Customer Reviews

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

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

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.

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.

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.

this is a great memory card for sony products...aside from the price compared to secure digital and compact flash, this stick holds its own...although this is cheaper than the sony brand the memory stick PRO in general is still priced too high and thus prevents me from giving it 5 stars...

to those who say its not compatible w/ their sony stuff and blame sony for not warning them, those people should read their products more carefully before blaming sony...even when you buy the memory stick PRO, the package says it may not be compatible w/ some sony products...sony did the right thing by making a faster memory stick and if its anyone's fault it is all those techno newbies' fault out there who don't know what they're buying in the first place. basically, any sony product made since 2003 supports the PRO format

This Sandisk 256MB Memory Stick flash memory card is reliable and it's a perfect fit for the latest Sony digital cameras and Clie handhelds. Sandisk designs their own memory controller circuits and they are good at making the Memory Stick compatible with all new Sony products. As long as you don't drop this or soak it in water (why would you do that?), you should expect many years of solid service out of this.

BTW, you shouldn't be paying more than $40 for this, and as of today (1/3/05) Amazon has the best price. Shop around if Amazon price goes above $40 (before rebate).

The Sandisk 512MB Memory Stick Pro flash card is also good, although some Sony products may not be able to use all 512MB. Check your Sony manual before you buy. Good thing Amazon does offer a 30-day money back guarantee.

I bought this for my Sony Cybershot DSCP73, it can hold about 150 pictures at 4 megapixels. Also, I like the fact that it's all stored on one side, it's not one of those 128MB + 128MB that you have to flip.

Clear and well defined photos about 100 pictures in 5 MP mode
clears/formats very well (some others we have tried leave a residual partial frame barely noticable but after 20-30 formats you lose 1-2 frames). In video this is the ONLY brand that has ZERO dragging of images/blurring (try with the original Sony and ScanDisk of a car moving or a baseball game you can see the difference in the edges). Basically, after 2 years with our Sony
we only use this stick ( we have 4) and have had GREAT results. A family day out using the 256mb for pictures and video it's just enough without worring about having another stick.

I was little worried SanDisk won't be compatible with my Sony DSC F717 digital camera, and decided to risk it and buy another 256MB card. And it works. Now I recommend it to everyone because it's 20% cheaper then Sony and it's compatible with my camera. [...]

This memory card is reliable and it's a perfect fit for my Sony 5.1 Megapixel Cybershot DSC-P93A.

On my camera, you can store the following number of images: 5MP = 98, 3MP = 158, 1MP = 380, VGA = 1520. This is significantly more than you can get on the card that comes with the camera (32MB).

The prices vary wildly for this item. Not knowing any better, the week that I bought my camer, I purchased three of these cards for; $57, $47 and $37 respectively. Be sure to price shop before you buy.

I have several different types of memory sticks. I even have two pro sticks (this one and Sony's). For the money this truly is the best deal. I have the Sony 256 Pro stick and other than the fact that it costs more I notice no other differences.

Pro:

* No a-b switch like some other 256 sticks
* Cost is comparable to other 256 sticks
* Writes faster

Cons:

* For me I have not found one yet. However it is a good idea to make sure your device works with the pro technology.

Until they come out with something better (or the 512 pro sticks drop dramatically in price) this will be the type of memory stick I buy.