In article <418a4a1b$0$742$58c7af7e@news.kabelfoon.nl>, 
andre@kabelaar.nl says...
> >I just bought a sony Cybershot DSC-W1 and need to buy a memory stick pro
> > at 256 MB or bigger.
> > I have looked at Sony and at Sandisk and Lexar which are cheaper Sony says 
> > transfer rate of 160mbps   Sandisk says 15 and 20 MBs . but is much 
> > cheaper. Does the transfer rate make any difference when taking pictures 
> > I/E longer between shots or is just when downloading to computer?  Does it 
> > make any difference whe recording MPEGS?
> > If it doesnt affect picture taking I can live with longer downloading for 
> > the cheaper price.
> > Is there anything I need to look out for when buying memory sticks.  This 
> > is my first digital camera and after spending 300 bucks I dont wnt to 
> > screw up.
> > Thanks ahead of time for any help.
> 

Testing with every memorystick available has shown no speed 
difference with either my Sony F717 or my Sony F828 or my 
Sony V1.

Lexar, Sony, Sony memory stick PRO, all seem to take the 
same lenght of time to save a file of the same size.

If there is a speed difference it is so miniscule as to be 
not noticable.


-- 
Larry Lynch
Mystic, Ct.