September 19, 2008 10:47 AM PDT

Sony S-Series Walkman wins Editors' Choice

by Jasmine France
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Sony has come a long way since the release of the NW-MS11 Network Walkman. One of the company's first flash-based MP3 players, the NW-MS11 didn't even play MP3s and was crippled by copy-protection woes and painfully slow transcoding, but even back then, Walkmans were a model of sleek design and excellent sound quality. The S-Series Walkman is a prime example of the reason Sony was the original king of portable music devices. The flash player, which comes in 4GB ($149.99) and 8GB ($179.99) models, is sleek, compact, easy to use, and packed with features. Plus, it sounds great and has an impressive battery life--we just wish we could get more than the 8GB of memory. Read the full S-Series Walkman review.

For more than five years, Jasmine France has covered a variety of tech products for CNET--from scanners to keyboards to GPS devices--but she's happiest where she is now: sitting atop a pile of MP3 players, "testing" every music service known to man, and jamming a variety of earbuds in every shape and color into her absurdly small ears. E-mail Jasmine.
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by MadLyb September 19, 2008 5:27 PM PDT
I read the review, non-standard USB, non-standard headphone, poor video performance, only 8 GB and no memory slot and you still gave it 4 out of 5 stars? I guess working with iPods has lowered your expectations.
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by Aluk Dramen September 20, 2008 9:54 AM PDT
Huh, the player works with standard headphones and nowhere is stated that it has poor video performance. You need to improve you reading skills, mate.
by Tech Diva XXX September 20, 2008 1:35 PM PDT
Maybe because of the sound quality? The sound is WAY better than any iPod!! You can also use standard headphones, it's just for the built-in noise cancelling feature you need those particular headphones. Also a few more codecs and also subscription music are accepted over the iPods.
by TechnologyNews July 24, 2009 9:47 PM PDT
i think it is ipold killer ;) ..
http://www.zahipedia.com/2009/07/24/sony-s-series-walkman-review/
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