the power supply Valve leaves out of the box (the Frame charges at up to 45W over USB-C); and USB-C charging for the rest of the kit (Anker 735 GaN charger, Anker Nano 45W power bank). For fitted gear, Valve's own Ergonomic and Replacement kits come first; third-party cases and docks are listed once they carry Valve's Steam Frame Compatible mark.
The Steam Machine's microSD slot is UHS-I, like the Steam Deck's, and tops out around 100 MB/s. So buy a good UHS-I card, not a microSD Express card whose speed the slot can't use. Our picks are the SanDisk Extreme, the Lexar PLAY as the alternative, and the Lexar Play Blue 1TB for the most room. A card is cheap overflow storage, and the internal SSD is still the fast upgrade.
The Insta360 Luna Ultra needs a UHS-I, V30-or-faster microSD card formatted as exFAT. Insta360 warns that UHS-II and UHS-III cards may cause recording to stop, so skip them. Our pick is the SanDisk Extreme, the Lexar PLAY is the alternative, and the Lexar Play Blue 1TB gives you the most room. Skip Lexar's microSD Express Play PRO.