topic Re: Memory Stick in PCs & Accessories

Memory Stick

Josh-2552 — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 20:01:21 GMT

fs415e. i'm wondering about the magic gate on my laptop. it's compatable with MemoryStick Duo, and MemoryStick PRO, but i do not know about MemoryStick PRO Duo.

please let me know as it will affect my future purchase of a digital camera.

Re: Memory Stick

stephanius — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:05:17 GMT

It is compatible with Memorystick Pro Duo.

Pro is the 2nd generation Memorystick, all Memorysticks with a capacity of more than 128MB are Pro and require a Pro reader/writer to function.
Duo indicates the smaller Memorystick physical form factor.

Re: Memory Stick

Josh-2552 — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:14:26 GMT

ok, thanks :smileygrin:

Re: Memory Stick

kee-lo_ — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:22:07 GMT

Pro Duo just means you'll need the adaptor for it, as long as it works with Pro it will read Duo

Re: Memory Stick

jumpsuit — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:58:50 GMT

Whats a memory stick? LOL

Re: Memory Stick

Josh-2552 — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:30:25 GMT

my laptop specs say it (the built in drive) is compatible with memory stick pro, and memory stick duo. so basically, are you saying that i'll need an adapter for memory stick pro duo, and that it will not fit the built in port thing.

from the pictures, it look as though memory stick pro duo are the same size as duo, so surely they will fit?

thanks

Re: Memory Stick

jumpsuit — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:23:29 GMT

They are different.
The pro is longer.
Do NOT shove a pro duo in the slot -you'll have a hell of a job ever getting it out again.

Re: Memory Stick

kee-lo_ — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:23:44 GMT

All you do is buy an adaptor, they're aound £5, and you put your pro duo into that, then it fits in the drive like any MS

Re: Memory Stick

Josh-2552 — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:38:54 GMT

oh right, i see. i'll probably just buy a duo if they are not too small (storage); it's only for the phone i'm getting

Re: Memory Stick

kee-lo_ — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:42:05 GMT

Don't all Duos need the adaptor?

Re: Memory Stick

Josh-2552 — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:45:06 GMT

well the phone ime getting is compatible with duo and pro duo, so i am assuming they are the same size -i know pro are longer and can contain more, but i think pro duo are the size of duo with the capacity of pro.

anyway, my laptop has a port for duo and pro, so i was just trying to verify whether an adapter was necesary for direct plugging in of pro duo.

Re: Memory Stick

kee-lo_ — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:32:40 GMT

Yeah you're right, they're the same size

Re: Memory Stick

Josh-2552 — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:33:40 GMT

cool, cheers

Re: Memory Stick

BartK — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:53:21 GMT

Dudes, don't want to be annoying or anything, but there are MS slots that can take the duo and the normal MS directly in them, no need for an adaptor. Naturally this is not the case for ALL MS slots on all Vaio's but there are some that can.
The easyest way to test is by gantly putting the duo stick in the slot. If you don't feel a resistance half way the MS duo then it probably cannot take it direclty and you need to get the adaptor.
No need to test on Vaio's older then 1 year though, they probalby don;t have this feature. :smileygrin:

For thos who don't know : the Duo is basically a MS of half the size, but is for the rest a normal MS. The adaptor allows you to put the Duo in and make it a normal size MS. Duo's are used on SE phones, PSP, Camera's etc becasue they are more compact for usage in portable devices.

Re: Memory Stick

Josh-2552 — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:56:15 GMT

ye, ime sure that if it takes duo and pro, which is what the specs say, then itll take produo. the onlyt issue would be drivers, but i can always borrow/buy one and see

Re: Memory Stick

kee-lo_ — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:27:04 GMT

Yeah I have an old VAIO