Biggest PSP memory

Norbert666 · 2 Feb 2006 at 10:40

What is the biggest PSP memory stick doo-daa thingy I can get, and is it any good?

Got a 14 hour flight next week...

Thanks

James

PiKe · 2 Feb 2006 at 10:40

2gb is the current biggest, get a Sandisk branded pro duo and not a Sony.

0gami · 2 Feb 2006 at 10:43

I thought they did 4gb ones now for the PSP? Anyhow as PiKe says, Sandisk are deffinately the best for the money.

PiKe · 2 Feb 2006 at 10:44

4gb ones are Datel Hard Drives and they're a load of crap.

Norbert666 · 2 Feb 2006 at 10:46

PiKe said:
4gb ones are Datel Hard Drives and they're a load of crap.

Why are they?

Snow-Munki · 2 Feb 2006 at 10:47

watch out where you are getting it from though, heard there are quite a few fake ones around.

believe 2 gig ones are around £80 now aswell !

PiKe · 2 Feb 2006 at 10:48

Norbert666 said:
Why are they?

Video doesn't stream off them properly, it's stuttery, also it changes the ergonomics of the PSP.

0gami · 2 Feb 2006 at 11:03

PiKe said:
4gb ones are Datel Hard Drives and they're a load of crap.

Ahh

PiKe · 2 Feb 2006 at 11:08

Fwiw, you can get 40min of video down to 130mb using Virtualdub/BeSweet/PMP, which is basically XviD in a custom avi container.

GSXRMovistar · 2 Feb 2006 at 14:48

Norbert666 said:
What is the biggest PSP memory stick doo-daa thingy I can get, and is it any good?

Got a 14 hour flight next week...

Thanks

James

I believe 4gb (and 8gb) sticks have just been released but don't seem to be availble at the moment and I'd expect the price to be very high.

I picked up a 2gb stick via ebay a few weeks back for either £65 or £70 new (Buy it now), very good service with next day delivery (I believe the guy lives over in Ilford).

PiKe · 2 Feb 2006 at 14:55

They havn't been released, they were just showcased at some show.

Elrein · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:22

PiKe said:
Video doesn't stream off them properly, it's stuttery, also it changes the ergonomics of the PSP.

Thats funny, my 4GB drive streams movies silky smooth and with the X2 battery it feels just right.

Yes it changes the look and feel of the psp but do u see any other 4GB option available?

IMO one of the best psp addons currently avialable....

cheets64 · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:25

showcase

No word on pricing or release date yet.

PiKe · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:25

Well there's numberous accounts of the Datel not streaming smoothly.

I'd rather have solid state over that pile of poo anyday, even if it is only half the capacity.

Energize · 2 Feb 2006 at 16:08

2gb ones are £65 on ebay. You buy can 4gb compact flash or sd cards for it as well, if you have the adaptor.

Norbert666 · 3 Feb 2006 at 08:06

Energize said:
2gb ones are £65 on ebay. You buy can 4gb compact flash or sd cards for it as well, if you have the adaptor.

how does that work?
What adapter? From where?
thanks!

Energize · 3 Feb 2006 at 16:13

Norbert666 said:
how does that work?
What adapter? From where?
thanks!

http://www.lik-sang.com/list.php?nav=over&category=311&

It connects to the memory stick port and adds, sd, mmc and cf type 1+2 slots.

You may want to get the cheaper more fashionable looking just cf adaptor. Compact flash cards are cheap £15 for 512mb, £30 for 1gb. Memory sticks are double the price online so it is worth spending £40 on an adaptor to save lots of money in the long run. On ebay you could get them even cheaper I bet! 2gb compact flash cards online are about £55, memory sticks cost about £65 on ebay! 4gb cf ones are £105 and 6gb £150 they dont make memory sticks this size at the moment, but these are cheaper than the hdd and faster, they also use less power, and when the new firmware for psp comes out you will be able to use 8gb cf cards as well, though they cost about £275 they will be less on ebay and a hell of a lot less than 8gb ms duos

.

I will never go back to crappy memory stick again. At least other things allow you to use cf in them so your not limited to using them in your psp whereas practically nothing supports memory sticks.

Sagalout · 3 Feb 2006 at 18:26

Be careful with the 2GB ebay ones. Apparently the market is flloded with ones which look like proper Sony one but are cheap chinese copies which have been failing after a few months use.

PiKe · 3 Feb 2006 at 19:55

If you're after 2GB MS's you can't go wrong with http://www.emartbuy.com/uk/catalog/...=4&par_1=GBP&par_2=Standard&par_3=355&par_4=P

I've personally used them to buy a 1GB MS a few months ago, which has now dropped to half price

Norbert666 · 3 Feb 2006 at 21:33

Sagalout said:
Be careful with the 2GB ebay ones. Apparently the market is flloded with ones which look like proper Sony one but are cheap chinese copies which have been failing after a few months use.

I thought the Sandisk ones were to ones to get?