Sony 1 GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Flash Memory Card MSXM1GST

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4 x 1 inches ; 1.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00083JQY0
• Item model number: MSXM1GST
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (135 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #65 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Accessories > Digital Camera Accessories > Memory Cards > Memory Sticks
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The MSX-M1GS Memory Stick PRO Duo media from Sony gives you maximum storage for your compact digital camera, portable audio device, or PSP Handheld Entertainment System. With a huge total storage capacity of 1 gigabyte with 940 megabytes available1 and an wide operating temperature range of -13 degrees F to 185 degrees Fahrenheit, the MSX-M1GS provides you with durable, high capacity storage for your digital files. With the included adaptor, the MSX-M1GS can be used in most devices that use full-sized Memory Stick PRO media2, making it perfect for both your older devices and the latest electronics.

Product Description

Included Accessories: MSAC-M2 Memory Stick(R) Duo Adapter and Storage Case A mind is a terrible thing to waste. A portable device without adequate digital memory is a waste of precious resources and opportunity. Don't lose out. Go for the gig! Sony MSX-M1GST Memory Stick(R) PRO Duo media from Sony gives you maximum storage for your compact digital camera, portable audio device, or PSP Handheld Entertainment System. With a huge total storage capacity of 1 gigabyte with 940 megabytes available1 and an wide operating temperature range of -13 F to 185 degrees Fahrenheit, the MSX-M1GST provides you with durable, high capacity storage for your digital files. With the included adaptor, the MSX-M1GST can be used in most devices that use full-sized Memory Stick(R) PRO media, making it perfect for both your older devices and the latest electronics. Designed especially for compact digital cameras and the PSP Handheld Entertainment System One of the smallest digital storage devices available Unit Dimensions (Approx.) - 0.79 x 1.22 x 0.06 (20mm x 31mm x 1.6mm) / Weight (Approx.) - 0.07oz (2g) Compatible Models - DCR-HC32 DCR-HC42 DSC-H2 DSC-H5 DSC-H5/B DSC-M1 DSC-M2 DSC-N1 DSC-S500 DSC-S600 DSC-T30 DSC-T30/B DSC-T5 DSC-T5/B DSC-T5/N DSC-T5/R DSC-T7 DSC-T9 DSC-W100 DSC-W30 DSC-W50 DSC-W50KIT1 DSC-W70 HDR-HC1 MCMD-R1 MSSW-IC2 // VGC-RA940GN3 VGC-RA940GN4

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

198 of 207 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for the PSP, April 19, 2005

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Gadgester "No Time, No Money" (Mother Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony 1 GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Flash Memory Card MSXM1GST (Personal Computers)

If you have the PSP and a little extra cash, it's pretty much mandatory that you get a Memory Stick Duo card. The 32MB that comes in the PSP Value Pack is just a joke -- unless you plan to use the PSP strictly for gaming only, in which case you don't need to buy a larger-capacity memory card.

(I suspect Sony includes a small Memory Stick Duo card in the Value Pack to discourage people from copying movies to the PSP. Just my wild guess.)

If, however, you want to take full advantage of the PSP multimedia experience, a larger-capacity Memory Stick Duo is just a must. Consider yourself lucky, for just six months ago a 1GB Memory Stick Duo (MSD for short) would have made you $300-$400 poorer. Kudos to Sony for bringing the price down to something we mere mortals can afford. But curses to Sony for not using an industry standard format like Secure Digital.

Anyway, you have pretty much two choices when it comes to 1GB MSD cards. Either a Sony, or a Sandisk. Lexar (another company) is supposed to be selling it, too, but I haven't seen theirs in the retail channel, so the choice comes down to either Sony or Sandisk.

As I mentioned many times in my previous reviews, I still have lingering doubts about Sandisk's quality control, as in the past I had no less than two Sandisk flash memory cards fail on me when I needed reliability the most (i.e., a "Kodak moment" for my digital camera). The price difference between a Sony 1GB MSD adn a Sandisk seems pretty small. BTW, if you see a 1GB MSD for over $150 in a store, you'd be overpaying, so come back to Amazon and get it here.

The popularity of the PSP does make both the Sony and the Sandisk 1GB MSD cards hard to find, so maybe you just want to grab whichever one that's in stock. I myself am willing to pay a bit extra for Sony's reliability, but other people have had luck with Sandisk MSD's, so don't let my experience discourage you from getting a Sandisk. It's just that with the Sony memory card, you're unlikely to have any problems, assuming you don't bite or let your dog nibble on the card.

1GB is a lot of memory. Most PSP games use 600KB-800KB for game save data. MP3 tunes encoded at the most common 128kbps bit rate runs about 1MB/minute, so a 4-minute song will occupy 4MB. Video files are harder to summarize since there are so many different encoding bitrates and options (e.g., 15fps or 30fps, mono or stereo or surround sound). I encode at 384kbps/15fps/mono, and one hour of video takes about 150MB. If you want to encode at the more fluid 512kbps/30fps/stereo, expect about 300MB per hour. In short, you should have no trouble fitting more than one full-length movies on this. Feel free to e-mail me at gadgester @t hotmail if you have any questions.

Because this MSD card is also "MagicGate-compatible", meaning it supports Sony's digital rights management technology, you can use it in Sony's digital audio players that take Memory Stick Duo or the full-sized Memory Stick. An adapter is included in the package so if you have Sony gear that only takes the original, full-sized Memory Stick (e.g., most Sony miniDV camcorders and digital cameras), you can stick the smaller Memory Stick Duo into the adapter and then insert the adapter into the gizmo.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One card Many applications, January 23, 2006

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James Hatsis "AHR" (Greensboro, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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I'm a Sony fan so I own four sony cameras... the newest one the Hi-def HDR-HC1 uses the Memory stick Pro Duo. The great thing about this card is that with the included adapter I can use this in all my other Sony products! I actually noticed a speed improvement using this card in the Sony DSC-R1 Digital camera, the time between shots seems much shorter.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for the PSP, October 9, 2005

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R. Spoto (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
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I decided to purchase this unit over the SanDisk, due to the large number of complaints about it suddenly not working. There are many arguments FOR the SanDisk, as it appears to be faster. However, most people shopping fail to take into account the use of the device. This is not going to be used to store hi-res large file images taken from a digitial camera. The write spead is irrelevant! The small file size of the PSP game saves will exhibit no difference. Transferring a 100MB plus file over USB will offer only negligible speed differences.

So, if you want speed that makes no difference go for the SanDisk. If you want reliability, go for the Sony.

I've had no issues with this card and feel I made the right choice. Only reason I gave it 4 stars, is because these suckers are expensive!