One of my favourite mp3 players, linux compatible (Sony Walkman NWZ-S618F 8 GB)

Member Name: welshmikey

Product:	Sony Walkman NWZ-S618F 8 GB
Date:	16/02/09 (140 review reads)
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Advantages: Linux compatible,Plenty of features, good sound quality, very easy to just drag and drop music files

Disadvantages: Headphones break

I just had this stolen =(, on the bright side for you that must means its nice right?

I have to admit this is one of my favorite mp3 players and I'm sorry to see it go =(. The menu functions are easy to understand composed of grids, lists and simple option clicks. loading music is as simple as drag and drop even on LINUX and Ubuntu linux at that! The device comes with software for music format conversion but no installation is required on windows or linux platforms (not tried on mac) in order to transfer music to and from the device. The player comes with several different equalizer modes built in which are fun to play around with but for the most part don't improve the sound quality very much. Sound wise the device with a good set of ear phones or in car stereo is crystal clear and perfeclty good for my finnish rock music ^_^ as well as pop music like tarta young (not that I had her on my mp3 of course, im far too manly for that :p).

The headphones on the other hand are, well, disposable? i.e. not brilliant quality, they fall apart after a while. The device itself on the other hand is nice and sturdy and lasted nearly a year before getting stolen with nothing more than a tiny scratch - for me this is very impressive as if you read my other posts you will know I am very hammer fisted.

The best thing about it is its style, size and smart shuffle feature making it great for long car journeys, training, and every day use. When you first by the device you may be surprised at how small it is, I was, but as soon as you get over that you will love it! The red version is stunning too (so stunning infact I paid an extra £20 just to have it in red instead of black)

Summary: Brilliant little device, and highly reccomended especially for linux users

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