8GB+ ATRAC Walkman under $200

[RobA]

That's what I'm looking for, an minumum of 8GB Network Walkman that is ATRAC supported under $200 (I mean come on I payed $200 for the HD1 and HD5 and they are 20GB). Can anyone help me out with this? I'm loving all the features of the new walkmans, like the nwz-a728, and really want to make the jump from HDD to Flash, but I'm not willing to lose ATRAC support. I don't understand why the newest walkman don't support ATRAC, my entire music library is in ATRAC. Can anyone help me out here?

[Ascariss]

Uhm the only place probably is ebay.

[prankz]

That's what I'm looking for, an minumum of 8GB Network Walkman that is ATRAC supported under $200 (I mean come on I payed $200 for the HD1 and HD5 and they are 20GB). Can anyone help me out with this? I'm loving all the features of the new walkmans, like the nwz-a728, and really want to make the jump from HDD to Flash, but I'm not willing to lose ATRAC support. I don't understand why the newest walkman don't support ATRAC, my entire music library is in ATRAC. Can anyone help me out here?

Why not go for the NWZ-A808? Its the last 8GB flash-based Walkman thats supports ATRAC.

[RobA]

Why not go for the NWZ-A808? Its the last 8GB flash-based Walkman thats supports ATRAC.

Ebay has them going for $247 + $20 shipping, way too steap for me. Do you know of a place where I can find it at a reasonable price?

[prankz]

Rob, are you in the US?

[juli_]

I posted a link to a refurbished 808 on Amazon UK for less than £80 ($160).

It comes with a 12-month warranty as well.

Sadly, I can't remember which thread I posted the link in

[prankz]

I posted a link to a refurbished 808 on Amazon UK for less than £80 ($160).

It comes with a 12-month warranty as well.

Sadly, I can't remember which thread I posted the link in

Search is your friend mate

[Guest Stuge]

I posted a link to a refurbished 808 on Amazon UK for less than £80 ($160).

It comes with a 12-month warranty as well.

Sadly, I can't remember which thread I posted the link in

I guess you are talking about this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B...9247&sr=8-1

[juli_]

I guess you are talking about this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B...9247&sr=8-1 ://http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-li...247&sr=8-1

Yes. That's the one. A 12-month warranty is reassuring at least.

prankz: "Search is your friend mate"

Yes, but I don't need another 808 so I ain't searching for my own link

[RobA]

I'm in the US, can I order off the uk amazon site?

[juli_]

I'm in the US, can I order off the uk amazon site?

OH! No you can't. They won't ship electronics outside the UK (same policy as Amazon.com)

You can ask someone to buy it for you and ship it over but then the price would be more to include postage.

I can get it for you if you really want it.

[RobA]

Well, I decided to make the jump and buy a NWZ-A728 yesterday at Best Buy for $171. I spent the last 2 days trying to figure out how to get my sonicstage library onto it, and after several tries I finally got it to work. WMP is a really hassle to use, and I still don't understand it fully, but it seems to work okay, atleast at the moment. The player sounds unbelievable and is capable of so much more than any walkmans I had in the past, I think I'm going to like this one. Now if only it came in silver...

[Guest Stuge]

congrats RobA

[mmp64]

They don't support ATRAC any more because ATRAC and SonicStage became a distraction - they had developed a cult of irrational hatred amongst the geek press and along w/ MD, were blamed for causing Sony to lose the very industry they created - portable music.

[Guest Stuge]

They don't support ATRAC any more because ATRAC and SonicStage became a distraction -

Yes they had to listen what masses were asking for .

[bogon07]

Congratulations on the NWZ-A728, Rob A. I've looking forward to getting one too even if its not ATRAC.

Yes they had to listen what masses were asking for .

If they'd released the same ATRAC range world wide instead of just Japan things might have been different

[metal]

If they'd released the same ATRAC range world wide instead of just Japan things might have been different

At least Sony should retain the multi-language support to their ATRAC Japanese models.