randycat99
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Seems like this was one of those "format wars" that never sorted itself out into 1 easy solution for the consumer? The latest incarnations (used in various cellphone or camera devices) seem to be a competition between those tiny SD-micro chips and the larger (physically) Memory Stick ProDuo chips.
Are they pretty much neck and neck when it comes to MB's/$? Are there any other peripheral pros and cons? Will one technology "top out" earlier, in maximum capacity? Is hardware support in various devices more prevalent in one format over the other?
The reason I ask is I saw a most peculiar kind of memory card adapter at BB, today. Usually you see those SD-micro's can slip into a larger SD-mini adapter or Memory Stick ProDuo's can slip into a larger Memory Stick Duo adapter...no problem there. What I saw today was an adapter that allows you to slip an SD-micro chip into a Memory Stick Pro-Duo adapter and specifically cited for use in SonyEriccson cellphones. This was an interesting combination, imo.
Given that my cellphone uses a Memory Stick Pro Duo, and if I am thinking of upgrading the memory capacity over 1 GB, I could either shop the 2 GB prices for Memory Stick Pro Duo's or consider this adapter and shop the 2 GB prices for SD-micro's. Is this a viable option (given that SD-micro's seem to be leading the price advantage, atm), or should I just stick with the memory style that my phone is built to use?
Are they pretty much neck and neck when it comes to MB's/$? Are there any other peripheral pros and cons? Will one technology "top out" earlier, in maximum capacity? Is hardware support in various devices more prevalent in one format over the other?
The reason I ask is I saw a most peculiar kind of memory card adapter at BB, today. Usually you see those SD-micro's can slip into a larger SD-mini adapter or Memory Stick ProDuo's can slip into a larger Memory Stick Duo adapter...no problem there. What I saw today was an adapter that allows you to slip an SD-micro chip into a Memory Stick Pro-Duo adapter and specifically cited for use in SonyEriccson cellphones. This was an interesting combination, imo.
Given that my cellphone uses a Memory Stick Pro Duo, and if I am thinking of upgrading the memory capacity over 1 GB, I could either shop the 2 GB prices for Memory Stick Pro Duo's or consider this adapter and shop the 2 GB prices for SD-micro's. Is this a viable option (given that SD-micro's seem to be leading the price advantage, atm), or should I just stick with the memory style that my phone is built to use?
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