So the overpriced Vita memory cards are not even fast?!!!!

In comparison to microSDs out there, we see the Vita cards operating at the equivalent of Class 2 to Class 6, depending on what kind of mood you catch it in (the class system is defined by write speeds). Read times are not really covered by the SD Class system, but in our experience they're either the same or quite a bit better - flash memory in general tends to be more challenged when it comes to writing data as opposed to reading it back.

The Vita cards seem to max out at somewhere in-between 6MB/s to 8MB/s, generally speaking - quite a large delta. At the time of writing, a 16GB Vita card costs around £40 while a Class 10 MicroSD with a reputable brand, offering the same storage, can be purchased from Amazon for as little as £10.

ShadowDeathX

yikes, no bueno.

didnt Sony hear people were tired of the long downdloads on the ps3...they put long waits on the Vita TOO, smh? Sony literally is just wait...

i really dont care.... it doesnt really affect me at all..campzor

Hrm....I thought I actually cared about this...and then I went back to playing Wipeout 2048 and Uncharted. Complaining about memory cards is getting old...maybe I should complain about how Microsoft makes you pay for online play or how the Wii is like playing a PS2 with motion controls or how the DS is a poorly designed outdated handheld compared to the Vita. Will people that own those consoles care about what I mentioned? About as much as I care about the speed of my 16gb stick for my vita.

Kinda reminds me of those 360 harddrives, network cards and the wireless usb dongle for controllers :P

Kinda reminds me of those 360 harddrives, network cards and the wireless usb dongle for controllers :P

MlauTheDaft

Well there's allways the piracy protection excuse... too bad they pass that cost onto legit consumers.SaltyMeatballs

[QUOTE="yoshi_64"][QUOTE="LastRambo341"]Doesn't seem like a big dealLastRambo341