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[GUIDE]Counterfeit/Genuine Memory Sticks.
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6. November 2007 @ 13:05 |
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OK, this guide is to help people find out the difference between fake MS's(Memory Stick('s)) and real MS's.
I have used eBay's clues and modified it a bit, so I use my own words.
Clue No.1
Real Ones:
Look at the back of your MS to use this clue.
Memory Stick PRO DUO(Previous Versions)--1GB (MSX-M1GST), 2GB (MSX-M2GS), 4GB (MSX-M4GS), 8GB (MSX-M8GS)
Memory Stick PRO DUO(Current Versions)-- 2GB (MSX-M2GS/X), 4GB (MSX-M4GS/X), 8GB (MSX-M8GS/X). *BEWARE some newer fakes are now also showing the correct Sony part numbers, hence MUST check the color coded round label below*
Memory Stick PRO DUO-HIGH SPEED--1GB (MSX-M1GN), 2GB (MSX-M2GN), 4GB (MSX-M4GN).
* PRO Duo: 2GB (MSX-M2GST/X), 4GB (MSX-M4GST/X), 8GB (MSX-M8GST/X).
# For PSP owner:- To check if you have a real one, go to your PSP XMB(menu) and then press the TRIANGLE button and choose INFORMATION.If it says MagicGate Supported then you're fine.If it says MagicGate Unknown, then you've received a fake(25% chance real)
Clue No.2
Examine the front of your MS to use this clue.
1. Genuine uses print ready/control vector art technique to print all the letterings. Fake uses inferior hi-res bitmap to copy the genuine, so zoom in a bit to see the printing flaw. The font on the fake usually is bolder, messy, out of focus and rub off easily. Newer fakes have exact print now.
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Genuine card is often thinner than fake. Try fitting the card into an adapter and you may find that it has problem as it doesn't seems to fit into the adapter easily (feels like its squeezing in). Newer 2GB fake (1959MB version) even has problem fitting into a PSP (PlayStation Portable).
Genuine 2GB.
Fake 2GB.
Clue No.3(Probably the most useful clue)
Examine the back of your MS to use this clue.
1. The font face, font size and printing technique are the main criteria to differentiate the genuine from the fake, so you must take notice.
2. Genuine has the letter 'S' in 'MSX-4GS' as Italic than the 'S' used in other writings such as 'BBSC1000000'. Also notice the OPEN top letter '4' for both 2GB and 4GB cards. Fake is using identical normal font face throughout!
3. On the 10 gold metal stripes/contact, genuine is covered fully by the black plastic housing from the top to the bottom end. Fakes may have small black holes on the some metal stripes, some have its gold metal stripe not fully covered by the black plastic housing. Some fakes have internal green color PCB board exposed as pictured displaying its inferior manufacturing defect.
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Genuine uses print ready/control vector art technique and has all golden letterings engraved by laser-etched into the plastic shell of the card. Fake uses inferior hi-res bitmap to copy the genuine, so zoom in a bit to see the printing flaw. The font on the fake usually is messy, out of focus and rub off easily. To know if it is printed, just use your finger to feel the surface as the letterings are a bit raised.
**NOTE.I have a 512MB MS and it is 100% genuine and the back of the MS's text is a bit bumpy.Use the other options to confirm if your PSP is fake or not.
Genuine 2GB
Genuine 4GB
Clue No.4(Very good to see if your MS is fake or not)
The Capacity Of Your MS and Transfer Speed Test.
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Genuine 4GB displays default capacity as 3839MB and genuine 2GB displays default capacity as 1909MB while some devices will read them at 1910MB. Some older fake 2GB shows 1948MB and 1959MB of memory space when being tested. Newer fake 2GB may now show any of these figures including the 1910MB of a genuine. However some 2GB fakes only have a true capacity of only 512MB/1GB. Try transferring as much data as possible to your card and also READ BACK from the card to see if it will actually hold close to the stated capacity with no sign of data corruption.
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Genuine hi-speed card (with red-stripe) has a transfer speed at about 80Mbps. Fake has a slower transfer speed with 1948MB fake actually can do about 65Mbps to 70Mbps and 1959MB fake at most 60Mbps.
This guide from eBay has successfully confirmed that my 4GB MS is real.I have failed to confirm that my 4GB MS is MagicGate supported, but besides that, I have a real MS.I hope this guide will help you.
Credits:
eBay, for making this guide.
KiKzM33z(LOL)for posting this guide in and modifying some of it.Plus, I confirmed that it helps :P
*NOTE*There are 2 parts of the guide that I did not mention:
The Packaging.
The inside of the MS.
If you want me to post them in then feel free to ask me.
Update.
Just a lil' update telling where NOT to buy your memory sticks from.
X Any online stores.(Some may be a genuine online shop, and trusted, but it's more safer.)
X Anywhere in Asia. This goes to PSP batteries too... But I did get my friend there to hack my PSP for me... So they're good for that.
X Any shops that are not famous. Stick to GAME, Comet, Currys, Argos. Note that the shops mentioned are in the UK. Maybe some of them in the U.S.
X Any traders that you're not to close with. Stick to friends or either check the memory stick first before trading.
Any other pointers please post.
For the original guide, please click here.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 4. April 2008 @ 15:01
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6. November 2007 @ 13:11 |
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nice guide should be a stickie, one question my 4gb memory card it has this code on it 4GB (MSX-M4GS), but to load stuff onto it takes ages.
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6. November 2007 @ 13:16 |
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all my memory card are real but when i go to the info of it unknow comes up beside magicgate
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6. November 2007 @ 13:19 |
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Hm...Not sure about that.I just went by the guide.Do you know the transfer speed of your MS?
I don't know about the MagicGate unknown, but if the MS has been working with you for a long time and it has no problems, then I suggest you use it normally until it starts crapping out on you.
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6. November 2007 @ 13:23 |
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Originally posted by kikzm33z:
Hm...Not sure about that.I just went by the guide.Do you know the transfer speed of your MS?
I don't know about the MagicGate unknown, but if the MS has been working with you for a long time and it has no problems, then I suggest you use it normally until it starts crapping out on you.
speed is grand it could be my cable, anyway cool guide should be a stickie.
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6. November 2007 @ 13:26 |
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Originally posted by 07anto07:
Originally posted by kikzm33z:
Hm...Not sure about that.I just went by the guide.Do you know the transfer speed of your MS?
I don't know about the MagicGate unknown, but if the MS has been working with you for a long time and it has no problems, then I suggest you use it normally until it starts crapping out on you.
speed is grand it could be my cable, anyway cool guide should be a stickie.
Thanks Anto :)
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6. November 2007 @ 13:30 |
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sent the mods a pm to see if it can be a stickie
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6. November 2007 @ 13:57 |
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Originally posted by 07anto07:
sent the mods a pm to see if it can be a stickie
I've PMed a mod.I won't feel depressed if it isn't stickied, I'll just feel more tired because lots of people are buying fake MS's from eBay without doing any research...So...
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6. November 2007 @ 14:05 |
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Originally posted by kikzm33z:
Originally posted by 07anto07:
sent the mods a pm to see if it can be a stickie
I've PMed a mod.I won't feel depressed if it isn't stickied, I'll just feel more tired because lots of people are buying fake MS's from eBay without doing any research...So...
true for a while i taught my 4gb was fake, but thanks to ur guide i know it's real
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6. November 2007 @ 14:07 |
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Originally posted by 07anto07:
Originally posted by kikzm33z:
Originally posted by 07anto07:
sent the mods a pm to see if it can be a stickie
I've PMed a mod.I won't feel depressed if it isn't stickied, I'll just feel more tired because lots of people are buying fake MS's from eBay without doing any research...So...
true for a while i taught my 4gb was fake, but thanks to ur guide i know it's real
No.Thanks to eBay's guide :P
I just knew that my MS is real.But thanks for thanking me :P
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6. November 2007 @ 14:22 |
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cool u got a stickie :)
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6. November 2007 @ 14:27 |
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Originally posted by 07anto07:
cool u got a stickie :)
Yep.This might be closed in the future, but I hope I can help people.
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27. November 2007 @ 16:12 |
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Nice guide!
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28. November 2007 @ 11:36 |
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Originally posted by CKhaleel:
Nice guide!
Thanks CK :)
I thought that nobody else would see this guide apart from Anto and I.
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28. November 2007 @ 16:31 |
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the back of my memory stick doesnt have any of those numbers on it....
it just says "made in china" and "BB0624704120D"
its a blue 1GB Sandisk Memory Stick Pro Duo
and when I go into information...next to Magicgate it doesnt say anything
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29. November 2007 @ 12:29 |
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Originally posted by Gigaman92:
the back of my memory stick doesnt have any of those numbers on it....
it just says "made in china" and "BB0624704120D"
its a blue 1GB Sandisk Memory Stick Pro Duo
and when I go into information...next to Magicgate it doesnt say anything
I think it says that because it's not created from Sony(?). Where did you get it from? Also, it should say "Supported" when you see the information.
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30. November 2007 @ 18:21 |
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this guide's great kikz.i juz know that my 4gb n 2gb stick are real n the other 2gb is fake.thank u very much for this guide.lol...
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30. November 2007 @ 18:51 |
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Originally posted by luffypsp:
this guide's great kikz.i juz know that my 4gb n 2gb stick are real n the other 2gb is fake.thank u very much for this guide.lol...
No probs, Luffy :)
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2. December 2007 @ 17:39 |
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Well... a little late I think but this was a good guide.. thanks Kikz!
(BTW you should add the app that sees your memory stick's writing speeds..) Sorry if you included it already lol.. I didn't read the last part :P
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3. December 2007 @ 14:59 |
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Originally posted by marlino23:
Well... a little late I think but this was a good guide.. thanks Kikz!
(BTW you should add the app that sees your memory stick's writing speeds..) Sorry if you included it already lol.. I didn't read the last part :P
Yup, I've got that =)
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3. December 2007 @ 17:54 |
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Originally posted by kikzm33z:
Originally posted by marlino23:
Well... a little late I think but this was a good guide.. thanks Kikz!
(BTW you should add the app that sees your memory stick's writing speeds..) Sorry if you included it already lol.. I didn't read the last part :P
Yup, I've got that =)
Alright.. good guide then :D
I only wish that non-homebrew enabled PSP's could run that app too :(
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4. December 2007 @ 11:33 |
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What app?
*confused*
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4. December 2007 @ 21:00 |
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Originally posted by kikzm33z:
What app?
*confused*
App that checks the writing speed of your memory stick.
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Gigaman92
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4. December 2007 @ 21:42 |
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Originally posted by kikzm33z:
Originally posted by Gigaman92:
the back of my memory stick doesnt have any of those numbers on it....
it just says "made in china" and "BB0624704120D"
its a blue 1GB Sandisk Memory Stick Pro Duo
and when I go into information...next to Magicgate it doesnt say anything
I think it says that because it's not created from Sony(?). Where did you get it from? Also, it should say "Supported" when you see the information.
*whistles* I uh...got it from a trade I did from some kid XD I traded my 2GB memory stick for the downgrading of my PSP o.o and he gave me his 1GB memory stick so I wouldnt be stickless o.o but the 2GB mememory stick was like that too....I had bought it from Officemax
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5. December 2007 @ 13:07 |
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Originally posted by Gigaman92:
Originally posted by kikzm33z:
Originally posted by Gigaman92:
the back of my memory stick doesnt have any of those numbers on it....
it just says "made in china" and "BB0624704120D"
its a blue 1GB Sandisk Memory Stick Pro Duo
and when I go into information...next to Magicgate it doesnt say anything
I think it says that because it's not created from Sony(?). Where did you get it from? Also, it should say "Supported" when you see the information.
*whistles* I uh...got it from a trade I did from some kid XD I traded my 2GB memory stick for the downgrading of my PSP o.o and he gave me his 1GB memory stick so I wouldnt be stickless o.o but the 2GB mememory stick was like that too....I had bought it from Officemax
I'm not sure... Well, if you think it works fine for you then I suggest you should stick to it. When(if) it starts to crap up, just get a new one - from shops :)
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