SanDisk 256 MB MemoryStick Pro (SDMSV-256-A10)

by SanDisk

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.8 x 1 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008ZPNR
• Item model number: SDMSV-256-A10
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #78 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Accessories > Digital Camera Accessories > Memory Cards > Memory Sticks
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

SanDisks new Memory Stick PRO is the perfect solution for anyone who needs to capture and play back DVD-quality video in real time, or store CD-quality music, high-resolution digital images, and any other application that requires high performance, fast data transfer, large capacities and advanced security.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

103 of 106 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great alternative to Sony brand, August 4, 2003

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LibertyWarrior (Republic of Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SanDisk 256 MB MemoryStick Pro (SDMSV-256-A10) (Personal Computers)

I purchased this stick for my DSC-F717, which eats memory stick space.

I get 98 pictures at the highest 2560 resolution, at over 2 MB per picture. Of course at the lower settings, I can take an entire vacation worth of pictures without having to empty or replace the card.

This is superior to the cheaper 256 MB solutions, as you don't have to remove the card and flip a switch to access half of it. The memory is all contiguous.

39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Inexpensive but slow., July 9, 2004

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Roberto K. Cho "chorobe" (Diamond Bar, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SanDisk 256 MB MemoryStick Pro (SDMSV-256-A10) (Personal Computers)

OK I have a Sony DSC-F717 and have 2 memory stick pros with the same 256mb. One is Sandisk and the other is Lexar. One way to tell the speed is during the format of these memory sticks. When I format the Sandisk, it takes about 4 seconds while the Lexar takes under 2 seconds to format. I haven't checked the latest prices for Lexar, but it probably cost a little more then the Sandisk. When taking actual pictures, the main difference is when you review pictures you just took a shot of...the Lexar will display them faster then the Sandisk which in turn will display faster then a normal memory stick. If you have the patience to wait a second or two more, then the sandisk is a great alternative due to its price. But it kind of annoys me that Sandisk generally has lower performance on its memory, even though their packaging says contrary...but on the other hand, it is inexpensive and to my experience, just as reliable as the faster memory.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Explanation of PRO and MagiGate!!!, April 3, 2005

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Ramon "PDA Power User" (Miami, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SanDisk 256 MB MemoryStick Pro (SDMSV-256-A10) (Personal Computers)

I have been reading the reviews and am surprised at the misinformed statements contained. First off, Memorystick Pro is a newer format that regular memorystick which has differences in access times and overall capacity. Regular memorysticks are limited to 128 MB and are slower than the Pro variety which goes to 2GB. The Memorystick Select is 2 128 MB memorysticks combined into one and divided by a switch. The reason it exists was to raise the limit on memorysticks but it has the drawback that you have to take the memorystick out and move the switch to access the other half of the memory on the card. Newer Clies and cameras accept the Pro Memorystick but earlier units can not use them. The way to know is on the unit itself. Both my camera and my Clie accept the Pro variety.

Now onto MagiGate, it is a security format needed for storing Music in ATRAC format. This proprietary format is according to some sources the format music on MiniDiscs is. Now for a camera, MagiGate does not make a difference but on a Clie for Music MagiGate is probably better so you can take advantage of this format without sacrificing the ability to save files in MP3 format.

Now onto the size and price considerations. At the moment the difference in price from 128 MB to 256 MB is less than between a 256 and a 512. By this I mean 2 times the price of 128 is significantly more than the price for 1 256 while the price of 2 256 is a lot closer the the price of 512. For me this means the most adecuately priced is the 256 MB.