More strange flash memory price differences (Same maker, same size)

paulbearer

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Following up to my post regarding the strange price differences in SD memory prices for a 512 MB product from Sandisk (same capacity, just different model number), I found the same situation for some Memory Stick Pro products.

In this case, it is a 1 GB Memory Stick Pro. I found 2 listings on PriceGrabber that corresponded to 2 different Sandisk models. Both had the same capacity, and again, neither was rated as the "high performance" or "Ultra" flash memory that usually commands a price premium.

Can anyone explain the difference between these two products? The price difference is $100 for what appears to be the exact same product. The only thing is that one memory stick is the old "cream" color, while the other one is aqua or something:

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=722397/search=1gb%20memory%20stick%20pro/ut=40ac3dcf0c6e742d
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=1956592/search=1gb%20memory%20stick%20pro/ut=40ac3dcf0c6e742d