jso42

Hi all I'm new around here. I think it's about time I upgraded my minidisc and I've been thinking about it for ages and I'm pretty sure that I'm going to be going for the 8Gb NWA808 at some point in the next few weeks. I was going to for for the NWS700 but I've decided to go for the big screen option! I'm way behind everyone here (in fact I've only recently bought a home PC). I have a few questions though, which hopefully someone will have the answers to: Is SonicStage a lot better these days than the early versions? Is it going to be OK when I upgrade to Vista? Some friends think I'm crazy going for something with relatively low memory (compared to ipod) at such a high price. But I'm hoping that superior audio quality, fantastic GUI and amazing battery life will prove my decision to be the correct one? Any thoughts? What's the best coding to use? I'm used to ATRAC on my minidisc. I'm wondering if a basic case is supplied with the unit. A white leather one is featured on the Sony site or a silicone version. I'd like a black leather one if Sony are going to make them?! And finally... Does anyone have the official release date in the UK. I called Sony and they were a bit vague. Well if I go for it maybe I'll post a mini review. Might be interesting considering I'm such a novice. Best wishes to you all. J