Sandisk 2GB a 189$

Following up on our report on SanDisk Ships Memory Sticks to Europe it appears SanDisk has also begun to ship their new 2 gig pro duo cards in the states. A quick search on Froogle shows online retailers preselling the new card for as low as $189 USD ! While they are not in stock yet, reports have come in that they are expecting their shipments within a week. When compared with the $350+ pricetag sony has on their 2 gig pro duo cards, this seems like a steal...just try and forget about the fact you are still paying nearly the same amount of $ as the PSP itself.

SanDisk today announced that retailers in Europe will begin receiving high-capacity SanDisk Memory Stick PRO Duo Gaming cards over the coming weeks in anticipation of the planned September 1 release of the Sony PSP. The announcement was made at GC 2005, the largest gaming show in Europe, where SanDisk is exhibiting at booth C31, Hall 5 in the Leipzig Fair Exhibition Center.

SanDisk Memory Stick PRO Duo Gaming cards, which have become popular in countries where the hand-held entertainment system has already been introduced, are made in capacities of up to 2 gigabytes. High-capacity memory cards are necessary to fully utilize the PSP's multitude of features, including the storage of video clips, digital music tracks, game data and digital still photos.

European consumers who have waited for the PSP are being rewarded for their patience, because the latest models will incorporate Sony's recently-announced 2.0 firmware upgrade. This addition adds a Web browser, the ability to transfer digital still photos between PSPs through a wireless connection, support for more image formats (TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG) and support for two additional music audio formats, WAV and AAC. Also, the new PSPs will allow video downloading in the MPEG4 AVC format, providing a platform for Web-based vendors to offer TV shows and other content.