"Awsome!!! Nothing Beats It!" First, all of you who are complaining that you can't drag and drop, blah blah blah.... Almost every single MP3 player comes with it's own software that you use. Maybe you should upgrade your outdated computers to benefit from using this walkman. I just put 16 songs on a 128MB Memory stick and still have 70MB left to go on it. The whole time I was looking for songs to put on it I would find one and send it to the walkman... by the time I finished finding the songs I wanted to listen to, it was already done converting them for me.
The quality of the design is amazing and is very durable. The size is also a determining factor with me, I dont want a hard drive in my back pocket, I only need about 10-25 songs and that is good enough for me. I have two memory sticks and can fit over 50 songs on each. Thats 100 songs... More than I will ever need in a day anyway.
Don't listen to these other people whine about not being able to drag and drop. The thing transfers the songs very quickly and efficently. Just don't get an ipod, what a pos. From Joe, January 18, 2005
"XP Complications" I was in love with this product when I first got it. It's compact size and sleek style aren't matched by any other MP3 player i've seen. But as far as USABILITY--the most important feature--well, there is none. It won't work with XP. Most MP3 players support "drag and drop" to transfer music. This one needs realjukebox/openmg jukebox to transfer the songs to ATRAC3 format, and Real.com hasnt produced a quality music program in their whole career. I am thinking of selling this and buying an (unfortunately) uglier but certainly better working MP3 player. From Dru, March 08, 2004
"Another "Beta" by Sony" ALL portable music players can be loaded up with your favourite music using Windows Media Player or any other jukebox that supports it. Every portable music player but ONE: The Sony Network Walkman. When I first got this NW-MS-11 I connected it up to Windows XP- No problem. The I used the MP3.COM "Transfer to device" link and BOOM it flew into the memory stick pronto. However, the device said "No Audio." even though I had just moved 60 MB into the thing. So, I visited the Sony site and found NO device drivers (so no installing into Windows 98) - and very difficult to understand instructions for using Real One player (the likes of which will never be installed into any computer of mine). I did however follow the instructions and install Real One player into a machine that I was building, and connected up the NW-MS11. I did everything directly according to hoyle as far as the data transfer- and I get NO AUDIO, even though the data was shunted through Sony's PROPRIETARY software. So: Sony needs to make devices that can be loaded up with less trouble. I am behind Sony all the way as far as entertainment devices, but this thing to me is WORTHLESS. So, anyone want to buy it from me for cheap? From weAponX, October 22, 2002
"I've just got it." I've just bought one for myself. This device seems to be a next-generation form of Sonyfs walkman that incorporates a new data storage medium called a memory stick as a conventional tape or a disk into an audio device. (Ifm impressed that this is as revolutionary as their launch of 3.5 inch floppy disk was.) Since it was totally a new device for me, I thought it'd be hard to know how to use at the start but no way, it's quite easy to learn. In a way, it's just a more compact walkman but it is a tool that interacts with computers and all you need is to transfer data into this from your PC and manage it there. Once you know how to transfer data, it can be a real neat gadget for you. It's light and easy to carry and the sound quality is great! I just look forward to updates on this gadget! From Kenji Sugihara, October 05, 2002
We're currently upgrading our user review system; so we won't be accepting new reviews for now. NW-MS11 Network Walkman Specs
Interface(s)
Original USB
Released date
December 1969
Platforms
Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP
