Cheap 4GB PSP memory stick gets tested
Everybody loves a good bargain, but sometimes, cheaper may not actually be better. To test this theory, the owner of the Japanese blog PSP Gadgetz decided to use a cheap 4GB memory stick as his guinea pig, and the results are pretty comprehensive. To start the experiment, the 4GB memory stick was ordered from a Hong Kong retailer who sold it for ¥4000 (about US$ 35), postage included. After receiving the memory stick, it was then tested and was found to check out in the following areas:
- the memory stick was formatted without problems
- taking photos and movies with the USB camera
- music playback
- MPEG4 and AVC playback
- M-JPEG playback
- game archives
- game demos
- playback of video recordings
- saving game data (using Monster Hunter Portable 2)
Despite these, however, the following issues were detected:
- failure to save/play back contents from P-TV
- failure to “transfer the tune” that is obtained via SonicStage
We are yet to try out the same type of memory stick that the PSP Gadgetz blogger used, but we’re guessing that most of the cheaper varieties may actually be a good buy if you don’t demand too much from your PSP. If you’re the type to regularly use services like SonicStage and P-TV, though, it looks like it may be a good idea to just stick with official, licensed products.
In the meantime, a couple of videos were taken which shows the tests that the Hong Kong memory stick went through. Give it a look and see which type of memory stick is actually the one for you.
View more images, and the two videos after the Jump!
Everybody loves a good bargain, but sometimes, cheaper may not actually be better. To test this theory, the owner of the Japanese blog PSP Gadgetz decided to use a cheap 4GB memory stick as his guinea pig, and the results are pretty comprehensive. To start the experiment, the 4GB memory stick was ordered from a Hong Kong retailer who sold it for ¥4000 (about US$ 35), postage included. After receiving the memory stick, it was then tested and was found to check out in the following areas:
- the memory stick was formatted without problems
- taking photos and movies with the USB camera
- music playback
- MPEG4 and AVC playback
- M-JPEG playback
- game archives
- game demos
- playback of video recordings
- saving game data (using Monster Hunter Portable 2)
Despite these, however, the following issues were detected:
- failure to save/play back contents from P-TV
- failure to “transfer the tune” that is obtained via SonicStage
We are yet to try out the same type of memory stick that the PSP Gadgetz blogger used, but we’re guessing that most of the cheaper varieties may actually be a good buy if you don’t demand too much from your PSP. If you’re the type to regularly use services like SonicStage and P-TV, though, it looks like it may be a good idea to just stick with official, licensed products.
In the meantime, a couple of videos were taken which shows the tests that the Hong Kong memory stick went through. Give it a look and see which type of memory stick is actually the one for you.
PSP cheap 4GB Memory Stick Test 01
PSP cheap 4GB Memory Stick Test 02
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