Memory Stick Starting to Catch On
According to data from market researcher NPD Intelect, Sony's Memory Stick is starting to make make progress in the flash memory market. A year ago, the MemStick has just 7% of the market but now it has 25%.
Last year, CompactFlash had the lion's share of the market with 51% and Smart Media was a close second with 41%. But the MemStick has cut into both of these. Now, CompactFlash has 40% and Smart Media has 32%.
The SD card is still so new it barely made a ripple on this year's figures. This is expected to change as more devices ship with SD slots.
Total shipments of MemSticks are expected to reach 10 million by the end of June.
Sony will soon no longer be the only MemStick manufacturer. Both Fujitsu and Lexar Media have licenses to make them. They had to pay for a licencing fee but don't have to pay royalties.
"People are waiting to see which media technology is going to win, and what we are seeing is that Memory Stick has been gaining share while the share of CompactFlash and Smart Media has been declining," said Lexar spokesperson.
Fumio Ohtsubo, Matsushita's managing director, admitted that SD Card shipments have been dwarfed by Memory Stick's. So far, his company has made only 250 thousand. Still, he predicted that 160 million SD cards would have been sold by 2006, capturing 50% of the market.
Matsushita is working to cut into the MemStick's lead by dropping their prices.
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RE: MMC = Smart Media
MMC (MultiMediaCards) is the "old version" of SD. I think
they have the same form factor and so on, but they aren't
"secure". MMC have been used in some MP3 players, but I haven't
heard of any digicams so far (but am certainly no expert).
I was surprised, though, to read that MMC/SD combined have
so tiny a market share that they don't even appear in
the numbers...
It's about time that Flashmemory Standard mess gets cleaned
up. I alone own three different standards of flashmemory
(CompactFlash, Smartmedia and Memorystick). I like Sony,
and since now there are other Memorystick manufacturers,
pricing may become somewhat more competitive.
RE: MMC = Smart Media
Additionally, the SD format will also IO for peripherals.
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Des Paroz
Sydney, Australia
sony stick sucks
the SD one is built a lot better but i still dont relish something so tiny to hold my data.
RE: sony stick sucks
RE: Smart Media Card
I lost a $50 Smart Media Card with all my data. The damn thing was so small it must have slipped out of my case and I never noticed it. Or I put a piece of paper on top of it and forgot about it. But the SmartCard has one big advantage over the others: the replacement goes in my wallet. It handles being sat on all day just fine. Try that with your SD card or Memory Stick!
-Dr. Bob
sony stick sucks...NOT!!
RE: sony stick sucks
RE: sony stick sucks
RE: sony stick sucks
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Des Paroz
Sydney, Australia
Stop posting misleading information.
>memory stick that is incompatible with it's own
>product until you down load the drivers...
1. Super-fragile?
As compare to what? I can guarrentee you that SD card are the same if not more delicate than memory sticks.
2. Super-expensive?
If you do a search for prices of memory stick and SD cards, they only differ slightly in price.
3. Incompatible?
I think you are talking about SD cards.
I took pictures on my SONY camera, pulled out the memory stick that the pictures are stored on, insert the memory stick into my Clie, and view the pictures in my Clie. How's that for compatibility?
*****
I think you should check you information before actually posting them.
RE: sony stick sucks
be cheaper and cheaper. SONY will introduce many MS-compatiable devices within this year. SD ? no way ...
http://www.yapn.com.tw/forums/thread.asp?forumid=65&threadid=25028
RE: sony stick sucks
RE: sony stick sucks
MemoryStick speed vx MMC speed
RE: MemoryStick speed vx MMC speed
SD is definitely faster than MMC
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Des Paroz
Sydney, Australia
RE: MemoryStick speed vx MMC speed
RE: MemoryStick speed vx MMC speed
Anyone out there with more knowledge about current SD?
RE: MemoryStick speed vx MMC speed
The only reason it's that high is.....
1. Clie's
2. Mp3 Players
3. Digital Cameras
4. Digital Video Cameras
5. Vaio Laptops
6. Desktop Computers
7. Electronic Picture Frames
8. AIBO Robot Dog
Sony is an electronic Giant. If McDonald's threw in a SD Card with every big Mac, that would be the leader in this pointless poll. These numbers mean nothing.
RE: The only reason it's that high is.....
RE: The only reason it's that high is.....
This is sticks -in addition to- those shipped with product.
RE: It makes perfect sense...
If that's not your idea of a good time, you might want to consider one of the other memory options available.
10 million?
Didn't you post a story last october about shipping 10 million? Was that a lie? Or is this misguided?
RE: 10 million?
RE: 10 million?
RE: 10 million?
RE: 10 million?
Also, the CF market share has dropped. Logic. How many people go out and buy a new CF card on a regular basis ?
RE: 10 million?
Actual Data
Compact Media
SD 10Mb/s
Memory Stick 2.45Mb/s
Compact Flash 2.2Mb/s
SpringBoard 11Mb/s
Smart Media 12Mbits/sec?
I think they are all Megabits not bytes per second. I would love to see a chart with the power consumption (3.3v), transfer rates, size, security, etc…
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