DCEmu Decides #1 - Choose the Best PSP Storage Device !

[kurokitsune]

This is an old article from gamespot.com called "The PSP Memory Stick Battle Test" in which Sandisk was the clear winner. I'm not sure how the newer 4gb and 8gb compare, but the 4gb Sandisk I'm using now has worked great for me.

From Gamespot.com:
SanDisk came out as the clear winner in all of the transfer speed tests. We were able to move our 394MB file onto the 512MB SanDisk stick in 1:11 minutes, but the same transfer took over three and a half minutes on the 512MB Sony Memory Stick Pro Duo. The 1GB SanDisk also beat the High Speed 1GB Sony Memory Stick by a large margin in the 769MB file transfer test. Using the USB card reader, we were able to get the file onto the 1GB SanDisk stick in 2:26 minutes compared to 6:12 minutes for the Sony. The transfer time using the PSP was 3:17 for the SanDisk and 7:00 minutes flat for the Sony. Yes, this is the same 1GB SanDisk memory stick that you can find for $100-140 online, and we also used the same Sony High Speed 1GB Memory Stick Pro Duo that retails for $150-$300.

We found that transferring data to the memory card was much faster using our dedicated flash card reader/writer, as using the PSP to write directly to the card lengthened transfer times by about 30 seconds in the 394MB file transfer and almost a minute in the 769MB file transfer.

The SanDisk memory sticks still outperformed the Sony models even with the PSP file transfer overhead. Aside from the transfer speed differences, we didn't notice much of a difference between the cards while using them for normal media playback or saving games on the PSP. Judging by the test results, if you're looking for a fast and affordable memory stick, we'd pick the SanDisk over Sony any day.

[tuddy]

Good 'ol Sandisk for me. Faster than my (official) Sony memstick I use in my digital camera and cheaper too.

Though the Datel memory sticks are fine (use one for my cheatsaves from Action Replay), they're slow, transfer wise, and I can only recommend 'em for saved games and some homebrew. ISOs, Movies and PS1 games lag abit on them, from my experiences.

[Noobtaculus]

orly? so the "gaming versions" are just...colourful?

[bah]

Noobtaculus: http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/sho...2&postcount=40

[jamotto]

Noobtaculus: http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/sho...2&postcount=40

Some of that info is slightly out of date, both the gaming stick and the regular memorysticks are now MLC. Sandisk made the change in January of this year, only the ultras are SLC now.

[bah]

That's cheap/crap of them.

Oh well, I have a 4GB ultra II and an old 1GB standard blue.
If I ever get an 8GB+ card I'll get an ultra II, cheers for the update.

EDIT: Do they even still make the gaming line? Very few places near me sell any memory sticks, I haven't seen a gaming card for a long time.

[jamotto]

EDIT: Do they even still make the gaming line? Very few places near me sell any memory sticks, I haven't seen a gaming card for a long time.

yes, they have a 8GB version available.

[bah]

Fair enough, they're like hens teeth in Western Australia.
I will stick to the Ultra IIs in future.

Hell, I cant even find an official sony PSP battery in any store, even bloody sony central couldn't help. Almost all the ones I find online have a few positive comments and many negative ones saying they're fake. Emailing sony Australia didn't get me anywhere either.
People in the USA seem to be able to buy them at best buy etc, its strange how rare they are in Australia (Western Australia at least).

[jamotto]

People in the USA seem to be able to buy them at best buy etc, its strange how rare they are in Australia (Western Australia at least).

Funny you should mention that, visiting Best Buy's website shows that they have no psp batteries, might have to wonder in and see if they just don't advertise them on their website.

[No_one_in_particular]

Yeh, I had problems finding a Sony battery, ended up just getting one off Play.com for a daft tenner, it's probably fake but at this point I couldn't really give two ****s - it pandora-ized OK.