8 gig ProDuo Memory Stick - Update

[Vega]

While browsing around Sony-Style (*shudders*) I came across the 8gig Pro Duo. As expected, it does indeed have the steep price tag of $300 (approx £152), and is expected to ship in the US on or before February 19, 2007 . 8 GB storage capacity with 7.35 GB available and Minimum write speeds of 15 Mbps2.
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6798/produo8gigibf7.jpg

In my opinion, the good thing to come from this is the possibility of a price drop in 4 gig sticks, however, Would you be prepared to pay such an amount for the 8 gig produo?

Check the official Sony-Style item description here (http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=MSXM8GS).

[sony.1991]

What a RIPPP!!!!!! Here's what I want to do but can't afford to, buy one of those 4gb HDD and replace the microdive with a 30gb laptop drive.

[ishkibble]

"Would you be prepared to pay such an amount for the 8 gig produo?"

i would consider it if i had the money laying around. I recently got my hands on a 1GB stick and just about died. i'll be picking up a 4gb stick when prices drop. What i am hoping for though is for someone to make a SATA adapter, why you ask? because a company presented 3 Solid state SATA drives at CES. they are about the size of a USB pen drive the 3 sizes included 32GB 64GB and 128GB

128GB Mem stick anyone?

[Veskgar]

Its very amusing that this memory card, ideal for the PSP and would allow the PSP to better compete with other multimedia devices, costs MORE than the PSP does.

$300.00 is a ripoff indeed. I'm no expert in the manufacturing and production costs of memory cards but I highly doubt the cost of materials and production come anywhere near $300.00.

I know a lot of money was probably spent on research and development and that is one reason why they are not cheap. But damn, $300.00?

Whatever, I too will just keep my eyes peeled for good deals or price drops on 4GB sticks.

[blaz3d]

wonder if 8gig sticks work in 303oe,wont get one if they dont. yea i would pay £152 if it worked. i was considering buying a 4gig when they came out but i got one as a pressy a few months after (yay) and theese are only a bit more than the 4gig on release

peace

[gr42178]

Way too expensive, but think of all the PS1 games you could put on it!!! And only 7.35 GB worth of usable space? Why so much unusable space?

[fucht017]

I wait for the SANDISC 8gig one(if they ever make one).They are cheaper and faster;)

[Vega]

I actually also own a LEXAR 1gig. This time last year they got bashed for no good reason.
I've owned mine for exacty one year. I use it very frequently, and it is still way faster than the produo and has been extremley reliable.

[ACID]

i have two of them in mind as of now unless psx games decrease dramaticaly in size.

[Destroyer699]

Wow, 300$. Thats alot of money for extra space...

[dejkirkby]

You could get at least 3 4GB for that price, giving you an extra 3.5GB+ after taking of the unusable portions.
Not worth it yet.

[Avenyet]

Way too expensive, but think of all the PS1 games you could put on it!!! And only 7.35 GB worth of usable space? Why so much unusable space?

this is because in retail 8 gibibytes would be 8GB this "8GB" is

8*1000*1000*1000 = 8000000000


8192000000/1024/1024/1024=7.45

its not perfect but it how i always work it out

i recommend gettin a san disk then u can unlock the other hidden 7.45 to give u the total of 14.9 but i havn;t seen any plans for a 8gb san disk yet :(

and if the price was about £90 i think i would buy it becuase an extra 7 GB would be an great boost in storeage space for my laptop its got a built in card reader and only a 40GB hdd so it seem like a plan

[jerrt]

wait wait wait.... weren't the 4 gig sticks like $500 when they first came out. i think 300 isn't too bad, although i'm still waiting for the price to drop. it will drop pretty quickly look at recent trends. also the 4 gigs are going to get cheaper.

[Nookadum]

Avenyet got it right. ;) It's just like how DVDs are supposedly labeled at 4.7GB, but it's actually 4.3GB.

I don't think this 8GB Memory Stick Pro Duo was directly aimed at the PSP, but more on the HD cameras/camcorders that Sony has (which has versions that come with a a built-in HD or mini-DVD writer).

[sinjinn]

that is the official price . i will wait for the ebay prices. they are bound to be below the one hundred pound mark . and it was only a couple of months ago when the 4 gig was at that price. i have a 4 gig but it only cost 38 pounds, i think everyone will wait.

[MIB.42]

Way too expensive, but think of all the PS1 games you could put on it!!! And only 7.35 GB worth of usable space? Why so much unusable space?

Because the way their (and all others, including SanDisk) marketing people decided, that 1GB is 1000MB! Hype over engineering!
( Read the fine prints on the stick's paper... )

[Poem58]

I bought my 4GB at Best Buy and paid $150...so the $300 tag seems a logical step...however if you can get a 4GB online for $100 bucks or lower then it won't be too long before you can get an 8GB for around $150-$200...just like any tech...high prices?...don't whine...wait.

[gr42178]

this is because in retail 8 gibibytes would be 8GB this "8GB" is

8*1000*1000*1000 = 8000000000


8192000000/1024/1024/1024=7.45

its not perfect but it how i always work it out

i recommend gettin a san disk then u can unlock the other hidden 7.45 to give u the total of 14.9 but i havn;t seen any plans for a 8gb san disk yet :(

and if the price was about £90 i think i would buy it becuase an extra 7 GB would be an great boost in storeage space for my laptop its got a built in card reader and only a 40GB hdd so it seem like a plan

AAAAAAAAAH I see. Trickery at its finest! :p Please elaborate on "unlock the other hidden 7.45 to give u the total of 14.9" Are you serious?

[carlitx]

thats more friggin expensive than it was to buy my psp! my psp only cost 250$ +tax at wallmart!

[textkihi]

Ordered.

[Shrygue]

I'd so like to get an 8 gigabyte memory stick, but that £152 price tag so expensive. Also, only being able to use some 93% out of the 8GB capacity is just a plain rip-off.

[emuking]

everybody does remember that the first 1gb stick cost like $400 usd right,those were the days

[sony.1991]

[QUOTE=sinjinn;330883]that is the official price . i will wait for the ebay prices./QUOTE]

Those so called ebay prices are fakes, they're slow, currupt data alot, and suck.

[esteem]

I was out of the scene for a bit (due to my psp falling a little farther than hoped onto the pavement ouch) but I thought that when the Datel's 4gb add on came out, it was disected and determined that the psp only supported FAT formating limiting the HD size to 4gb? I guess they could update the firmware to support it, I just wonder if it would cause issues for the custom firmware installations. Or could you just copy the files from a 4gb stick onto the 8gb stick via a computer?

[dejkirkby]

2.80 firmware and above has 8gb capability.

[esteem]

lol see, my bad..

[shrimpidy]

If you wait a year, the price is almost guarunteed to go down. at my local costco, the price of a 1gig card went down 50% after a year

[mr_nick666]

In my opinion, the good thing to come from this is the possibility of a price drop in 4 gig sticks, however, Would you be prepared to pay such an amount for the 8 gig produo?

Thats all I was hoping for! :p Ive got a 32, 128, 512, 1gb and 2bg sticks so I think a 4gb will be enough! :cool:


wonder if 8gig sticks work in 303oe,wont get one if they dont.

A very important question... Whats the point of 8gb with no emulators and homebrew!? :confused:


You could get at least 3 4GB for that price, giving you an extra 3.5GB+ after taking of the unusable portions.
Not worth it yet.

SOLD! ;) When the 8gb is everywhere you'll probably get 5 4gb cards for the same price! :D

[gr42178]

If you wait a year, the price is almost guarunteed to go down. at my local costco, the price of a 1gig card went down 50% after a year

Only problem with that is, if you wait a year the 16 GB card will be out, its a neverending cycle :p

[dejkirkby]

Only problem with that is, if you wait a year the 16 GB card will be out, its a neverending cycle :p

I believe the next MS being worked on is the 32GB one isn't it. Sony and SanDisk are co-operating on it.

[gr42178]

I believe the next MS being worked on is the 32GB one isn't it. Sony and SanDisk are co-operating on it.

You may be right, I just assumed 16 was the next one, that just fit the pattern of releases thusfar...32GB would be awesome. More than enough space for everything.

[Camelot]

You may be right, I just assumed 16 was the next one, that just fit the pattern of releases thusfar...32GB would be awesome. More than enough space for everything.

Im pretty sure its going to be a hard drive though... and by how the price pattern is going, its probably going to cost more then the ps3 and psp put together :mad: Dont quote me on that, just speculation

[gunntims0103]

well i could infact get this or the nintendo wii. I have 360$ u.s currency. The problem is im in a delema. get a next gen consol. or a big memory card for my psp that i play every day!

Im starting to lean toward the memory card for the fact that i know i wont be getting alot of games for my consol that often and i purly rely on the homebrew scene so i think il be getting a this when it comes out