Memory Stick capacity?

[SedentaryJourney]

Just wondering what the highest capacity for pro duos is/will be. Currently I don't own a portable mp3 player(well aside from my CD player), but I'm thinking a PSP and an affordably priced 4GB memory stick should obviate any need to buy an ipod.

 

[hey69]

you can buy a 2gigabyte MSDUOPRO for 230EURO i dont think a 4gig version exists yet..


( what are you guys listening like that for 4GIGS?? thats over 1000songs.. :? )

 

[SedentaryJourney]

I'm not even sure 4GB will be enough. I have a Dylan discography that's ~6GB of vbr mp3s. Then again I don't belive I'll need all my music on hand all the time, as I can load whatever I want for the day/week onto the memory stick and leave the rest sitting on my hard drives.

 

[London Geezer]

Define "affordably priced".

To me, a 4GB MS DUO (if it even exists, i dont think it does) and "affordable" shouldnt even be in the same sentence.

 

[SedentaryJourney]

Affordably priced would be under $200, which is what the 1GB retails for right now. I think so far the highest capacity is 2GB, but what about a year, two years, or three years out?

 

[mozmo]

The memory stick duo spec allows up to 32gig of addressable flash memory, so the largest i guess we'll ever see them in theory is 32gig.

 

[Mendel]

Affordably priced would be under $200, which is what the 1GB retails for right now. I think so far the highest capacity is 2GB, but what about a year, two years, or three years out?

okay. my hunch... One year out:

2 GB becomes affordable
4 GB is announced

year and a half
2 GB is a bargain
4GB becomes available

two years out:
4 GB is affordable
8 GB is announced

three years out:
due to production issues and high demand, prices skyrocket for a while
2GB is affordable
4GB no longer affordable but remains somewhat available
8GB is ridiculously scarce and expensive

four years out:
issues resolved, this time theres a huge inventory of these mem chips, prices go through the floor
8 GB is affordable
16 GB is announced

five years out:
psp 2 announced, uses some presently uknown kind of memory solution
16 GB stays affordable as long as market requires it
32 GB is announced and becomes somewhat available but will never become really affordable.

further out in the future:
The standard will become a part of the history of gaming devices and memory solutions.