Silly question maybe, but how do you say SxS? is it "S times S" or "SXS"? I know how to type it, but not how to say it (and when talking to techie people I like to sound like I know what I'm talking about!)

Say it "Sexxxy!!"

Actually, I say S-X-S, sometimes S-X, but I'm not sure everyone else does.

I think it's "S by S"

Ian

Ian is right. It's "S by S"

it was "S by S" on a promo DVD a manufacturer sent me.

Stupid name "S by S" but that's what I've been told too! I think there should be an industry-wide memo sent round to make averyone call it "XS" or something!

Or, given their price..."$ x $"

And with the release of the 32gb card maybe "$ x $ x $"

Ian

I first thought it was 'S. X. S.' or Sexus.... But yes it's officially 'S by S.'

Noah

Oh? I just thought it was just pronounced "SS" like in the abbreviation for Schutzstaffel.

John

I think it's "S by S"

Ian

Thats how I always said it but wasn't sure. Thanks for clarifying :)

But no one has asked what "S by S" actually stands for. In case you all were curious, it's an abbreviation for "Sony by SanDisk".

And that info is straight from the horse's mouth: a Sony rep.

- Don

How do you order timber from your hardware store? Say, something 2 inches thick and 4 inches wide -- you write L feet of 2 x 4, spoken as 2 by 4. So "S by S" is quite consistent with that common convention.

How do you order timber from your hardware store? Say, something 2 inches thick and 4 inches wide -- you write L feet of 2 x 4, spoken as 2 by 4.

That's absolutely correct. In this case, however, the word "by" is not there to convey a set of dimensions but is, in fact, to communicate who the manufacturer of the cards is.

Sony - (made) by - SanDisk.

- Don

But no one has asked what "S by S" actually stands for. In case you all were curious, it's an abbreviation for "Sony by SanDisk".

And that info is straight from the horse's mouth: a Sony rep.

- Don

Thanks for clearing that up. I would have guessed Spoils by Sony.

John

I'm in favor of calling it an S2 card.

I've been told that it stands for 'Side by Side' due to the arrangement inside the card...cant say I've ever heard 'Sony by Sandisk' from any of the sony techs I speak to... I'll ask the European product manager next time I see him, but its not the kind of question I'm gonna send to him at 10am :)