September 19, 2008 10:47 AM PDT
Sony S-Series Walkman wins Editors' Choice
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(Credit: CNET Networks/Corinne Schulze)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.
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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.
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