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Memory stick types?
By: ashmed @ 08:39 AM
Since i'll probably jumping ship in the next few months for the Sony NR70, what's the difference between the Magic Gate MS and the regular MS? I'm looking at purchasing a 128mb memory stick for mp3's and maybe another smaller memory stick for programs and data.
Thanks.
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By: thorin @ 09:30 AM
magicgate sticks are more expensive. you can only play ATRAC files if you have a magicgate stick. that is because they support some form of copy protection/DRM. so you NEED a magicgate stick if you have a sony network walkman(which ONLY plays ATRAC).
but otherwise, you don't need 'em.
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By: MIKE STH @ 12:54 PM
Ashmed,
Just missed a great deal on MS's at CompUSA. As discussed HERE. I now have 1 x 128 that I've yet to even halfway fill up and I've been adding movie shorts and TONS of pictures, games, books, a full MS backup, etc. I've not used the second 128 stick I have at all *yet*. The 32 is basically a disaster recovery backup I leave at home. As stated, you don't need the MSgate unless you are dealing with copyprotection mp3's. Also, the Lexars work fine and will save you a good bit over the Sonys.
I was really biased against the MS until I started using one. Things are amazing when coupled with the PDA formfactor.
BTW, go ahead and jump ship, I promise, it's a whole new world. Much better. (Never thought I'd say that)
By: ashmed @ 06:41 PM
Can't jump ship till they ship the nr70 
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By: bookrats @ 03:36 AM
A little more detail on the MagicGate sticks: As Thorin says, the only difference is that they can play ATRAC-encoded music on them. All kinds of Memory Sticks can play MP3s.
I understand that ATRAC is a better-sounding, more faithul encoding method (at least for the compression size), but I haven't compared them, and I have a tin ear anyway. (Which has kept the price of stereo equipment very low for me.)
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