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bosskev
08/21/09

In reply to Sony Increases Memory Stick Pro Duo Capacity To 32GB
Sony can take their infuriatingly proprietary memory scheme products and shove all 32GB deep within their proprietary asses.

Sony makes some intriguing cameras, perhaps most notably the just-announced Cyber-shot DSC-WX1, but, under NO conditions, at all, would I EVER consider buying a product that locks you into non-standardized memory cards.
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awdark
08/21/09

@bosskev:
I personally have not tried it but I know they do sell microSDHC to memory stick adapters. They are like $4 and they even have some with dual slots for 2x8gb. Olympus also has a sdhc to xD adapter for some of their cameras too.

So although propriety formats suck, at least there are some made in china solutions.

Memory stick doesn't bother me too much anymore. My old sony W1 gets my old PSP memory sticks and point and shoot cameras make it very difficult to use up 2gb of space.

I saw that video.. and I like that camera a lot, just wish it was cheaper.

Now upgrading from the compact flashes for my dslr to SDHC is another story
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firewolf006
08/21/09

@bosskev: i think that since MS cards(pick your flavor) are supported in almost all card readers would be considered 'standardized'. Plus doesn't Olympus do the same thing with their cameras?
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bosskev
08/21/09

@firewolf006: "i think that since MS cards(pick your flavor) are supported in almost all card readers would be considered 'standardized'."

That a card reader does or does not read these cards does not mean the MS card is not proprietary. To the contrary, the only way you're going to actually use a Memory Stick is to capture images, and these Sony cards work ONLY with Sony cameras/devices. You want a Sony camera? You must use a Sony memory card--and that kind of a closed loop system is, ya' know, the very definition of "proprietary".

By comparision, (most of) the rest of the camera world uses either SD cards (consumer level) or CompactFlash cards (pro level), all much more widely available from many brands/vendors and, therefore not only being more accessible, but also more competitively priced. I own and actively use several models of cameras—including Nikon and Canon (and the Sony DSC-R1, which uses CF cards)—and can and do freely interchange cards across all of them.

"Plus doesn't Olympus do the same thing with their cameras?"

Not quite as badly in that the Olympus xD card format is also used by Fuji, possibly others. If I'm not mistaken the difference is that Olympus allowed their format to be licensed by others (as in Fuji), whereas Sony did not (but I could be wrong about that).
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WaR_HaWk
08/06/09

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Holy sh1t
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08/06/09

@WaR_HaWk: DINORIDERS!
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Bokusatsu_Tenshi
08/05/09

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OH YEAH?
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Tarv
08/05/09

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This is to scale.
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Kaiser-Machead
08/05/09

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More sensible scientists balked at such a perversion of modern physics, partly because their Vaio P would never recognize it, but mainly because they were never invited to Sony's mixers.
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MinskyBA
08/06/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Douglas Adams much? :-D
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DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
08/06/09

@MinskyBA: no, not at all, really. Why do you ask?
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SigmundTheSeaMonster
08/05/09

In reply to Massive 2TB MemoryStick XC Is Just Insane
Photoshop is amazing tool...
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cmaceachen
08/05/09

In reply to Massive 2TB MemoryStick XC Is Just Insane
People, there are no 2TB Memory Sticks coming out any time soon. Sony is releasing the spec that allows for a theoretical max of 2TB, just like the spec for SDXC with a theoretical max of 2TB was released months ago. It will be years before that max is reached.
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TheodoreGaloolie
08/05/09

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Update: There seems to be some confusion amongst the Internet about this story. A 2 TB maximum capacity doesn’t mean that you will see a 2 TB Memory Stick XC next year. That is probably years away – however, it does open the door for 64GB, 128GB, etc; a natural progression to the 2 TB limit is to be expected.
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Seiven
08/05/09

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holy crap, I want one of these and a PSP Go now...the 2TB XC-HG Micro will be awesome loaded with games and movies.
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TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
08/05/09

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Having 2TB in that insanely small package would be insanely nice for expanding the space on my laptop, too bad it would probably quintuple the price of my entire laptop...
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landoncube
08/05/09

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how much would you pay?
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DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
08/05/09

@landoncube: I'd buy that for a dollar.
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anexanhume
08/05/09

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I can't believe it, but this is legit. The domain of the source is registered to Sony:
[www.networksolutions.com]
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hypnotik_jello
08/05/09

In reply to Massive 2TB MemoryStick XC Is Just Insane
The just announced the spec for it, doesn't mean memory chips in that size will be even remotely available anytime soon.
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jhmallett
08/05/09

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Can this even be real? 2TB is pretty much the current upper limit on even the largest hard drives. Hell, the biggest flash ssd drive I've seen thus far is only 1TB and it's ungodly expensive.
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Scotland
08/05/09

@jhmallett: "1TB and it's ungodly expensive." $1024?
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08/05/09

@Scotland: Do I get being beaten to death by a Chinese fitness trainer included with that?
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Scotland
08/05/09

@DeusExMach may or may not be a star-bellied...: It is an optional extra (be careful which box you tick at the checkout)
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MikeSWelch
08/05/09

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I call shennanigans on a 2TB flash memory device of that size.
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Scotland
08/05/09

@MikeSWelch: "GitEmSteveDave"
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Frizzaldo...
08/05/09

@MikeSWelch: that's just the picture, doesn't mean the story isn't true, the thing is still in development so this is just a mock up...
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bosskev
08/05/09

@MikeSWelch: It does strain believability to think they could, in one fell swoop, jump by a factor of more than 30 times the next largest "state-of-the-art" 64GB flash device. I mean, what's incredible isn't so much that it could be done, but that it was done by Sony...
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bosskev
08/05/09

@Frizzaldo...: Mock up or not, did you read the size specs? Launch your converter 'cuz, according to the charts, this thing will be tiny.
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