Sony NW-MS7 Memory Stick Walkman

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• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004UE8S
• Item model number: NW-MS7
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #143,787 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Sony's stylish NW-MS7 MP3 Walkman fits in the palm of your hand and weighs just 2.36 ounces. Aside from its compact and catchy design, it boasts plenty of features. Its 64 MB removable flash memory stick stores up to 120 minutes of music. Memory can be added by purchasing Sony's MagicGate memory sticks in 32 or 64 MB sizes. Though you're limited to Sony MagicGate memory, a plus is that these sticks can be used with Sony's digital cameras. The NW-MS7 transfers via a high-speed USB port, so download time is fast. It connects easily to a PC, and Sony even includes a USB cable. A unique design element of the NW-MS7 is that its USB data-transfer adapter also doubles as the AC adapter.

This player is easy to operate. Its three-line LCD comes with a range of brightness levels for easy viewing in dim rooms or bright sunlight. With no moving parts and a solid-state memory chip, the NW-MS7 truly is skip-free. Although it is MP3 compatible, be aware that the OpenMG Jukebox management software runs a nonstandard format, meaning current files will likely need to be re-encoded. The NW-MS7 is SDMI compliant and compatible with Microsoft Windows 98 only, not NT or 2000. It comes with a lithium-ion battery and recharger that are built in. Each full charge provides four hours of continuous playback. The Sony NW-MS7 Walkman comes with earbud headphones, a neck strap, a soft carrying case, a user's guide, and Sony's one-year warranty.

Product Description
The NW-MS7 Memory Stick Walkman Digital Music Player plays back in ATRAC3, supports MP3 and is upgradable to support additional audio formats for the utmost versatility in playing digital music. Jog Lever lets you move quickly through tracks and other available functions with the press of the jog lever. Built-In Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery offers longer life, greater convenience, and substantial savings over conventional batteries.Transfer CD Recordings and Internet downloads to and from your PC, creating your own mixes for on-the-go enjoyment. Removable MagicGate Memory Stick Media provides up to 120 minutes of music, and 3 Line Backlit LCD Display shows mode of operation, activated features, track number, artist, track title, playing time and recorded bit rate. Plus, the Skip-Proof Design has no moving parts for uninterrupted music even while carrying the Memory Stick Walkman player during jogging or other activity. Built-In Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery offers longer life, greater convenience, and substantial savings over conventional batteries. The NW-MS7 also features 3-line backlit LCD display and Jog Lever for easy operation.

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Customer Reviews

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50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MPWhat?, July 19, 2000

By	Raymonde B. Wert III (Bloomfield Hills, MI USA) - See all my reviews

The Sony MemoryStick would and could become one of the best portable MP3 players on the market...if it weren't for the fact that it isn't an MP3 player!

Technically, because Sony only allows its proprietary ATRAC music-compression system on its player, it isn't an MP3 player. Thus, any MP3's you might have already on your computer would need to be converted to the ATRAC compression system first. Unfortunately, this causes a lot of hassles, and if you already have a huge amount of MP3's (legally, of course) on your system, you might want to look at another of the player's out there.

However, if you are looking to digitally manage all of your music on your computer, and you have a huge hard drive, then this is the best player on the market for you.

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Trashware, July 15, 2000

By	Gregory Scott (St Petersburg, Fl USA) - See all my reviews

I bought the music clip version of the sony players. These products are a total waste of money. True, they have a sleek, compact design but are functionally worthless due to the multiple limitations of the software (open MG jukebox) which must be used to download or convert files. As best I can tell they are not really MP3 players but only play reformatted MP3 files. As a result you must clog up your hard drive with all of the converted tracs in addition to the original MP3 files. To make matters worse, you can only check out a song from 1 computer to one music clip player. But wait, it gets worse. You can only check a song out to that specific player 4 times. This is SONYs effort to protect copyrighted music for which it has a vested interest. But the ads are misleading and the product worthless to me. This is SONYs next Betamax. I've gone back to my prior, somewhat chunkier player which is convenient if slightly larger

61 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Expensive and Useless, July 16, 2000

By	"ynr325is" (Moraga, CA USA) - See all my reviews

Sony has made a nice piece of hardware, but you can only get music onto the thing using their sites when downloading emusic. And, if the song is fairly popular, chances are, you will have to pay to download it. The real surprise is that you do not get to keep the song, you have to check in and out of Sony's mainframe to "check in" and "check out" the songs, plus, they will erase your song if they decide you have had it too long. Basically, its an MP3 player that is expensive, and you can not even get the music you want. I bought mine, and returned it furious 3 hours later.