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Memory Stick Micro = The End of Memory Stick Duo Pro? |
baste07
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their really forcing the consumer to buy new types of memory cards. What a busines strategy. |
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max_wedge
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They are not actively forcing people to buy new cards. If we want smaller phones then this is what has to happen. They can't perform miracles.
I remember when the duo card came out, this EXACT same argument was being made. Now everyone loves the duo because it is more compact than a memory stick . I doubt there would be many people arguing to have a full sized memory stick in their K750? Hell, you might as well claim that they should have kept using the compact flash cards  (when sd cards came out compact flash users also complained that they were being forced to buy new media)
I'm not saying I'm not disappointed at the prospect of having to go out and buy M2 cards when I already have some good duo's, but that's just life. You can't blame the manufacturer, they hold off doing this sort of thing as long as they can. But it gets to a point where every component of the phone has been heavily miniturised and it becomes more economical to reduce the size of the memory expansion than to continue miniturising the other components.
Think about the K800. It has 3G, a 3MP camera, 240x320 screen, an extra camera for video calls, and the whole thing is only the size of a K750.
To be fair to SE, they are one of the last phone manufacturers to start using a micro card. Nokia and Motorola have had them for ages.
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SloopJohnB
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what about price? |
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Apparently they are going to be about the same price as current duo's.
Then the duos will start to fall in price as demand drops and the m2's will end up more expensive - that's my guess
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max_wedge
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On 2006-03-05 14:27:13, coxy wrote:
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On 2006-03-04 13:19:12, max_wedge wrote:
There is no such thing as a DUO memory stick reader...
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Well I never knew that! 
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Sorry I meant Sony don't have them. Even other manufacturers usually produce memory stick readers not duo, even in the combo variety. btw does that mobile master thing read duos without the use of an adapter?
If so I might look at getting one.
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govigov
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There are those 25 in 1 card readers that can duo's without an adaptor. So logical would be to make an m2 to duo adaptor than an ms adaptor.
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blackspot
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I don't think M2 is the last of the line of Memory Sticks from Sony. As new technologies are developed and introduced in new devices, there will always be a need for smaller, faster or larger capacity memory cards.
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max_wedge
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On 2006-03-06 08:16:27, govigov wrote:
There are those 25 in 1 card readers that can duo's without an adaptor. So logical would be to make an m2 to duo adaptor than an ms adaptor.
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There may be options for non-adapter duo card reading, but the most common card readers, from Sony and other oem's, are Memory Stick not duo - Sony will aim for the highest level of backwards compatibility (because the market usually demands it) hence using an M2 to MS adapter and not M2 to duo.
Everywhere I read about the M2, it is claimed that it will come with an M2 to full sized memory stick adapter.
"An 'M2' adaptor in the size of a standard Memory Stick will allow users to exchange data to Memory Stick PRO compatible products."
[url = http://www.sony-europe.com/vi[....]=PressReleaseDetail]Here[/url]
"The Sony Memory Stick M2 will be bundled with an adaptor in the size of a standard Memory Stick which will allow users to exchange data to Memory Stick PRO compatible products."
[url = http://www.letsgodigital.org/[....]les/story_6223.html]Here[/url]
And here is a picture of the m2 adapter:
http://digital-lifestyles.inf[....].asp?section=platforms&id=2981
Hope that clears that up 
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Gaijinsan
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Sony do make a reader that reads MS and Duo cards without the need for adapters the MSAC-US30. You can plug a duo directly in to the slot. |
max_wedge
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Cool, I didn't realise Sony had that little beauty. When I bought my Sony combo mouse/card reader, they didn't have that reader available, otherwise I would have bought it instead.
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Posted: 2006-03-05 15:00
