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how to spot fake MS pro duo (SONY)
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Re: fake MS pro duo (SONY) high speed
Clue #1 False SONY Part Number
or False UPC / EAN Part Number
1. Genuine SONY Memory
Sticks have exactly the
following Sony Part
Numbers and UPC Part
Numbers on the retail
paper insert and all MUST
includes "Sony IC
Recording Media
Memory Stick PRO Duo -
Operating instructions "
sheet(s) in 14 languages,
folded 20 times. It is a
special 70% or more
recycled paper using VOC
(Volatile Organic
Compound) - free
vegetable oil based ink:-
Pro series: 1GB (MSX-1GS),
2GB (MSX-2GS)
Pro Duo Hi-Speed series
1GB (MSX-M1GN) =
4-901780-942947 or
0-27242-64714-5
2GB (MSX-M2GN) =
4-901780-892532 or
0-27242-64715-2
4GB (MSX-M4GN) =
4-905524-319217
Pro Duo series (with separate
Sony Warranty sheet in 14
languages; with 2 hidden UPC
Security Tags)
1GB (MSX-M1GST/X) =
4-905524-386865; (MSX-
M1GST) = 0-27242-66543-9
2GB (MSX-M2GS/X) =
4-905524-387889; (MSX-M2GS)
= 0-27242-67114-0
4GB (MSX-M4GS/X) =
4-905524-333688; (MSX-M4GS)
= 0-27242-69239-8
8GB (MSX-M8GS/X) =
4-905524-333695; (MSX-M8GS)
= 0-27242-69240-4
Pro Duo MARK2 series (with
separate Sony Warranty sheet
in 14 languages or with 2
hidden UPC Security Tags)
1GB (MS-MT1G) =
4-905524-486469 or
0-27242-73614-4
2GB (MS-MT2G) =
4-905524-486483 or
0-27242-73619-1
4GB (MS-MT4G) =
4-905524-486506 or
0-27242-73620-7
8GB (MS-MT8G) =
4-905524-486520 or
0-27242-73621-4
16GB (MS-MT16G) =
4-905524-408133 or
0-27242-71313-0
2. FAKE Sony have easily
identifiable FALSE Sony
part numbers with extra
letter T and also mixed/
incorrect UPC Part Number
on the retail paper insert.
Pro Duo:
2GB (MSX-M2GST/X)
4GB (MSX-M4GST/X)
8GB (MSX-M8GST/X)
16GB (OEM ?)
3. Newer FAKE may have
correct Sony Part Number
but the UPC Part Number
may still be incorrect on
the retail insert! Fake has
none of the Operating
Instructions sheet(s) and
none of the separate Sony
Warranty sheet.
Clue #2 For PSP Owners:
MagicGate Unknown and
Incorrect User Capacity
1. In your PSP Menu screen,
go to Memory Stick, press
the Triangle button, then
select Information. Genuine
SONY will display as
MagicGate Supported. If
you see Unknown or
Unsupported then you
know you have a FAKE
Sony!
2. Genuine Memory Stick
displays User Capacity:
8GB as 7687MB or
7763MB; 4GB as 3839MB;
2GB as 1909MB or
1910MB; 1GB as 956MB.
3. Fake Memory Sticks
displays User Capacity:
8GB as 7727MB or
7839MB; 4GB as 3876MB;
2GB as 1937MB or 1949MB
or 1956MB or 1959MB;
1GB as 969MB of memory
space when being tested.
4. Most fakes have HALF or
less than half of the usable
capacity from the stated
capacity. The only bullet-
proof way to find out its
real capacity is to try
transferring as much data
as possible to your card
and then READ BACK
data from the card to see
if it will actually hold close
to the stated capacity with
no sign of missing files or
data corruption.
5. Genuine card has high
transfer speed at about
80Mbps while Fake has
painfully much slower
transfer speed.
Clue #3 Incorrect Retail Packaging
1. Genuine retail blister
packaging has 9+6+9
(some has 3+2+3) long-
staple-shape heat-
pressed seals along the
Left, Top & Right edges of
the pack indicated by the
positions of the yellow
arrows while fake always
only has 3+0+3 round
dimple or long glue seals
along the Left, Top & Right
edges with NO seals at the
Top edge indicated by the
encircled red arrows. This
applies to all
1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB retail
packaging products. Newer
fake may also have 9+6+9
staple seals but the TOP
vertical staple seal is
misaligned with the 6
horizontal seals. It may
also have old 3+0+3
dimple seals pattern left on
the packaging.
2. Genuine has COLOR
CODED round label: 1GB/
GO is Light Blue, 2GB/GO
is Light Green, 4GB/GO is
Purple Blue, 8GB/GO is
Red. Fake Sony has similar
color codes for 1GB, 2GB
and 4GB so not as easy to
differentiate, older FAKE
8GB/GO is Light Blue
which can be easily
identified, newer FAKE
8GB/GO is also Red which
makes it hard to identify.
3. Genuine retail blister
packaging will have a
golden metallic 'SONY
hologram sticker' at the
front as pictured. Fakes
also have similar hologram
sticker, however on the
fake the SONY wordings
does not go on and off,
become black and light up
in alternate pattern when
viewing from various
angles, fake's SONY
wordings will be ALL ON or
ALL OFF easy to
differentiate.
4. Bring the packaging to
your nearest SONY retail
outlet and ask for a SONY
Anti-counterfeit Handy
Viewer to tell if your item
is genuine. The viewer has
2 see through Lens.
Genuine hologram will
appear as complete
BLACK when see through
the Left lens and Normal
on the Right lens.
Counterfeit hologram will
appear as Normal through
both Left and Right lens.
Clue #1 False SONY Part Number
or False UPC / EAN Part Number
1. Genuine SONY Memory
Sticks have exactly the
following Sony Part
Numbers and UPC Part
Numbers on the retail
paper insert and all MUST
includes "Sony IC
Recording Media
Memory Stick PRO Duo -
Operating instructions "
sheet(s) in 14 languages,
folded 20 times. It is a
special 70% or more
recycled paper using VOC
(Volatile Organic
Compound) - free
vegetable oil based ink:-
Pro series: 1GB (MSX-1GS),
2GB (MSX-2GS)
Pro Duo Hi-Speed series
1GB (MSX-M1GN) =
4-901780-942947 or
0-27242-64714-5
2GB (MSX-M2GN) =
4-901780-892532 or
0-27242-64715-2
4GB (MSX-M4GN) =
4-905524-319217
Pro Duo series (with separate
Sony Warranty sheet in 14
languages; with 2 hidden UPC
Security Tags)
1GB (MSX-M1GST/X) =
4-905524-386865; (MSX-
M1GST) = 0-27242-66543-9
2GB (MSX-M2GS/X) =
4-905524-387889; (MSX-M2GS)
= 0-27242-67114-0
4GB (MSX-M4GS/X) =
4-905524-333688; (MSX-M4GS)
= 0-27242-69239-8
8GB (MSX-M8GS/X) =
4-905524-333695; (MSX-M8GS)
= 0-27242-69240-4
Pro Duo MARK2 series (with
separate Sony Warranty sheet
in 14 languages or with 2
hidden UPC Security Tags)
1GB (MS-MT1G) =
4-905524-486469 or
0-27242-73614-4
2GB (MS-MT2G) =
4-905524-486483 or
0-27242-73619-1
4GB (MS-MT4G) =
4-905524-486506 or
0-27242-73620-7
8GB (MS-MT8G) =
4-905524-486520 or
0-27242-73621-4
16GB (MS-MT16G) =
4-905524-408133 or
0-27242-71313-0
2. FAKE Sony have easily
identifiable FALSE Sony
part numbers with extra
letter T and also mixed/
incorrect UPC Part Number
on the retail paper insert.
Pro Duo:
2GB (MSX-M2GST/X)
4GB (MSX-M4GST/X)
8GB (MSX-M8GST/X)
16GB (OEM ?)
3. Newer FAKE may have
correct Sony Part Number
but the UPC Part Number
may still be incorrect on
the retail insert! Fake has
none of the Operating
Instructions sheet(s) and
none of the separate Sony
Warranty sheet.
Clue #2 For PSP Owners:
MagicGate Unknown and
Incorrect User Capacity
1. In your PSP Menu screen,
go to Memory Stick, press
the Triangle button, then
select Information. Genuine
SONY will display as
MagicGate Supported. If
you see Unknown or
Unsupported then you
know you have a FAKE
Sony!
2. Genuine Memory Stick
displays User Capacity:
8GB as 7687MB or
7763MB; 4GB as 3839MB;
2GB as 1909MB or
1910MB; 1GB as 956MB.
3. Fake Memory Sticks
displays User Capacity:
8GB as 7727MB or
7839MB; 4GB as 3876MB;
2GB as 1937MB or 1949MB
or 1956MB or 1959MB;
1GB as 969MB of memory
space when being tested.
4. Most fakes have HALF or
less than half of the usable
capacity from the stated
capacity. The only bullet-
proof way to find out its
real capacity is to try
transferring as much data
as possible to your card
and then READ BACK
data from the card to see
if it will actually hold close
to the stated capacity with
no sign of missing files or
data corruption.
5. Genuine card has high
transfer speed at about
80Mbps while Fake has
painfully much slower
transfer speed.
Clue #3 Incorrect Retail Packaging
1. Genuine retail blister
packaging has 9+6+9
(some has 3+2+3) long-
staple-shape heat-
pressed seals along the
Left, Top & Right edges of
the pack indicated by the
positions of the yellow
arrows while fake always
only has 3+0+3 round
dimple or long glue seals
along the Left, Top & Right
edges with NO seals at the
Top edge indicated by the
encircled red arrows. This
applies to all
1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB retail
packaging products. Newer
fake may also have 9+6+9
staple seals but the TOP
vertical staple seal is
misaligned with the 6
horizontal seals. It may
also have old 3+0+3
dimple seals pattern left on
the packaging.
2. Genuine has COLOR
CODED round label: 1GB/
GO is Light Blue, 2GB/GO
is Light Green, 4GB/GO is
Purple Blue, 8GB/GO is
Red. Fake Sony has similar
color codes for 1GB, 2GB
and 4GB so not as easy to
differentiate, older FAKE
8GB/GO is Light Blue
which can be easily
identified, newer FAKE
8GB/GO is also Red which
makes it hard to identify.
3. Genuine retail blister
packaging will have a
golden metallic 'SONY
hologram sticker' at the
front as pictured. Fakes
also have similar hologram
sticker, however on the
fake the SONY wordings
does not go on and off,
become black and light up
in alternate pattern when
viewing from various
angles, fake's SONY
wordings will be ALL ON or
ALL OFF easy to
differentiate.
4. Bring the packaging to
your nearest SONY retail
outlet and ask for a SONY
Anti-counterfeit Handy
Viewer to tell if your item
is genuine. The viewer has
2 see through Lens.
Genuine hologram will
appear as complete
BLACK when see through
the Left lens and Normal
on the Right lens.
Counterfeit hologram will
appear as Normal through
both Left and Right lens.
- Thread Starter
- #4
Clue #4 Front view
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
and can be rub off.
2. Genuine black plastic
casing background has 2
distinct textures, a much
darker texture on the
inside enclosed by
rectangular frame
comparing with its outer
casing. The 2 distinct
textures apply to both
front and back of the card.
The casing texture of the
Fake card is uniform
throughout, hence lower
cost for manufacturing.
3. There is no OEM version
of SONY memory stick pro
duo being produced, all
genuine SONY are
produced in sealed retail
blister pack. Hence if you
discover an unidentified
sticker at the back of the
card after opening the
sealed pack, like the one
shown in the picture
below, then it is fake! (I
guess fakers are attempting
to mark their own
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
and can be rub off.
2. Genuine black plastic
casing background has 2
distinct textures, a much
darker texture on the
inside enclosed by
rectangular frame
comparing with its outer
casing. The 2 distinct
textures apply to both
front and back of the card.
The casing texture of the
Fake card is uniform
throughout, hence lower
cost for manufacturing.
3. There is no OEM version
of SONY memory stick pro
duo being produced, all
genuine SONY are
produced in sealed retail
blister pack. Hence if you
discover an unidentified
sticker at the back of the
card after opening the
sealed pack, like the one
shown in the picture
below, then it is fake! (I
guess fakers are attempting
to mark their own
- Thread Starter
- #5
Clue #5 Back view
1. The font face, font size
and printing technique
are the main criteria to
differentiate the genuine
from the fake, please 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.
Old fake is using identical
normal font face
throughout but newer fake
now has italic ' S'.
3. Genuine uses print ready/
control vector art
technique and has all
golden letterings
engraved by laser-
etched into the plastic
shell of the card, the
letterings are metallic
reflective quality against
light source and is EASY
to read. Fake uses inferior
hi-res bitmap to copy the
genuine, hard to read via
naked eye, so zoom in a
bit to see the printing
flaw, and is not reflective
against light source. The
font on the fake usually is
messy, out of focus and
can be rub off. To know if
it is printed, just use your
finger to feel the surface as
the letterings are a bit
raised.
4. 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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1. The font face, font size
and printing technique
are the main criteria to
differentiate the genuine
from the fake, please 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.
Old fake is using identical
normal font face
throughout but newer fake
now has italic ' S'.
3. Genuine uses print ready/
control vector art
technique and has all
golden letterings
engraved by laser-
etched into the plastic
shell of the card, the
letterings are metallic
reflective quality against
light source and is EASY
to read. Fake uses inferior
hi-res bitmap to copy the
genuine, hard to read via
naked eye, so zoom in a
bit to see the printing
flaw, and is not reflective
against light source. The
font on the fake usually is
messy, out of focus and
can be rub off. To know if
it is printed, just use your
finger to feel the surface as
the letterings are a bit
raised.
4. 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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- Points
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