SanDisk 2GB Memory Stick Pro Duo - too good to be true?

Darando · 21-04-2006 05:54PM #1

Seen a few posts about this crowd (www.mobymemory.com) but no one has given direct feedback about them.

They have a SanDisk 2GB Memory Stick Pro Duo & USB2.0 Pro Duo Reader Bundle incl. USB bluetooth dongle for £78.98 Sterling and then £6.30 sterling for delivery = total of £85.28 sterling which is about €124.

Seems a brilliant deal.

Any ideas about quality (are they genuine cards etc..)

Thanks!

skywalker · 21-04-2006 08:12PM

Ive known a few folks whove dealt with them and never heard any complaints. Think they have a forum for feedback & discussion which is a good sign. & yep their pretty damn cheap too.

hshortt · 21-04-2006 08:40PM

hey I checked that bundle and it's even cheaper now. 75 Sterling including delivery, about 108 euro.

cheerio
Howard

drdre · 21-04-2006 09:38PM

ebay is cheaper.check it out.

N90user · 21-04-2006 10:01PM

These work on a SE S700i?

kaisersose77 · 21-04-2006 10:05PM

most pro duos on ebay are fake so i'd pay the bit extra for piece of mind

drdre · 21-04-2006 10:32PM

kaisersose77 wrote:

most pro duos on ebay are fake so i'd pay the bit extra for piece of mind

no there not if you know how to buy on ebay.
you have to know how to buy as there are alot of scammers on ebay/

Smithers · 21-04-2006 11:37PM

i have to admit ebay if full of fakes, but most buyers cant spot it as they look genuine, thus sellers are selling shedloads of them with positive feedback
I got a 2 gig for 70 yoyos, its sony branded, but i am sure its fake -

I call it generic as it works fine!!!

If you google it there are forums they show the fake and genuine and how to spot the differences

drdre · 21-04-2006 11:42PM

Smithers wrote:

i have to admit ebay if full of fakes, but most buyers cant spot it as they look genuine, thus sellers are selling shedloads of them with positive feedback
I got a 2 gig for 70 yoyos, its sony branded, but i am sure its fake -

I call it generic as it works fine!!!

If you google it there are forums they show the fake and genuine and how to spot the differences

thats why you should not buy other brands pay the extra few euro and get a sony.

neacy69 · 21-04-2006 11:47PM

I got a 1gb card for my brothers PSP in december for christmas off www.mobymemory.com and there were very quick delivery genuine SanDisk good service all round
RECOMENDED

Smithers · 21-04-2006 11:51PM

drdre wrote:

thats why you should not buy other brands pay the extra few euro and get a sony.

eh? it is sony branded mate, and to the naked eye with it and a genuine one u couldnt spot the difference, i ended up getting a refund though and to keeo the product!

kaisersose77 · 22-04-2006 06:39AM

ebay is full of fakes, simple as that, i have a fake 2gb from a reputable uk seller but it works fine so I never complained. The sellers on ebay are hardly gonna say, ye all my pro duos are fake, dont buy from me.

"no there not if you know how to buy on ebay.
you have to know how to buy as there are alot of scammers on ebay/"

hmmmm ok

drdre · 22-04-2006 10:10AM

how do you know if its fake or not.
please provide a link.thanks

Smithers · 22-04-2006 11:12AM

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GEUA,GEUA:2005-52,GEUA:en&q=fake+sony+Memory+Stick+ebay

all is listed here

jimmycrackcorm · 22-04-2006 11:55AM

I bought a 2GB from Ebay and have another on the way. Both for around 50-60 Euro. I'd geuss they are fakes based on the price it is very hard to tell. but the one I have already is fine and fills up ok to 1910mb.

Wertz · 22-04-2006 11:57AM

drdre wrote:

thats why you should not buy other brands pay the extra few euro and get a sony.

They are bloody Sony!

drdre · 22-04-2006 12:19PM

jimmycrackcorm wrote:

I bought a 2GB from Ebay and have another on the way. Both for around 50-60 Euro. I'd geuss they are fakes based on the price it is very hard to tell. but the one I have already is fine and fills up ok to 1910mb.

yes same as me mine fills upto 1940mb.can someone provide a link on how to find out if there fake or not,thanks

Wertz · 22-04-2006 12:51PM

Google is your friend;
http://www.vrforums.com/showthread.php?t=53801

drdre · 22-04-2006 02:02PM

Wertz wrote:

Google is your friend;
http://www.vrforums.com/showthread.php?t=53801

thanks i will check it out.on some site a while ago i was reading something like if you have a memory stick you can double memory by doing something to it.has anyone heard of this.
thanks

Smithers · 22-04-2006 02:08PM

i think the chip the the memory can be fooled into thinking its a larged capacity, it will show as a larger capacity but the capacity itself isnt bigger.

eg

512 mb - chip flashed to show it as a 1gig, but the capacity will still be 512mb

drdre · 22-04-2006 02:14PM

Smithers wrote:

i think the chip the the memory can be fooled into thinking its a larged capacity, it will show as a larger capacity but the capacity itself isnt bigger.

eg

512 mb - chip flashed to show it as a 1gig, but the capacity will still be 512mb

alright.i thought it would actually increase the capacity.thanks

and guys check out that site given by wertz.its got some great info on it.

swalsh · 22-04-2006 02:27PM

N90user wrote:

These work on a SE S700i?

No the S700i can take up to 128 and thats all

NIBBS · 22-04-2006 05:04PM

similar price on www.amazon.co.uk

drdre · 22-04-2006 10:44PM

whats 1983072kb in MB.i need to find out to see if my memory stick is real.thanks
i found out its 1936.59375 MB
but on that website it does not have that figure so how can i find out if my memory stick is real.
im just getting curious now.i donot mind as it holds alot of songs on it but i just want to find out

chump · 23-04-2006 10:50AM

Why don't you bung roughly 2gigs worth of music or vids on it and see what happens!

N90user · 23-04-2006 10:57AM

swalsh wrote:

No the S700i can take up to 128 and thats all

OK thanks

Wertz · 23-04-2006 12:12PM

drdre wrote:

whats 1983072kb in MB.i need to find out to see if my memory stick is real.thanks
i found out its 1936.59375 MB
but on that website it does not have that figure so how can i find out if my memory stick is real.
im just getting curious now.i donot mind as it holds alot of songs on it but i just want to find out

Instead of using windows to see the MB space, either through PSP USB, or through a card reader, use the PSP itself...then compare that MB figure to the ones on the fake MS link I posted...turns out mine is 1948mb and it holds all that too...so once it doesn'tgo kaput, I'm happy,fake or not.

kirving · 23-04-2006 12:15PM

The story with memory sticks being larger was:
Sony didnt bother making some of the smaller memory card chips, just say, put a 256mb chip into a 128 branded memory stick. (i have also heard of 1gb into a 512stick). This is rare but I'd say it has been done. The way to get the extra memory on these cards was to format the disk in Windows Disk Manager. It would then show the true size of the chip inside.

drdre · 23-04-2006 11:52PM

Wertz wrote:

Instead of using windows to see the MB space, either through PSP USB, or through a card reader, use the PSP itself...then compare that MB figure to the ones on the fake MS link I posted...turns out mine is 1948mb and it holds all that too...so once it doesn'tgo kaput, I'm happy,fake or not.

i dont have a psp and also it wonot work in my memory card reader .so i will try put 2gb songs on it tommorrow and see what happens

fdevine · 24-04-2006 10:01AM

There was a thread a while back about the 'double your memory' trick.

I did it with a 1GB card in my SE V800 and it showed up as a 2GB, however, when it was put in my PSP, it asked to format it and put it back to 1GB.

IIRC the trick was something to do with unused partitions. The card I used showed 2 partitions wth one unused. Deleted these and set up a single partition....but no go for the PSP.

If anyone has managed it on the PSP, I would love to know.

drdre · 24-04-2006 09:22PM

fdevine wrote:

There was a thread a while back about the 'double your memory' trick.

I did it with a 1GB card in my SE V800 and it showed up as a 2GB, however, when it was put in my PSP, it asked to format it and put it back to 1GB.

IIRC the trick was something to do with unused partitions. The card I used showed 2 partitions wth one unused. Deleted these and set up a single partition....but no go for the PSP.

If anyone has managed it on the PSP, I would love to know.

ok if it worked on the v800 and not psb.could you hold 2gb worth of stuff on the card or still the 1gb

SanDisk 2GB Memory Stick Pro Duo - too good to be true?

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