I actually bought this player at Christmas for my son, and I have to say, I wanted to keep it for myself.
The players come in several trendy colours Black, Silver, Pink and Violet. The violet one being the one I have.
The look and feel of the player is the thing that draws you to it, as it just seems to give you that quality feeling, as it comfortably sits into the palm of your hand.
The sound quality is excellent, although it is restricted,and the 6 GB space is more than enough for anyone.
The imformation display seems to be part of the players actual casing, as the displayed information seems to radiate through the surface. Which again adds to the quality feel.
The thing that really lets the Sony walkman down is the Sony "Connect" software that is supplied with the player. For me anyway it was difficult to configure onto my PC. and it just is difficult, and akward to use.
The real problem is that the Connect software is the only means of transfering music onto the player, as direct transfer of files from your PC does not work. The files will transfer if you copy them across but the player will not recogine them unless they have been transfered using the Sony software.
The price does seems to be a bit excessive when compared to some other players outside of the "ipods"
In summary it does look, sound and feel like a quality item which I and my son are pleased with. It is just a pity about the poor software package that is supplied which Sony need to address.
Thanks for reading.
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Advantages: Looks pretty, Different sound options, fits in pocket Disadvantages: Battery gets worse, difficult to delete songs, difficult to get songs onto mp3
Advantages: Looks pretty, Different sound options, fits in pocket Disadvantages: Battery gets worse, difficult to delete songs, difficult to get songs onto mp3
Mar 10th, 2006
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