Sony NW-A1200 the 8GB NW-A1000
Soon to be released A1000 will get a boost in storage capacity to 8GB in place of the 6GB. The A1200 is said to be a Japan only special edition but eventually will make it to the US. The A1000 will be selling in the UK in the beginning of November for around ₤150 and will sell in the US for around $200 judging by past releases.
This player should be a very solid well sounding digital audio player. The only issue I see with this player is the lock down Sony puts on it’s products by forcing you to use their not-so-great SonnicStage software in order to manage your music. If you read the HD5 review you will get a good idea what you are in store for this player. For those who don’t want to read in short you can expect great sound, great user interface but horrible music managing software.
[Japan Press Release via I4U]
Comments
Anonymous on October 24, 2005 2:43 AM
SonicStage will not be used for this player. Sony
"Connect" will be, similar to itunes.
Konstantinos on October 24, 2005 4:27 PM
It's true, I was coming in here to note what anonymous said.
Sony announced they would be getting rid of SonicStage last month. It will be replaced by "CONNECT Player" which tries to be the company's answer to iTunes.
You can find a bit more towards the end of this post (warning: self-link).
Jo Franklin on June 5, 2006 3:06 PM
Now uses SonicStage CP. It's unstable. Once you've got the player working, it's a dream, but CP crashes almost constantly.
I wish Sony would UMD this player!
조창우 on July 4, 2006 8:20 AM
오우~ 이거 좋군요
용량도 딱이고 동영상만 되면 최고일거 같네요
디자인도 깔끔하니 마음에도 들고 ㅠ
사고싶지만 가격이 제가 들고 있는 U10과 같군요....덜덜덜....
J. on July 8, 2006 8:28 PM
is it the same size as the a-1000s?
dsj on August 2, 2006 7:00 PM
this is the best thing since sliced bread though battery life leaves much to be desired - odd for a Sony.
sandu mihai on September 27, 2006 4:48 AM
as vre daca se poate un incarcator pt modelu sony nw a 1200