- 8 GB internal hard disk drive memory
- Stores up to 5,200 tracks
- 1.5-inch Organic EL display
- Bright 7-Line display
- Artist Link function
- Initial search function
- Intelligent shuffle function
- Up to 20 hours battery life
- Fast music and data transfer via Hi-Speed USB connection
- Stores audio, visual and data files (Word, PowerPoint, ATRAC, MP3, WMA, JPEG, MPEG, etc.)
- The Sony unique G-sensor technology protects the internal HDD even if it falls from a height of 1 m
- With SonicStage® CP file management software
- Supplied accessories: headphones MDR-E931SP, SonicStage® CP CD-ROM, quick start guide
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Manufacturer's Description
Boasting an eye-catching display, the chic NW-A1200 Hard Drive Walkman is sure to turn some heads. New intelligent shuffle functionality like Time Machine Shuffle and My Favorite Shuffle will play more of the songs you want to hear. And with 8GB of built-in memory, you'll have enough room to store up to 5,300 of your favorite tracks.
Box Contains:
- Sony Walkman NW-A1200 8GB MP3 Player
- Headphones
- USB cable
- Rechargeable battery
- AC adaptor
- Quick Start Guide
- Warranty Information
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68 of 70 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent all-round MP3,
By Rich McLeod "the_mighty_mariner" (North East Lincolnshire) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony Walkman NW-A1200 8GB MP3 Player - Black (Electronics)
When I set out to buy an MP3 player the range and choice was a little difficult to comprehend, but after some considered thought I narrowed it down between a Creative and Sony.
A couple of things that played to Sony's advantage was the battery life. One solid charge has it playing back 20 hours of music - especially handy for a 24-hour coach journey! Creative have a very good reputation but one or two features let their MicroPhoto range down (like the absence of an actual charger in the pack, and the slightly disappointing screen for the photos, which appeared to be more of a gimmick than an actual feature that you would use). I like to read the reviews of all things before I go out and buy, but with Creative and Sony almost side by side I opted for the Sony - the one thing that held me back from getting Sony immediately was the fact that the software seemed to be causing a large amount of customers some problems. However, Sony has had time to sort out the problems with their Connect 1.0 programme and have in fact taken it out altogether and instead issued this model with SonigStage 4.0, which is a far superior programme. No instances of computer crashings or anything like that - just a simple programme that lets you transfer your CD collection onto your MP3 player. The quality of the actual player is fantastic, the sound is great and it looks especially sleek in black. The 8Gb memory is more than enough for my 50-album collection (along with a few singles) with plenty more than half the capacity spare. The menu is easy to use and the starter manual that comes in the box is short and sweet, telling you how to transfer music and how to work the player. I'm glad to say I definitely made the right choice. This MP3 player is spot on!
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
First impressions...,
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This review is from: Sony Walkman NW-A1200 8GB MP3 Player - Black (Electronics)
Best feature: The design.
Worst feature: Speed. Of software and hardware. Advantages: Sleek design, great sound quality and good headphones. It's easy enough to use in itself, and so is the downloading Software, SonicStage. A fair few features I haven't tried yet, including the artist link (tried it once and it failed, but probably something to do with my media data, rather than the player) and intelligent shuffle. The relatively low volume is fine for me, but if you need higher, new (better) headphones should sort it out, I doubt it's a problem with the player, since my sister's (an older, larger model) can go pretty high. Disadvantages: First off, it's SLOW. I have a huge amount of songs, with nearly 2000 on the player, and scrolling the menus takes a ridiculously long time. Nobody else seems to have had a problem with this, so I'm tempted to ask the shop about it, but it could be that no-one's really noticed. The speed is a particular problem because the only way to get it to play through all your music is to select something from the 'All Songs' list. So say, if you want to listen to 'Move Along', you'd have to spend ages scrolling through all your songs (especially if you have loads like me) to get to it, just so that it'll go onto another song after that. Also, the software, SonicStage, although seemingly better than the old CONNECT software, is still very annoying. It is, again, ridiculously slow, and the fact that it's case-sensitive (and lists All American Rejects, all american rejects, All-American rejects, etc. as different bands) is a bit irritating. I spent a good ten hours messing around with this software, and still didn't manage to get it the way I wanted (though I mostly blame the sheer amount of music I have (~14.7GB). My computer found the program very hard to handle, and I had to transfer the songs in batches of about 50. Converting the files to ATRAC takes far, far longer and doesn't seem to do much to the file size. I don't recommend it, because for a few songs you don't need it, and for a lot, the amount of time it takes negates the usefulness; it's not worth the hastle. Finally, I'm really annoyed they no longer do a 20GB version. But 8GB should be enough for most people (almost 2000 songs). Overall, the only reason I might be tempted to return it is the slowness of scrolling through the tracks, which I could probably learn to live with. It's beautiful to look at, a good size and has great sound quality. Plus, I trust the opposition even less.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Near perfect little package,
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This review is from: Sony Walkman NW-A1200 8GB MP3 Player - Black (Electronics)
I thought long & hard before buying this due to the reported software problems.
As identified by others if you use the older software package this machine becomes a delight. I find that the sound quality,capacity, battery life & useability is as good if not better than the Ipod. Factor in the price and this should be a winner. As with most machines upgrade the earphones but that aside consider this machine as a contender in the MP3 market.
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