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Sony has officially announced pricing and availability for its 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo card. First shown at this year's Consumer Electronics Show alongside an 8GB version, the new 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo card will be available in July for "about $250," according to the company.

 

[kaizoku]

hmmm, I can get 3 2gb sticks for abit more than that.

 

[xaosslug]

hmmm, I can get 3 2gb sticks for abit more than that.

BUT ARE THEY SONY BRAND?!

lol

 

[saelz8]

Expensive

 

[FoxhoundNL]

hmmm, I can get 3 2gb sticks for abit more than that.

If they are fake, yes.

 

[kaizoku]

you can get fake sony memsticks? wtf?

 

[xaosslug]

you can get fake sony memsticks? wtf?

bootlegs, yep.

 

[kaizoku]

BUT ARE THEY SONY BRAND?!

lol

and yes. the guy I bought my PSP off is offering a brand new one to me for £50.

$250 = £143.

2gb cards also go for £60~ on eBay. Sandisk are actually more expensive. So how are the Sony ones fake?

 

[kaizoku]

bootlegs, yep.

Can you explain more? How do I spot them? I assume these are the ones going pretty cheap on eBay. But they still work right?

 

[FoxhoundNL]

Most of the fake sticks are being sold through ebay, you know.

But even stores sell fake memory sticks from Lexar, Sony and SanDisk. It's not their intention, they just look SO real... You'll never notice the differences.

 

[Community Forum]

Can you explain more? How do I spot them? I assume these are the ones going pretty cheap on eBay. But they still work right?

http://www.vrforums.com/showthread.php?t=53801

 

[Wario64]

frys is selling these

 

[FoxhoundNL]

Could be fake

 

[Mmmkay]

Can you explain more? How do I spot them? I assume these are the ones going pretty cheap on eBay. But they still work right?

http://pspupdates.qj.net/2006/02/4999-memory-stick-pro-duo-1gb-better.html

 

[Wario64]

call me stupid but I dont see any difference between the two sticks, which makes the pic kinda pointless

sandisk has pretty good customer service and i've heard they've replaced fake sticks before, so you're not totally screwed if you buy a fake one

 

[Mmmkay]

call me stupid but I dont see any difference between the two sticks, which makes the pic kinda pointless

sandisk has pretty good customer service and i've heard they've replaced fake sticks before, so you're not totally screwed if you buy a fake one

I think the point is that the visual differences are hard to spot. If you look at the top part of the MS adapter, the blue semicircle's are slightly different. But the performance and reliability differences between the two are very large, hence vigilance is necessary when buying from places like ebay.

[edit]Also, the SanDisk logo text has tighter kerning on the fake than the real one.

 

[Defensor]

The only difference I see in that pic is the number "2" on the fake is bolder(fatter) than the real one(unless its just because of the angle the pic was taken at).

 

[robochimp]

call me stupid but I dont see any difference between the two sticks, which makes the pic kinda pointless

That picture is making the point that you can't tell the difference

 

[kaizoku]

http://www.vrforums.com/showthread.php?t=53801

Very good link thank you

 

[MoxManiac]

Is it possible reputable online stores like newegg could have these fakes?

 

[Mrbob]

2 GB sticks were this price 6 months ago.

Prices go down.

 

[kaizoku]

eBay link

Think this one is fake? Looks like it. Thing is I met him in person and he seems very nice and he actually seems to want to be friends.

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

For those kids crying out "HUR HUR HUR if they're Fake!" please check CheapAssGamer.

2GBs are 91.90 at newegg.

1GBs have hit the $50 price.

 

[kiryogi]

any word on how these fakes perform? D:

 

[Andy787]

Great news. The faster they get them out there, the faster they drop in price, and the faster we get 8gigs, which will also fall in price. Can't wait to pick up a 4 or 8gig for $100 or less.

 

[Furoba]

It will be interesting to see cards appearing with a capacity of a small HDD.

 

[kaching]

You can already get SD and CF cards @ 4 GB, Furoba.

 

[cvxfreak]

It will be interesting to see cards appearing with a capacity of a small HDD.

I wonder how far away 20GB flash memory is.

 

[Beowvlf]

Great news. The faster they get them out there, the faster they drop in price, and the faster we get 8gigs, which will also fall in price. Can't wait to pick up a 4 or 8gig for $100 or less.

I won't be the least bit surprised if 8GB cards hit < $100 by Christmas '07.

 

[Pedigree Chum]

I wonder what the prices of these mem sticks will be when PS3 gets here

 

[Chris_C]

I thought the memory stick pro Duo maker was SCandisk, not Sandisk?

 

[stressboy]

I thought the memory stick pro Duo maker was SCandisk, not Sandisk?

Nope... Sandisk

 

[Kleegamefan]

For those kids crying out "HUR HUR HUR if they're Fake!" please check CheapAssGamer.

2GBs are 91.90 at newegg.

1GBs have hit the $50 price.

So a 64MB Xbox memory card and a 1GB PS3 memory card cost the same??

Holy shit!!!

 

[Striek]

Less than I thought, but I can see why some would think it steep.

Remember SanDisk introduced the 2gb for $350 last May. http://www.mobileburn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=1360

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

Less than I thought, but I can see why some would think it steep.

Remember SanDisk introduced the 2gb for $350 last May. http://www.mobileburn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=1360

The 2GB dropped to $192 within a couple of weeks :lol:

I think one week even

 

[mckmas8808]

The 2GB dropped to $192 within a couple of weeks :lol:

I think one week even

So let's hope the 4GB stick drops to $150 by the end of the summer. If that happens I can see a $60 2 Gig stick and a $40 1 Gig stick being possible.

 

[mrklaw]

sandisk announced 4GB pro duo yesterday for PMA as well

 

[123rl]

lol. 1GB sticks are still selling for £100 in Britain :lol 2Gb can be found for about £140...I don't even want to guess how much a 4Gb stick would cost

 

[Ghost]

lol. 1GB sticks are still selling for £100 in Britain :lol 2Gb can be found for about £140...I don't even want to guess how much a 4Gb stick would cost

You are not looking very hard.


http://uk.shopping.com/xPC-Sandisk_1024MB_Memory_Sticks_Duo_Pro

£50, even the official one is only £56 at ebuyer


2gig is about £80

http://uk.shopping.com/xPP-flash_memory-memory_stick_duo_pro-2_gb

 

[123rl]

I know you can find them for about £60 but I'm just saying that some places think they can be sold for £100. Woolworths and Argos both sell them for that kind of money

 

[«þ»]

any word on how these fakes perform? D:

I just recieved a 2gb memory stick today (no doubt its fake) and it works surprisingly well:

The PSP reads that it has 1959mb memory, according to the the Vrforum link above, it is tricked in that it only stores 1gb

However, I just tested it, stored 1.6gb worth of video files and all the files played back on the PSP fine.

 

[Tarazet]

I wonder how far away 20GB flash memory is.

Man, that's insane.. I wonder if you could run a Windows machine off of a card that size...

 

[Mooreberg]

So do the well known online retailers sell these "fake" memory sticks? I'd never even heard of this before.

 

[kaizoku]

So do the well known online retailers sell these "fake" memory sticks? I'd never even heard of this before.

Alot of them might not know they're fakes as well.

Amazon lets users sell via their Marketplace. Its bad

Thanks for this topic, I was due to buy one in like 48 hours!!

 

[mckmas8808]

$79 2 Gig Pro Duo memory sticks!!!!

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202220488&adid=17070&dcaid=17070

 

[Deg]

You are not looking very hard.


http://uk.shopping.com/xPC-Sandisk_1024MB_Memory_Sticks_Duo_Pro

£50, even the official one is only £56 at ebuyer


2gig is about £80

http://uk.shopping.com/xPP-flash_memory-memory_stick_duo_pro-2_gb

Thats still expensive. MiniSD comes in at £50 for a 2GB size. Lets not mention SD itself

 

[mckmas8808]

Expensive my ass. Not when 6 or 7 months ago 2 gig sticks were > $300.

 

[goodcow]

$79 2 Gig Pro Duo memory sticks!!!!

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202220488&adid=17070&dcaid=17070

Buy.com would probably have fakes. =\

 

[mckmas8808]

Buy.com would probably have fakes. =\

Are you serious?!?! damnit where can I buy real pro duos for cheap?

 

[gprime]

There is a Canadian deals forum that has a thread about fake memory sticks. I guess the fake stuff is absolutely terrible. For some people it dies in as soon as a week. The contacts are usually cheap and can fall / be peeled off too. There was this one guy ranting about how he doesn't care if it's fake, it's such a good price he couldn't pass it up. 2 weeks later, he's posting complaining about the seller not accepting his return. Funny stuff.

Just stay away from the eBay stuff if you can.