4GB Memory Stick Duo to cost $250

[MaxSMoke]

$250 is very reasonable for 4GB's of Flash memory. This isn't a harddrive man, nor can the PSP even use a 20-30GB harddrive since the PSP's memory limit is still 4GB's. So get real.

4GB's of Flash memory is infinitely better in the long run anyways, because it uses far less power, works faster, and isn't vulnerable to the kinds of things that can damage or even destroy a harddrive. Sure, 4GB's is as expensive as the PSP itself, but 4GB's is only for the hardcore users anyways. And those of you that have dropped $400 on a new video card can understand that cutting edge technology costs real money.

So quite whining! This is surprisingly generous for Sony. It's amazing that Duo memory card costs have fallen as fast, or gone up as dramatically in size, as they have. At this rate, by next year, you'll be able to get that 4GB card for $100! And since the PSP can only use a 4GB card, it will be the only card you'll ever need. (At least until Sony releases firmware for larger cards, that is). So you can take your 30GB iPod and cram it.

[shadowprophet]

Not because I dont want one.
But becauause
By the time these drop to a reasonible price They will have 8 and 16 gig memsticks with either a switch or a firmware update to support them.

This memory game is really upsetting. I bought a 1 gig memstick when they where$150.00

To be honest ive had it full up to a hundred times, But usualy that with stuff im not even useing.
Lets face it and get real just for a moment.

If somone has need for that much psp memory and uses the entire 4 gigs
There either pirateing stuff.
Or just plain useing there psp for unhealthy ammounts of time.

Space is good theres no doubt about it.
But at some point people have to decide how much space is too much for a handheld and what price is completely unreasonible?

[Illegal Machine]

If somone has need for that much psp memory and uses the entire 4 gigs
There either pirateing stuff.
Or just plain useing there psp for unhealthy ammounts of time.

Shiver me timbers me matey!


Argh

[Kaiser]

Shiver me timbers me matey!


Argh

Um.....What?

[CoderX]

Look at it this way.

I have a 1.5 with a 1gig and a 512mb

I have about 2gig in shunken (non-pirated) UMD-Dumps
about 250mb in homebrew
and 700mb in mp4-vids
I also have 100mb in mp3's

So a 4Gig would be perfict for me, im sick of having to carry so many sticks, im worried that is will losse one.

[slayer2psp]

$89.99 for a 2GB?, Not bad. I just bought a brand new 2GB for $119.99, it is the Sandisk Ultra II though which is supposed to be lightning quick. Supposedly a minimum of 10MB/sec read & write speed. Should help with those Neo Geo CD Loading Times and transferring large files back and forth to the PSP.

I have the Sony 1GB Pro Duo but it is SLOOOOW compared to the Sandisk 512MB I used to have.

Come on Sandisk, bring out an 8GB Ultra II Pro Duo will ya?

its the light blue san disk one the non gaming one i got at frys for 109.99 and a 20 dollar rebate so real cost with tax after rebate is 99 bucks

[slayer2psp]

Careful with those 2GB cards at less than 100 bucks.
99.99% of the cards on ebay are fakes, most of the cards at Amazon merchants as well. Concerned cards are mostly Sony and Sandisk ones.
Later,

TSR

i only buy in store not from the net outpost.com is safe its frys 103.99 for 2gb. the more memory the better i travel a lot and love to bring lots of video with me i use the pmp player it rules but i like high settings on it i convert everything at 900 kbps so for every 21 min of video takes up 150mb so i need as much memory as i can afford

[Gredler]

Honestly, I enjoy bringing my psp to school for mp3's while I work, and games when I am between classes.

You can never have too much space, regardless of the medium. The more space the more variety, and the variety can be controlled and catagorized. Digital space is a good thing that you can't get enough of.

I do not pirate, but my 1gb sandisk is always full. No mp3player leaves psp as my only mp3 option, so 4gb would make my mp3player a lot more variable, and a lot less time spent on chaning the loaded songs.

I can't afford the 4gb, but I hope this knocks the price of 2gb's down to where I can get one of those :P

[Hidavi]

sounds good. my friend wanted to pre-order one but he didn't find any pre-orders. The 2GB cost $400 when it came out. I like this new price point for hte 4GB. I wouldn't get one because I don't need more than 1GB, but its good news for anyone who does.

[urherenow]

@ ShadowP - Movies take up a lot of space, doesn't have to be pirating.

@ the entire music collection guy -- If you can listen to your whole collection with 2 PSP batteries or less then you shouldn't have a problem with the available storeage space anyway