(PSP) Memory Stick Adapter + MicroSD, high memory for low price?
I am writing this article to let you guys know my experience with these special type of Memory Card for the PSP, and maybe, in a near future, for the Vita.
Well, the first advantage you immediately get from this great invention is the fact you get a high memory storage for a low price comparing it to the original memory stick. First of all, we need the Adapter which is fairly cheap, usually 0.99$ + shipping fees, depending on where you live in the world it might even be cheaper. (Chacke availability and price on Amazon – affiliate link)
Next, you need the MicroSD HC, which depends on how much memory storage you want for your PSP. The second advantange of the adapter is the fact you can put two MicroSD HC inside, so for example you can do all types of combinations, like 8 GB + 16 GB and things like that, the maximum I have tried is 16 GB + 16 GB or only 32 GB MicroSD HC, I have not tried 32 GB + 32 GB. For example, say you want an 8GB MicroSD HC, it will be around 3$ + shipping fees. (Check availability on Amazon – affiliate link) So lets add everything up (Shipping fees not included):
1$ – Adapter
6$ – 2 x MicroSD HC
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7 $ – 16 GB Memory Storage for your PSP
Compare it with Sony’s Memory Stick:
47 $ – Original Memory Stick 16 GB
If you want to buy the original, won’t blame you, so there you go:
I have made this table comparing the advantages of each type of memory to summarize:
Original Memory Stick
Advantages
- Original (Do not think that is an advantage)
- Warranty (Also, I do not think this is an advantage because if you break the adapter you can get another one for 1$)
- High reading speed
- Compatible with MagicGate
Disadvantages
- Really high price
Adapter + MicroSD HC
Advantages
- Really low price
- Accepts any MicroSD up to 32 GB
Disadvantages
- Medium reading speed
So, reckon you are going to buy an Adapter, or are you going to stick with the original Memory Stick? Comment!
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I have been told that the Vita’s memory sticks are exactly the same archtecture as the PSP memory sticks with a different form factor, but I kinda doubt that. I wouldn’t be surprised if they shipped with harware support for account-bound type of data, maybe encryption, etc… which would make such an adapter difficult to provide for 3rd parties without a licence.
As a matter of fact, the Vita has been out for 9months, and I am still not seeing any chinese alternative on the market…
That being said, we don’t seem to have any trouble extracting/writing data from within VHBL, so who knows
Hey wololo, I dont think that there will be an arapter for the vita.
How small has the card inside the adapter has to be? 1 mm?
Well the vita mem cards are more thick than micro SD cards. So it could be possible.
Maybe youre right
A Vita memorycard is 1mm thick. Wikipedia says that MicroSD is also 1mm thick. I’m pretty sure that it will be impossible to make a MicroSD adapter for the Vita, unless it is sticking out of the Vita.
Aactually only one part of the micro is 1mm thick. Its the same for the adapter. It is incredibly thin hard plastic. Probably thinner than a sheet of paper on each side. In essence, they could create a top adapter like the og sd has.
Yeah, i checked my MicroSD card in my phone now and only the end side is 1mm indeed. The rest of the MicroSD card is about 0.7mm or 0.8mm i would guess. Maybe it isnt 100% impossible afterall, but i think it will very difficult without having it sticking out of the Vita.
I’d definitely say get the adapter, the only real advantage on the original is MagicGate, which i’ve found to not actually matter for anything.
I’ve been using the adapter since I got my first 2000, and I got another one for my 3000. I don’t find that they’re all that slow… especially when you use mem card acceleration in cwf
I would consider getting one for vita if they became available. i never got one for any of my psp systems, i kind of just ended up buying the overpriced mem stick pro duo lol
I had been using one of these adapter too and I’ve yet to experience any problem. No crash, no hanging, no lost of data. I haven’t tested it but the reading speed is pretty much the same, hardly notice any difference.
Another major advantage of using Adapter + microSD is the ability to play music and video on both my PSP and phone.
I didn’t know there is a smaller memory card than microSD? And AFAIK, the Vita memory card is pretty much the same size as the microSD… so I don’t think an adapter will work.
Cool thnx for the heads up! Got my monster hunter and would love to get a mem stick adapter. Screw sony’s BS money making stretegy. Sd cards all day!!! ^.^
This is great for people who use there psp for every thing. Even god forbid isos . Btw this article is long over due
Im surprised there hasn’t been a adapter for the Ps Vita yet,really tired of paying for these insane prices.
Lol I’ve had these adapters for years, they never lug, but it would be nice to have a 64gb ps vita if an adapter for it memory cards ever come out, 32gb isn’t enough for me
I wish a via form was alvaible, 100$ USD for 32 gigs is a joke .
Back when I was still armed forces a friend of mine had a psp and I had been wanting one for a while, so I checked out the local pawn shop to see if they had one and presto the guy had a psp 1000 model and luckily it had a 2 gig memory stick in it and I purchased the bundle for $60 and played dbz another road another story on my downtime. Other than that I bought a ridiculously overpriced 4 gig from at the time EB games, and for my vita the 8 gig that made me sick to my stomach. Adapters are definitely the future and there needs to be at least 3 or 4 off brands offering common sense loopholes to greedy overpriced scam cards.
I understand making a dollar I really do, but at the expense of the users your trying to sell your internet handicapped touch screens to??? It’s already the only tablet that is in no way a tablet, why double whammy yourselves sony?
Well,I had tried an adapter , which was combined with two 8G micro SD.
After using for two month ,
some files inside turned out to be damaged , including the ISO and the save data.
I tried many ways to recover those files but in vain.
So , I decided not to use this thing anymore.
i have this on my psp and it was really slow at times and my psp wont even read it at times but taking it out and putting back in does the job
If I was Samsung, having just been *** rammed by apple, I’d make a dual analog touchscreen called a samsung GamerStation. And on that GamerStation would be 95 pct capabilities of windows 7 with micro sd game cartridges. Bluetooth, wifi, and mini usb. Something like that would absolutely mop the floor with poser scammer platforms. I’d even have it emulate the ouya droid for indie devs to get known. Expand the playing field for competition. As it is, sony has a monopoly of good graphical games and they know it, which so far has been horrible for us the users when it comes to user friendliness/creativity/innovation. And aren’t those 3 things what the entire endeavor of gaming was about in the first place? You let a giant realize he’s a giant, suddenly your too small to be cared about.
Never had any problems except I had to format each card separately at first. I had two 16gb in that. You can get them (remember me from the forums) off eBay from a trusted seller where I only buy my memory from for around <$25. That is two 16gb and the adapter. Fast shipping if your in the U.S.
On another note, Micro SD cards will never be adaptable (from my understanding) to a M2 or Vita Card because they are totally different technologies. I've searched everywhere and never seen one either.
I have 2 of the exact ones. They are eggshell thin so removing them and reinserting them into the memstick slot will event eventually render them useless, though it cost me 20 bucks for about 32GB of memory that lasted 2 years. Just be extra careful.
i was also thinking that since the vita uses cartridges like the ds then you think maybe we may get something similar to the r4
Yea i have 2 for my 1000. Solved ALL my space issues. I highly recommend it. Cant wait til we have one for vita. Given the space requirement for vita games, the cards do seem over priced
I already have a bunch of memory sticks.
I’ve always been iffy about getting the microSD cards with the adaptor but now I’m considering it.
I’ve been doing tests on a couple of these types of adapters and with the very one in the picture, I frequently get write errors when copying large files to it from my PC with a card reader. No such problem with the card inserted in the PSP and the PSP acting as a card reader. Other than that, they’re great devices. I also don’t think 2x 32gb SDHC cards will work, due to the maximum capacity of this type of card.
I’ve been using this adapter for awhile now. If you want good speeds just get the class 10 MicroSDHCs to put in the adapter. I’m also using class 4 MicroSDs and they’re not slow at all. Amazon has them for really cheap. Sign up for a trial Prime account on Amazon and get free 2 day shipping in US. I paid about $20 for 2 class 10 16gb Cards and an adapter. I am interested if you can put 2 32gb cards in the adapter though.
That is what I currently have. It only registers as 60 gig but still, how much more u need right. Lol
Not sure if you guys haven’t noticed, but the vita memory cards are about the same size as micro sd. The size alone makes an adapter impossible.
Anyone seen one for the m2’s?
LOL! I have been using this for three years
don’t use two cards though, it would be a nightmare
Here’s where I get them from. This listing is for two 16gb class 4 and the adapter from U.S seller. http://www.ebay.com/itm/MICRO-SD-HC-2x16GB-32GB-MEMORY-CARD-STICK-PRO-DUO-ADAPTER-FOR-SONY-PSP-CLASS-4-/360480114225?pt=Digital_Camera_Memory_Cards&hash=item53ee4a0631
I’m not affiliated with this seller but have purchased cards from him several times and never had issues. And at 99.9% feedback you can’t go wrong. I believe he only ships within the U.S though.
Used one. Aside from speed, i would HIGHLY recommend getting one.
This is so outdated..
i bought a 4gb for 6 pound -.-
when this product is created for psvita? 🙁
I’ve been using this adapters since the old PSP1000 days without any troubles, if you have several SD cards and start leaving your console on your desk gathering dust you can always use them for your phone or whatever.
I also have an original Memory Stick and there’s a readspeed difference but it’s barely noticeable, of course it probably deppends on the quality of the SD you get.
I had like 10 of these from like 3-4 years ago and used them all the time and they were absolutely the same they still work !!!! i got them from my dads shop and he got them from china .
go to http://www.dealextreme.com/
i get 16gb sony band name memcards for $20 and free shipping about a year ago
also parts are cheap there to like sharp lcd’s for the psps and there other parts are very reasonable too
these adapters have been around for a while now, but i think $1 is the cheapest i’ve seen them, now if a vita one comes out, oh *** son
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We need off-brand options for the Vita memory cards, an adapter seems unlikely given the size of the MC.
People are probably less likely to purchase games from PSN when it incurs the extra cost of needing a suitably sized memory card. Something funny to think about.
I have a psp memory Stick Adapter on my psp slim with two 16 gig micro sd cards.
I higly recomends the memory stick adapter because it gives you more memory for your psp.
It saves you from carrying or buying alot of the regular psp memory sticks.
Wow wololo….little late on this one lol I had the cr-5400 for over 3 years now and u r just now talking about it 🙂 it is a great deal…I had 32gb in it and I paid under $80 for all of it…much better than paying over $150 for a regular 32gb. I never really had any lag problems except when u first went into the mem stick from the game xmb. It would just take a little longer to read all my games lol. But other than that…TOTALLY worth it!
Just bought 3 for all my PSPs. 🙂
Thanks for the info Wololo.
m.rr posted this, not wololo.
lol, sorry thanks M.rr
:p @ wololo
That would be awesome it was released soon. I have 60g on my psp. It almost holds all of my games