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Nintendo Switch Fans, Grab This 1TB Lexar MicroSD Card While It’s at an All-Time Low of $64

Multiply your Switch’s storage 30 times with 50% off this gaming-focused memory card, thanks to Amazon’s Big Spring Sale.

Gaming is a fun hobby, but it can start to add up in cost after a while, especially if you decide to purchase add-ons or extra hardware. But Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is a great time to stock up on everything from new tech to accessories such as this Lexar Play 1TB MicroSDXC card while it’s down to just $64 — its lowest ever price and a discount of $66. Now is a great time to stock up on small accessories like this if you’ve been saving up for them.

This Lexar 1TB MicroSDXC card is compatible with Nintendo Switch, tablets, smartphones and other gaming devices. It offers transfer speeds of up to 160MB/s, and it can write your game save data at speeds of up to 100MB/s. If you use this card in your phone or tablet instead of the Switch, the Lexar Play lets you capture, store and transfer 4K and FHD quality video so you can easily save your favorite content and media without being stuck waiting for the camera app to finish buffering.

If you need a cheaper option, the 256GB version of this MicroSDXC card is down to $18 for Prime members, which saves you $10. You can also currently save $15 on the 512GB Lexar MicroSDXC card, so you’ll pay only $35 at Amazon right now.

This card supports the maximum speeds for the current generation of the Nintendo Switch, and should be perfect for any microSD needs short of professional-grade e-sports and long-duration UHD filming. The upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 is rumored to support microSD Express, with pre-orders open for the new 900MB/s-capable Lexar Play Pro 1TB microSD Express card at $200 «for Nintendo Switch 2,» but it’ll be massive overkill for 96.7% of us.

Unless you’re obsessed with the latest specs for any accessory that touches your portable console, today’s $64 Lexar Play 1TB will be less than half the price and more than fast enough for every phone, tablet, camera, or console currently in your home.

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If you want more nitty-gritty details on microSD classes and speeds, please check out our guides on how to choose the proper microSD cards. We’ve also compiled a list of the best MicroSD card deals and the best Anker Amazon Big Spring Sale deals you can look through for tech accessories.

Why this deal matters

These Lexar MicroSDXC cards are a great way to increase the storage in accessories such as your Nintendo Switch, or any device with an SD slot that could use a bit more space for your files, videos and documents. The 1TB Lexar MicroSDXC card is down to its lowest ever price of $64 and is an excellent deal for anyone who’s been looking for extra memory for their devices.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 20, #443

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle No. 443 for May 20.

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Today’s NYT Strands puzzle reminds me that I haven’t had a meal in a fancy restaurant in some time. Maybe it’s time to make a reservation. If you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Oh, of course!

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Elegant eats.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

SITE, FINE, SINE, DINE, PEAS, TEEN, PEER, STEEP, DEER, SEED, SEEN, POET, TREE, NOPE, SEES.

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

SOUP, SALAD, CHEESE, ENTREE, DESSERT, APPETIZERS

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is FINEDINING. To find it, start with the F that’s three letters down on the farthest row to the left, and wind across.

Toughest Strands puzzles

Here are some of the Strands topics I’ve found to be the toughest in recent weeks.

#1: Dated slang, Jan. 21. Maybe you didn’t even use this lingo when it was cool. Toughest word: PHAT.

#2: Thar she blows! Jan.15. I guess marine biologists might ace this one. Toughest word: BALEEN or RIGHT.

#3: Off the hook, Jan. 9. Similar to the Jan. 15 puzzle in that it helps to know a lot about sea creatures. Sorry, Charlie. Toughest word: BIGEYE or SKIPJACK

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 24, #713

Hints and answers for Connections for May 24, #713.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections puzzle has a fun variety of categories. The purple one appeals to my English major heart. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Goo-goo.

Green group hint: Not shirts.

Blue group hint: City that never sleeps.

Purple group hint: Acclaimed writers.