Or do all Duo MS not have a read/write protection switch?

I just noticed it today when staring at my new stick. I only have Sandisk sticks, so anyone with a real Sony or other, want to chime in?

Thanks,
Erik

No switch on any of my Sony/Lexar Duos, maybe it’s because of the lack of physical space on the stick.

SD cards are very similar in size and have them…honestly, i’ve never used any of my switches, I just find it odd that its not there. Comes to think of it, my CF cards dont have them either. Strange

Erik

[quote author=“tifosiv122”]Or do all Duo MS not have a read/write protection switch?

I just noticed it today when staring at my new stick. I only have Sandisk sticks, so anyone with a real Sony or other, want to chime in?

Thanks,
Erik

just sharing. Sony’s MS are made by Sandisk.

[quote author=“alvino”][quote author=“tifosiv122”]Or do all Duo MS not have a read/write protection switch?

I just noticed it today when staring at my new stick. I only have Sandisk sticks, so anyone with a real Sony or other, want to chime in?

Thanks,
Erik

just sharing. Sony’s MS are made by Sandisk.

I’ve heard that before…never completely believed it.

Erik

I used to buy my Memory Sticks in Japan and they were quite a bit cheaper than in the US.  Back then only the Sony brand was available.  Now that we can buy Lexar and SanDisk (in the US) they have really undercut Sony on price.  In Japan you can still only find Sony and they are much more pricey than the “off” brands.

[quote author=“tifosiv122”]Or do all Duo MS not have a read/write protection switch?

I just noticed it today when staring at my new stick. I only have Sandisk sticks, so anyone with a real Sony or other, want to chime in?

Thanks,
Erik

i have a sony 256 pro duo and it doesn’t have the read/write protection..

[quote author=“tifosiv122”][quote author=“alvino”][quote author=“tifosiv122”]Or do all Duo MS not have a read/write protection switch?

I just noticed it today when staring at my new stick. I only have Sandisk sticks, so anyone with a real Sony or other, want to chime in?

Thanks,
Erik

just sharing. Sony’s MS are made by Sandisk.

I’ve heard that before…never completely believed it.

Erik

actually i have both sandisk and Sony’s ms duo stick.  when compared side by side, the adapter and ms color are of the exactly same design and color.  except 1 is printed with Sony and sandisk! 

I quite believe this rumour

i have memory sticks from both sony and san disk..Pro & Duo..all of them made in japan except this new 512 pro that i had recently purchased by sandisk(blue) is made in CHINA! :evil: IMO i don’t believe it.

My 512 Sandisk is off-white. Was yours retail boxed?

Erik

lexar duo 512mb made in japan 8)

yet i still can’t believe how much this stick costed me…  it’s almost worth half my camera :shock:

Have had 3 DUO cards. The 16MB with P800 & 32MB with P900 are both Sony brand and don’t have a Lock switch on the bottom side but I also bought one of the first available Sony 128MB DUO’s which at that time were the MagicGate version. This has the Lock switch so it must just be the MagicGate sticks.

My 100th post 8)

My 512 Sandisk is off-white. Was yours retail boxed?

Erik

i have a 512 pro duo(by sandisk) that is off-white. and one that is 512 pro that is blue. neither one are retail boxed. 

I have 2 original Sony DUO sticks: 8 MB (included with vidcam HC40) and a 32 MB (with the T1).

Neither has a protection switch.