4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo PLATINUM II Lexar going for US$ 40

Posted Apr 21, 2007 at 6:44PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Accessories, Deals Tags: Frys.com, Lexar, memory stick, Memory Stick Pro Duo, Sony
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Yeah, Sony bumped up to the 8GB Memory Stick PRO Duo, but if the price is still too high for you (it will cost roughly US$ 326), then thank heavens for 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo deals. QJ reader Akaikishi informs us (thanks for the tip!) that Lexar's 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Platinum II is selling for US$ 39.99 after rebate. Check out the screen cap if you don't believe us.

From FRYS: Lexar's 4GB MSPD bargain - Image 1

The deal over at FRYS.com can be accessed via our Read link below. Originally priced at US$ 64.99, you could snag it for 40 bucks after rebate. So if you're not swimming in pools of money and you can't buy an 8GB memory stick, don't feel sad because more deals like this is sure to come our way.



 
 
 

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by Kris - 2007-04-21 13:43
» Sweet

I wonder what the write speeds are... i heard good and bad from lexar

by J - 2007-04-21 13:53
» Don't buy this card

*****Warning*** ***



Don't buy this one. I have a 2gb version and all plugins like CWCheat, Custom Firmware won't load in game and/or sometimes won't load in XMB. This is also mentioned in the readme.txt of Custom Firmware.

by ??? - 2007-04-21 13:53
» i have the...

ive got the 4gb sandisk ultra, speeds are good, pics load faster

by Snarg - 2007-04-21 13:54
» .

Was wondering the same thing Kris.

Lexar themselves claim that this is an super fast memory stick, but I'd like to hear some real world opinions.

by xplay - 2007-04-21 14:05
» flames

(it will cost roughly US$ 326)

Originally priced at US$ 64.99, you could snag it for 40 bucks after rebate.

by mohaas05 - 2007-04-21 14:05
» bullcrap

that happens to me occasionally and i have a sandisk 2gb. just restart and it usually will work again

by my name - 2007-04-21 14:15
» my short description

sorry but everyone knows that getting a Lexar is worse than getting a fake card. get Sandisk instead.

by :D - 2007-04-21 14:21
» :D

even winthout the rebaete i got it for 86$

by victor - 2007-04-21 14:32
» i live near frys

i live near a fry's and I work for Kroger which owns frys so i get a 10% discount plus the rebate or I could just syteal it like my freind used to do at frys. then he sold all the ***** he stole and got a *****load of Money!

by psphackman - 2007-04-21 14:38
» true

i have 1gb lexar gaming edition and NO plugins work at all!

If someone nows how to get them working please tell me

by brad - 2007-04-21 14:53
» lol

hahahahaha i got a 8gb for $45 canadian hahahaha and when the 4 gb frist came out i got that one for $45 to

by psphackman - 2007-04-21 15:21
» ???

Where?

by John - 2007-04-21 15:34
» Warning!!!

FAKE! FAKE! FAKE!



QJ...you have tricked me before into buying from Fry.com and will never again...



No dignity at all...

by axe - 2007-04-21 16:00
» :)

hell yeah!!!!!! :hifive:

by accuno - 2007-04-21 16:57
» better card

shentech.com has a 4gb sony brand card for under 50 dollars (us)

by solidus4prez - 2007-04-21 17:16
» Yeah

My lexar 4GB works fine; I've no complaints about compatibility or write speed, and I also got it at fry's/outpost.com



But holy ***** that's cheap for a 4GB. 4 gigs is practically all I need for my MP3 and ISO needs

by vk - 2007-04-21 17:31
» shentech - counterfeit

Shentech sells fakes, recently ordered two of them and even took one apart to see the chip.

by PTK - 2007-04-21 18:57
» whoops

Reread.

by nikesh - 2007-04-21 19:06
» i sent this link

i sent this link yesterday ,and i dont see my name anywhere.why is that QJ.

by HIFIVE - 2007-04-21 19:13
» CAPTAIN PLANET

THIS REQUIRES CAPTAIN PLANET TO BE SUMMONED!!!!!!! !11!!!11!



EARTH1!"!!!1!!!1

by oKI - 2007-04-21 19:22
» Whatever

Quit *****ing, *****boy.

by bobo - 2007-04-21 19:27
» thas rite!!

meowth,thats right!!:P

by J - 2007-04-21 20:19
» BECAUSE

noone gives a flying f*ck

by @mind-productions - 2007-04-21 20:30
» They did that to me to!

They once had a bug in safari that didn't make the qj site work good, so i researched and had a look at what was making the problem, and then sent an email to the admin.

The next day or so they posted an article about qj respecting all webbrowsers and therefor optimized it for safari (or something like that). But where was my name? nowhere!

by FunkMasterFlex - 2007-04-21 20:57
» O.o

Never heard of Lexar and by the looks of the picture its similar to the fake ms that i bought a while back. Oh well i shouldn't knock it until i tried it.

by dsa - 2007-04-21 21:41
» lexar

how could you not have heard of Lexar, unless you don't own/haven't used/bought a printer you should know who Lexmark are

by dsa - 2007-04-21 21:53
» lexar

my bad, got it confused with lexmark printers and i agree who the hell are lexar??

by mentalboy11 - 2007-04-21 22:32
» uh.

i got a High Speed Sony 4gb pro duo for $60.



HIGH SPEED.



in Philippines. lol

by Silver-Tiger - 2007-04-21 23:36
» why buy 8GB?

I wouldn't buy a 8gb now, because 2 x 4gb is just cheaper.



I pay for 2 x SanDisk Ultra II 4GB about 2x 60 € :



http://www.1deins.de/index.php?kategorieId=286&artikelId=DIGIKSOMS40S3

(Sorry, It's German, 'cus I'm German)



So what's cheaper: 120 € or 180 € for ONE 8gb?

by hush404 - 2007-04-22 00:16
» LOL

CAPTAIN PLANET!!! CAPTAIN PLANET!!! CAPTAIN PLLLLAAAAANNNNN EEEETTTT!!!!!

by Akaikishi - 2007-04-22 00:23
» ...

I think I just beat you to the punch, that's all.

by Akaikishi - 2007-04-22 00:27
» Also,

You could, if you have a vendetta against Lexar, just get the SanDisk 4Gb card from Buy.com.



http://www.buy.com/retail/Product.asp?sku=202629242&adid=17662



It's only $66 with free shipping. So, a little more for peace of mind I suppose.

by Sniper-Wolf33 - 2007-04-22 02:35
» ||||||||||||||||||||

This pisses me off because I paid $157 (Including New Jersey's [USA] 7% sales tax) for my SanDisk 2GB :(



I'll wait another month and maybe the price will drop to $40 (Without a rebate)

by pinoy ako - 2007-04-22 03:29
» pinas japeks

tol peke yan dami s ebay ng ganyan mas mura pa

by kefka12 - 2007-04-22 05:14
» i have a fake sony mem stick

4GB i bought it off ebay for around US $40 and it still installed my custom firmware and loads everything just fine. just pick one of those, they might be cheaper now.

by kefka12 - 2007-04-22 05:17
» no way

ive got a 4GB and it is in no way enough for a decent selection of isos.

by asdad - 2007-04-22 06:06
» LEXAR IS NOT GOOD

Doesn't run some things, is slow, if you buy one only use it for mp3s and videos, not homebrew and games. That's what I do. Everything else is on my Sony 2GB

by Phinsfan - 2007-04-22 06:28
» Because...

QJ just doesn't like to give credit. It happens all the time. It's unfair, but there's no way to change it.

It's just how they do things.

by sert - 2007-04-22 06:51
» where

where

by uh no - 2007-04-22 07:34
» go to ebay

if u go to ebay, i just got a 4Gb one from this dude for $37 including shipping



tech-4-joo



i know they are fake but i have it 4 my psp and it works great, it also comes with the mem card adapter

by accuno - 2007-04-22 08:41
» .

i order a 2gb sony card last summer, and a 4gb sandisc sd card, and both of those are legit

by WRYYYYYY - 2007-04-22 11:54
» ALLAH

ALLAH AHKBAR MUHAMMED ALI DURKA DURKA AK-47 AGBDALABLADA

by no way is right!! - 2007-04-22 13:38
» .

I agree kefka12

by M - 2007-04-22 14:52
» Issues

I grabbed one of these at the Roseville Fry's this weekend (grand opening this weekend, it was effin packed!) cause I was in the area and it was a hell of a deal.



Small problem though. Homebrew and PS1 games will run fine, but PSP games won't off the memory stick (error 80020321). I found a fix - turning off the No UMD mode makes everything work, but then ya gotta have a UMD in the drive.

by kill-you - 2007-04-22 23:00
» Dont dare

i am going to kill this mother *****er, dont dare talk like that *****. Show some god damn respect, I never said ***** jesus; *****

by Kill You - 2007-04-22 23:05
» Dont Dare

i am going to kill this mother fu_kcer, dont dare talk like that Bi_t_ch. Show some god damn respect, I never said FU_C_K jesus; Bi_t_ch

by seargent007 - 2007-04-23 11:23
» errr

dude thats not an MS problem, only some games work without UMD in drive. Dont blame the stick.

by M - 2007-04-23 13:43
» -durrrr

>dude thats not an MS problem, only some games work without UMD in drive. Dont blame the stick.



Umm, yes, it IS an MS problem. Prior to the 4GB Lexar I've used a 1GB and a 2GB Sandisk. No problems whatsoever with those, tested on 3 different PSPs that are running 3.40 OE-A with the No UMD option ON. Using the same isos that I've used on those two cards, on those same 3 PSPs with the 4GB Lexar I've had the trouble I mentioned. Turning No UMD OFF and inserting any UMD makes them work off the 4GB Lexar.

by vk - 2007-04-23 15:42
» depends

Depending on what you buy, not ALL are fake, but the ones with the "Great" price, usually are. You can tell as soon as you get it just by the packaging, but they do perform decently. The real deal isn't as easy to open though, these just pop open and you can slide the chip out.

by -Sc-Lakitu - 2007-04-23 15:48
» Huh.

http://lexar.com/digfilm/mspd.html



It says that the 4GB model is "coming soon". Isn't that grounds to call this card a fake? I mean, the manufacturer doesn't even confirm that it even comes in 4GB! Why do Fry's have them?

by joecool - 2007-04-26 10:23
» i bought one

Bought it, I can confirm its fully legit, took 2 days to come in the mail.



Don't diss fry's they've provided legit goods for years, and this is no exception. I notice about a 50% speed increase as well on read speeds from my Sandisk 1gb to this Platinum II Lexar 4gb. I like it



Yeah, this is a good deal, thanks for tippin me in qj!

by /// - 2007-04-27 15:45
» ///

4 GB is at least, 10 CSO's... (At 400 MB each, but you can get some as low as 250 MB, which would be like 14 plus homebrew + music...)

by ... - 2007-04-27 15:48
» ...

That's not a memory stick problem *****bag. I have a SanDisk 2 GB and I have to do that too.



Not all ISO/CSO work with no-umd mode.

by hanky - 2007-04-27 19:44
» Link to rebate form

*****! the link to the rebate for is not in the site any more! can some one please post a link to it or something like that please :-(

by Chippy - 2007-05-03 11:58
» issue with 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo and PSP

Hi, I wonder if I'm the only one experianceing this issue..

I just got a New Sony 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo.. and I formatted it with my PSP.. and was shocked to discover that the PSP folder and the MP_ROOT folder was locked. I'm trying to find a work around to let me eather unlock these folders or erase them out right.. but so far no luck..

I think my chip is a "real" one.. but I did get a great price on it.. so it might not be.. anybody experiance something like this?

by dan - 2007-05-03 12:20
» 4 gb mem stick pro duo

i just bought one off ebay for 22.00 w/shipping and i was woundering if i was going to get a fake for that price i got it yesterday and have been messing with it every since and all my folders open no problem very happy with it try moving to your desk top and try to open that way if they do copy back to removable ***** folder just a thought

by kIM - 2007-05-06 14:03
» ISO/CSO problems on my 4gb sandisk

ohh k.. i got a sandisk 4gb MS last week. so I went through the old routine putting ISO/CSO games in ISO folder for my psp. then when i went to my games under memory stick in XMB, i dont see any games in it. any suggestion how to fix this problem??



im using..



Custom FW 3.30 OE-A

by Has - 2007-05-09 15:28
» psp MS

I have the same problem; my 4gb MS is a sony rip off i think... I have a 1gb MS that works fine with iso games.

The 4gb MS works ok with music and video's but not with iso games??? i run 3.10OE-A firmware on my psp?



Any help would be much appreciated:)

by psp user1 - 2007-05-18 06:33
» I have problem with 4gb lexar too!

iso/cso okay but not psx games. Also, sometime showed a weird thing, such as; doesn't show any folder on psp, but after a while, it appear by itself.

I have 1Gb Sandisk/Sony and there are no problem at all with the same setting.

I ask Lexar, they said to ask sony about the compability.

(btw, on the Lexar web site it has the new ms pro duo with game compability, not the platinum II one)

by Torch - 2007-05-19 02:00
» Same issues w/ iso's not working on lexar 4 gig

I'm experiencing the same issues where my iso's that worked fine on my sony 2gig won't on the fry's lexar 4 gig... i'm returning it..

by bamboo - 2007-05-20 20:32
» memory stick

bro,di ba babagal yung psp ko kung 4gb ang gagamitin ko.tsaka,ok ba yung pa downgrade or pa upgrade ko yung psp ko.ty.

by bamboo - 2007-05-20 20:36
» iso games

sir, I've downloaded a game from dream share. But when I tried installing it on my psp it says it's a corrupt data. I've a version 2.71. Do I need to downgrade my unit to 1.5 to be able to play that game?ty.

by Lexar - 2007-05-21 09:21
» Fixes

is there any fix or workaround for this?

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