Are microSD cards too small?

matchaman

Two days ago I lost a 512GB card that was left on my home office. Most likely it fell on the floor and the robotic vacuum (that was soon emptied by my wife) sucked it.

So the "philosophical" argument I have right now is: are microSDs (and nano SIM cards) too small? When does practicality for small space go over the top?

thelostsoul

You should carry it in a bigger plastic case. I wouldn't say that they are "too small". The small size have a purpose and enables for smaller hardware. In this case, it was a chain of user error and bad luck. Hope you didn't lost valuable work or data on it.

WeirdH

@thelostsoul said in Are microSD cards too small?:

The small size have a purpose

Basically this. They're not designed to be left out on a desk somewhere, but to fit in something else that's also relatively small.

sirhenrythe5th

I still have an 8"Floppy Drive, maybe someone could create a driver to run it with the Pi.
This one should be safe to be vacuumed 😂

T0biasCZe

yes, also they are weak
i already breaked 3 Micro sd cards in half

thelostsoul

@T0biasCZe said in Are microSD cards too small?:

i already breaked 3 Micro sd cards in half

How? I mean, that is quite unusual. In my entire life since the inception of SD cards and Micro sd cards, I never broke any of them. And the smaller they are, the harder to break them.

VictimRLSH

I think we are overlooking something quite worrisome here. The ROBOT vacuum sucked up the 512GB, but what happened to it after that?!? I'm sure a stock Roomba doesn't need anywhere near 512GB to navigate a house. Are you SURE it's just vacuuming when you're not there....

I suspect foul play, with a robot uprising soon to follow.

IceChes1

@VictimRLSH said in Are microSD cards too small?:

I think we are overlooking something quite worrisome here. The ROBOT vacuum sucked up the 512GB, but what happened to it after that?!? I'm sure a stock Roomba doesn't need anywhere near 512GB to navigate a house. Are you SURE it's just vacuuming when you're not there....

I suspect foul play, with a robot uprising soon to follow.

HA! Yes, because Roombas have MicroSD slots.
Actually they might...
Who's got a spare Roomba and a dremel they can lend me? 😂

IceChes1

@T0biasCZe said in Are microSD cards too small?:

i already breaked 3 Micro sd cards in half

How? I can't snap mine without a pair of vice-grips. Not that I've tried...

ByteThis

@matchaman said in Are microSD cards too small?:

Two days ago I lost a 512GB card that was left on my home office. Most likely it fell on the floor and the robotic vacuum (that was soon emptied by my wife) sucked it.

So the "philosophical" argument I have right now is: are microSDs (and nano SIM cards) too small? When does practicality for small space goes over the top?

What did you have on the card ? You never specified. I assume Retropie. That was a good sized card.

KN4THX

I do not think they are too small. Storage mediums of any size are typically not removed from the device it is used in unless it is being moved to another device either permanently or temporarily.

I have external SSDs and HDDs and I while i enjoy that size, I wish they were much, much smaller. I love the idea of the USB flash drive that is dongle size, but the transfer speeds and heat buildup keep me from buying another.

Personally, I think the Commodore 64 floppy disk drives are the best storage medium. Roombas can't suck them up and a significant other doesn't know how to view the contents :)

obsidianspider

@VictimRLSH said in Are microSD cards too small?:

I think we are overlooking something quite worrisome here. The ROBOT vacuum sucked up the 512GB, but what happened to it after that?!? I'm sure a stock Roomba doesn't need anywhere near 512GB to navigate a house. Are you SURE it's just vacuuming when you're not there....

That Robot is now playing Sega Saturn games. ;)

sirhenrythe5th

@obsidianspider LOL, made my day!! XD XD

VictimRLSH

Well, I know that I play video games when I should be doing housework....

A Former User

What if... we make them smaller?

IceChes1

@itskryode Are you thinking...
micro micro sd...

thelostsoul

@IceChes1 I'd suggest Nano SD cards, like its counterpart of Nano SIM cards.

matchaman

Oh, snap...

thelostsoul

@matchaman I saw that image too, but didn't look into it, because I thought its a SIM card. So, these are essentially Nano sd cards. But they are only produced by Huawei, so maybe not a standard soon. https://nasilemaktech.com/nm-card/