Tag : memory stick, pro duo, sony msxm8gs, retail package, 8 gb

Company : Sony List Price : $399.99 Amazon Price : Too low to display Used Price : Average customer review :

Features

• 8 GB storage capacity
• Minimum write speeds of 15 Mbps
• Includes adapter for use with Memory Stick PRO compatible devices
• Transfer speed up to 160 Mbps
• 8 GB of storage for your compact digital camera, portable audio device, or PSP Handheld Entertainment System

Product Description

Sony’s 8GB Memory Stick(R) PRO Duo media offers maximum storage for compact digital cameras, portable audio devices and your PSP Handheld Entertainment System. Providing durable, high-capacity digital file storage, the MSX-M8GS can be used in most Memory Stick(R) PRO media compatible devices. Get connected to your favorite multimedia anywhere with the powerful and compact Memory Stick(R) PRO Duo media.
Record and playback copy-protected digital media files from your desktop or notebook with Memory Stick(R) PRO Duo featuring MagicGate(TM) technology. Its unique encryption technology ensures protected content is only transferred between compliant devices and Memory Stick(R) media, preventing unauthorized copying or playback. Listen to favourite digital music files or dub audio tracks from your CD collection and enjoy them anywhere with Memory Stick(R) PRO Duo and MagicGate.
Whether capturing breathtaking digital images and video, enjoying music with friends, or transporting large and important files, Sony’s ultra-compact Memory Stick(R) PRO Duo is always the perfect choice. Designed specifically for professional-quality compact digital cameras and entertainment devices, its ergonomic design makes it easy to insert and remove without hassle or fuss.

Customer reviews

Compatibility Issues left unmentioned
I bought this card hoping to be able to take longer movies and have more pics with my Sony DSC H2. I must say it was a major dissapointment to find out that this card is not compatible for the full 8gb with my camera. It does work, but only up to 4gb….so what’s the point (may as well be listed as a 4gb card). I’m sure I’ll get someone who feels the need to lecture me on how I should’ve read the manual, or it’s my job to know what is compatible with what. I actually agree to a certain extent, but understand that I did try to do that and the info was just not available at the time. I did look around and didn’t see anything telling me that it wouldn’t work, after all I do own a Sony camera and this is Sony’s proprietary Memory Stick we’re talking about. Even the camera guy at Best Buy could not give me an answer other than, “well buy it and see if it works”. He may not be that smart, but it is his job to know stuff like that and we couldn’t look it up. If nothing else, some kind of warning shoud’ve been listed on the Amazon page and since there isn’t, I guess my review serves that purpose.

I give it two stars because it works, but not as advertised. If Sony is so willing to take my money on a new Memory Stick card, then they should at least put some resources into how their new stuff will be compatible with the older lines. Again, my camera isn’t the latest (H7 & H9), but it is the model that was superceded by them (H2 H5) so its still fairly new. Sony should’ve foreseen the problem and issued a firmware upgrade prior to the release of the card, and now I feel like I’ve been duped into being a product tester for them. Unfortunately, I took the camera on a trip with the new memory stick, but ran out of memory because it was too late when I found out the issue. I’ve called them and apparently they are emailing me back (see the discussion below for sony telephone numbers if you are in the same boat as me).

Hopefully they plan on issuing a firmware upgrade to allow people who have bought recent cameras to be able to use this memory card. I enjoy my H2, and do not want to “ugrade” to the H7 or H9. To be honest, from the reviews I’ve read and pics posted in various forums - I think the H2 is a better camera considering the 15x zoom is really only usable to the 12x and that it doesn’t have the “fine/standard option”. If they do not issue a firmware upgrade, then it’s pretty obvious that there’s a good chance Sony actually knew all this in advance and possibly even planned it as a way to sell more camera upgrades. I’m not going to go so far as say that, but we’ll see how they respond to this problem.

I always thought Sony made a good product on the whole, but at some point the choices they continue to make, in regards to always trying to make a buck on new customers rather than also taking care of the ones they currently have, becomes a major negative for me when it comes time to decide what I’ll buy next. I refuse to be a Sony customer for life just because it’s what I’ve bought in the past. I just shelled out nearly half a grand for all the stuff I needed with that camera, if their business plan is really to try and get people to buy a new camera every year then I foresee myself going in other directions besides Sony.

8 Gigs is a lot of stuff
Verrryyy Niiiccee as Borat would say, this product rocks. 8 gigs is huge for a PSP or digital camera. I use mine for my PSP and I have 3 movies, about 250 songs, 1000 pictures, every demo game made and all of my game saves and downloaded content on the stick! It is excellent, however it is not quite as fast as my old 4 Gig Sandisk card, but you really only notice when opening the videos folder and while transferring from a PC. It is still fairly quick and I definitely recommend getting one if $200 sounds like a good deal to you!

Big and Small
With something as big and small as this is at the same time, you really can’t go wrong. It meets any needs I have, including running inside of my Sony HDR-CX7 camcorder, which does require at least a certain speed for reading/writing data to the memory stick.

EDIT: As of July 20th, 2007, Amazon has the lowest price available…took them a bit to catch up, but wanted to update my review to indicate that I would definitely order this product from them and to reiterate my approval of the item.

Sony 8GB Duo …
this is the third card i have purchased (also own the 1 and 2GB cards) and it has amazing storage capacity… using my sony @lpha camera i shoot in raw mode and some of you will know that each picture is easily over 10MB- with this card i shot approx 115 pics and still have room for over 400 more! its a great buy especially in my case taking lots of large file pictures-

THE ONLY BAD THING!!! … currently it is not being read by the “Magic Gate” card reader in my sony vaio laptop… my guess is i may need to update something on my computer (drivers)… but my 1 and 2 GB cards work fine in the reader… so a little bit of convenience is lost as far is transferring files is concerned… other than that GREAT BUY i love mine-

any more questions? hit me up aim=bacard10h

Amazing Space
First of im not a kid! I just dont feal like joining Amazon at this momment in time.

I recently purchased it for my Sony Ericsson W850I and what can I say its amazing! I have already put 1564 tracks on the phone and its loaded with themes and I have taken 147 Photos with 2 million pixels and videos and I still have room for 367mb! It is made from the strongest plastics and it dosnt feal its going to snap in your hand! My w850 is now the ultimate phone! I have tested it with the psp and my wifes digital camera and it all works (she has a 1gb card, just wanted to make the revew more helpful!)

Make your peice of technical kit an amazing one.

I strongly advice this product.