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headshot
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 Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 15:09 Post subject: [PSP] Good Bargain!? |
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Someone just came into the computer store I work at and asked where they could sell a 1gb Sony Pro Duo memory stick complete with 5 year warranty! I said how much you want for it? He said £20. You can bet your ass I snatched his hand off! These things are £99.99 in my local Gamestation and its loads better than my current 512mb since I can finally play a lot more releases! What a great day Im having today!
May the NFOrce be with you always.
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 15:16 Post subject: |
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Nice, I paid like £70 for mine.. Ugh..
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 15:36 Post subject: |
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Bigperm
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 17:22 Post subject: |
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Make sure there not fakes. Lots of 1GB and 2 GB fakes arround.
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 18:10 Post subject: |
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| Bigperm wrote: | | Make sure there not fakes. Lots of 1GB and 2 GB fakes arround. |
Very true. And they're almost identical to the real ones in looks, but not in performance.
Don't buy then off e-bay or from Hong Kong. Buy from a reputable store.
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 19:11 Post subject: |
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Fakes?! God I hope I dont have a fake! I have my PSP with me at work and I tried the 1gb in it and it came up with 946mb free space so I assume it works and its genuine?! Do fakes come with a 5 year warranty!?
May the NFOrce be with you always.
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 19:16 Post subject: |
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They're not exactly fakes, I mean they are memory sticks, more like forgeries.
The majority of them die quite quickly, and they have slow read/write speeds. Some of them end up melting and smoking inside your memory card reader or your PSP!!!
Or you might not ever notice you have a fake, you could be lucky and get one without problems.
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 19:56 Post subject: |
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Bigperm
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 21:45 Post subject: |
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The fakes are also noted as being thicker than a genuine scandisk. Just dont buy from ebay and you should be fine.
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Feb 2006 22:55 Post subject: |
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got my Sony 2gig for £70 ...new and orignal too
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300
Asus P5N-E SLI
Asus ENGTX 480
4GB 6400
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| Posted: Wed, 1st Mar 2006 14:51 Post subject: |
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| headshot wrote: | | I asked where he is getting them from and his reply was "does it matter?" |
It matters if it melts inside your PSP. If that happened you would have no warranty to claim against.
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| Posted: Wed, 1st Mar 2006 15:47 Post subject: |
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| beeno wrote: | | headshot wrote: | | I asked where he is getting them from and his reply was "does it matter?" |
It matters if it melts inside your PSP. If that happened you would have no warranty to claim against. |
Is that likely? They may be hot but stolen is more likely to be genuine? Sounds too good to be true then, is what you are saying?
May the NFOrce be with you always.
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| Posted: Wed, 1st Mar 2006 17:50 Post subject: |
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I just know I wouldn't trust anything in my PSP other than a stick bought from a reputable source. It's just not worth it for the sake of a few pounds.
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| Posted: Thu, 2nd Mar 2006 11:00 Post subject: |
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I`d say get it!
That melting memstick is bullshit imo.
Who told you that crap?
May be stolen - but that isn`t your problem...
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| Posted: Thu, 2nd Mar 2006 15:21 Post subject: |
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here's one melted stick http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=39740&highlight=melt
there are other similar tales in other forums.
Thats why I only buy the clear Sandisk sticks. I don't think the3se have been faked yet. It's harder and more expensive to fake the transparent cases, and the chip has to be printed because you can see it.
edit: someone posted this in that same thread: | Quote: | Just to add my experiences...
I had the very same iVava memory card reader and about 4 months ago i plugged my Sony 1Gb mem stick into it and got no response followed by a strange burning smell. Turns out my card had melted inside and died (you could actually see a slightly melted patch on the card.
I later found out that the memory card was fake and that it wasn't the fault of the card reader. Maybe the iVava readers don't like fake cards |
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.. I'm pissed off how much they've come down in price since i last bought mine only a few months ago.
