I wanna buy a 1GB or a 2GB Sony memory stick....But, there are fakes available in the market as well.......now, I read an article somewhere, physically showing the slight differences between the two.....but the best method for differentiating mentioned was checking the total space available on the memory stick....these values would be different in the real and fake versions.....for example, for the 512MB card, the real Sony stick had 480MB, whereas the fake one had 464MB (or some close value).......

so, can you please tell me the capacities of the real/fake, 1GB/2GB Sony memory stick please........

thanx in advance

Well, Sony has constantly been suing and taking to court people who are selling these mem sticks, generally on Ebay. However, for around £50 in the UK in a repeatable retailer you can obtain a 1GB stick. However, if you are going to look at ebay as an option, look at feedback from the past few weeks- as to give you an idea of the person.

ahmadka.

i have seen the same thread also posted by u in other places.
its kinda pathetic btw, same thing asked in EVERYWHERE.

u gotta know how to look aournd bro.

Yea, you should only post in one place, and in the relevant area thats why there are so many sections. Other wise your posts could be classed as spam! Next time post it in the related section such as accessories.

i have never heard of a fake memory card

Stick away from Sony's black high speed cards and Sandisk's solid blue. Those are the ones that pirates go after the most.

Best Buy has a 2 gig Sandisk Gaming stick for $39.99 after rebate. Most places have 1 gigs for $30.

Thats amazing, in the current rate of $/£ conversion it would only work out as about £20 for a one GB stick in the US, and here you can expect to may upwards of about £50 for a 1GB!

You can get a 1GB for under £25 in the UK from here: http://www.mobymemory.com/PRO-DUO.asp
I got my 4GB SanDisk from there, so I can confirm that they're real.

thanks for the link... i was well aware that you can obtain them on the internet, however im talking about main stream retailers like HMV, PC world.

Oh OK, in that case you'd be right.
We always have to pay more for stuff in the UK, especially when they insist on replacing the "$" sign with the "£" sign in prices.

OK, tell me if this card is real or not...

www.geocities.com/ahmad.najeeb/32mbduo.zip

Well we pay more in the Uk due to the government and especially taxes. Its like legitimate robbery! But, thats the price to pay if you want to live here!



How about you stop posting and asking so many questions and actually do things yourself. Its boring seeing you asking the same questions on 5 different topics. If you want a memory stick or a PSP buy one! Go to a real retailer or a reputable dealer. Compare what that mem stick looks like to the originals. Its very hard to tell on some mem sticks if they are real or not!

JUST GET THE SONY 2 GB HIGH SPEED MEMORY STICK PRO DUO MODEL # MSX M2GN....AS THATS THE TOP OF THE LINE MEMORY STICK BY SONY IN THE HIGH SPEED PART..THEY HAVE A SONY 4 GB STICK OUT BUT IT'S NOT HIGH SPEED AS OF YET...JUST THE USUAL BLACK ONE...THE HIGH SPEED ONES HAVE SOME RED ON IT..YOU'LL SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEM..THE HIGH SPEED ONES HAVE A MUCH BETTER DATA TRANSFER RATE...I MEAN LIKE LOAD TIME FOR GAMES IS INCREASED A BIT PLUS PLAYING VIDEOS AND MP3'S ON IT ARE WAY BETTER TOO DUE TO THE SPEEDY PART OF THE HIGH SPEED ON THE MEMORY STICK!..THE 4 GB MEMORY STICK IS OK TOO FOR MASS STORAGE.....

lol........i guess i do need to stop this....sorry guys for pissin u off

There's no need to be sorry, its just that your asking so many questions that the answers are so obvious. I guess i got annoyed. Every has questions and you had too many. Good luck, with purchasing a PSP and memory stick.