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Summary: Same problems
Review: I love Sony..I even loved this Sony,,,unfortunately all the stories are true. I only gave it one star beacuse it is small and fairly well designed. For $270.00 you should get something more than software hassles because of all this protection b/s, something that works with ME when it is advertsied to work with ME, and a battery and charger that actaully works. The hassles with the software and the battery are all true. This is a lot of money, I am shocked Sony just basically leaves it to the user to resolve or live with the problems. ["buy an extra battery"..after waiting on hold for an hour...'cause mine doesn't work correctly????..what a load of baloney!!!!!!]. Here is the topper..buy a song off Real's site after downloading Real which supports this unit because Sony's software is so bad it never works correctly and has little functionality [same Sony camera-same problem...hmmmmm]then find out that the format they sell you the song in is not supported by the player in spite of the fact that they support this specific player with their software....the double helix ram balonay format is not supported by the player. The inconsideration and lack of customer comittment is unblievable to me. I am done with Sony [Get a Canon or Nikon camera and an Ipod...and I am done with Real]
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Summary: Everyday runner
Review: I recieved this MP3 player as a gift 2 years ago. Over the last two years I have used this almost daily for training runs and numerous half marathons. While I do love this proiduct, ever electronic device has its quirks. From day one I had problems with the recharger. As you can imaging after 2 years of use there is also some wear and tear. I have used it so much that the battery closure no longer closes tight enough to run the player. I can overcome this by keeping it closed with a rubber band. I would purchase this player again, infact I may buy another one to replace the one I have worn out.
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Summary: Pretty Good
Review: If your looking to buy this music player then a here are a few things you need to know.1. transfer times are a little bit slow. cause you have to convert your mp3 into atrac an then it transfers. the transfer from your computer is fast but the converson is not. 2. i had problems with the software, i called sony to get it corrected but the phone rep couldnt help and told me that someone higher would call the next day, but no one did, instead i got an email asking me what the problem was ( i didnt like that cause it take more time to do it through email) my problem was that the software open mg caused an error and terminated in win xp. I figured that my ms outlook was messing it up and delete outlook and every since open mg has worked fine. 3. the whole check in/ check out system [stinks]. Im fine with the whole check out thing but the fact that i have to check the song back in to avoid not being able to check the song out next time is absurd (actually you have 4 check outs with out check in before it does that). i know the system is to prevent ppl from sharing songs but why would it matter if you check it in or not cause you cannot put the song on another computer anyways. for one it wont let you, two its in atrac. for me after i dont want a song on it i jsut delete it, and i recently read taht you need to check it in so im a bit peaved. 4.small things i dont like is that the battery indicator is inconsistent. its not a big deal or anything but i jsut never know when my batter is almost dead. what happens is that after you charge the bat. and put it in the indicator quickly drops to 3 bars (4 being full) then after and hour or 2, it drops to 1 bar then lasts for a while on one bar. it may not even matter to you but its sorta does for me. so the decision you have to make is is the look worth the hassle?, is the price worth the hassle?, and is sony worth the hassle? i know ive said alot of problems ive had with it but i still like the player it is incredibly small and looks great. It is light and does the job that i bought it for. overall i am happy with my nw-ms11, but then again i got it as a birthday present and didnt shell out [price] for it.
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Summary: Digital Rights Management
Review: People should boycot this product because Sony is trying to impose its digital rights management on all of the users. The device requires proprietary software that includes features to limit transferability of music. Cut this short by buying a different MP3 player.
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Summary: New Sony MS-11: sleek but restrictive
Review: Purchased Sony's new MS-11 but returned it the same day (and purchased Samsung YP700). Despite it's steep price...it is indeed great looking, functional but has one large flaw -- Sony's music management system is too restrictive (explained below). Before I purchased the MS-11, its product specs read 'plays back in ATRAC and supports MP3'. This means that if you have MP3 songs that you have converted or downloaded free from the internet onto your computer, you cannot merely 'copy' them onto the Sony MagicGate memory stick ("MS"), but rather must convert the MP3 song file into Sony's ATRAC format. Once converted, Sony's music management system tracks how many instances of a song has been 'checked' out of your computer (that you connect the MP3 player to) and limits the number of times you can 'checkout' a song. Also, Sony recommends that 'checked out' songs are then 'checked back in' (as opposed to merely deleting the song from MS if you no longer want it) -- what a hassle! Bottom line is that Sony (as a music company) wants to (over) protect music intellectual property which means a hindrance to users. I would recommend other brands, such as Samsung YP700 (which is 128MB built-in and you can add 128MB memory chip), as opposed to Sony MS-11 which has no built-in memory but does come with 128MB MS. The Samsung looks great, works great (blue LCD lighting with remote control) and is cheaper at [lower price] -- and importantly, you can simply copy/delete downloaded MP3 files onto the player without dealing with a 'check-in/check-out' music filing system.
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Summary: Top notch technology from Sony
Review: Slick and extremely compact, this MP3 player has everything you need and nothing you don't.
Song transfers are fast via USB, quite easy to perform with OpenMG. Personnally i don't really mind the copyright issue. This awesome piece of technology sits in the palm of your hand and is extremely user friendly, battery life is an incredible 10 hours! and 128 MB is enough for about 35 songs at 132 kbps. Bottow line;
Sony technology at it's best. Two thumbs up!
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Summary: Sleek gadget with a few lowdowns
Review: Sony's NW-MS11 is a very, very nice looking mp3 player. Actually, this device plays music in ATRAC format. Don't panic, in case you've never heard about ATRAC, it's just a different format for music compression, just like mp3. As a result, you have to convert all your music into ATRAC before being able to play it on the device. This task is EASILY done with software that's included with the mp3 player, so do not worry about it; it's a piece of cake. In terms of quality, the NW-MS11 has the best I've ever heard on an mp3 player. Combined with high quality headphones/earphones, you're in heaven. The device also comes with a pair of earphones, which I'd rate a 3 in a 1-5 scale, in terms of quality. It'll do though, but if you have the cash, get yourself some better quality earphones or headphones. When I bought this product, it came with a 128 MB memory stick, meaning that you could only place up to 128 MB of music. There is no time restriction in case you were wondering - as long as it doesn't take up the whole 128 MB, you could put in 500000 minutes of music on this thing. I recently discovered that Sony has released a 256 MB version of the memory stick, so if you plan to store a lot of music on the device, you better get that; I'm going to order it as soon as I can. But let's face it, 256 MB is just not enough memory for some of you people. Sony offers MD (mini-disk) players for prices even lower then the NW-MS11, which can hold MUCH more memory while keeping the same quality of music. You might want to consider getting that if you are planning on putting a lot of music on your walkman. So you might ask, "Why buy this when I can get the mini-disk players for the same price?". Well, I can easily answer that. The size of this device is just incredible. It's about 2 inches tall and half an inch wide. It has a nice LCD screen that is easily readable. Buttons are easily controlled. The rechargable battery which comes with the set, along with a battery recharger, can play about 3-5 hours of music. I recommend getting 2 so that when one runs out, you can recharge that one, and use the other one. Just remember to recharge the batteries BEFORE using it for the first time; if you fail to do so, it can ruin the battery. This product is very high quality. If you're just planning on using it for morning jogs, and aren't planning on putting a whole lot of music on it (the 128 MB version can maybe hold 2-3 CD's worth of HIGH quality music depending on how many tracks used), then this is the device for you.
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Summary: A disposable [$$$] MP3 player
Review: The battery this machine uses is proprietary to the Sony MP3 line up. NOBODY sells this battery.. including amazon.com. you have to go straight to sony to buy it for [$$$]. The small size attracted me to this unit. I used it heavily for about 9 months to bike with. The battery slowly gave up the ghost. Now I guess I will pay another [$$$] for hopefully 9 months of usage. PS>> Ditto on the comment regarding the software being hard to manage as listed on other comments. -Scott Meeker
Savannah,
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Summary: The Betamax of MP3 players has rubbish software
Review: The software that accompanies this device lets it down... • The tracks you save are stored in a hidden database on your PC so you cannot treat them as you would normal files.
• If you ever decide to use a different brand of player you will not be able to move your songs from the database.
• If you try and import a second CD the software assumes the new cd has the same number of tracks as the previous one, this means you have to restart the software regularly.
• The software is generally slow to respond to button clicks which makes it feel clumsy. The player itself is great but suffers from the following problems... • Files cannot be copied directly to the player using file manager.
• You cannot play MP3s only ATRAC files, which you havn't heard of because nobody else uses them. If you don't mind the prospect of rebuilding your 'ATRAC' collection when you decide to buy real MP3 player or you want to remain loyal to sony for the rest of your life then buy this player.
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Summary: Sony NWMS11
Review: The Sony digital Walkman MP-3 player is terrific. The only thing that is needed is some type of carrier so that you can run or jog with it, and not have to carry it in your hand. It is a thousand times better than a portable CD player or cassette player.
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