Even though my old Sony MP3 player is still going strong after 3 years of almost constant use (I use it every time I go out) I found I was having to switch out music too often, and it can be real slow to transfer songs due to it's use of MTP (even overriding the driver, switching it to a USB one, wouldn't fix this). The only way around this was to go BIGGER, and wouldn't you know it a bunch of sellers had the 16GB E355 series player on sale for $100. I just couldn't pass it up. For comparison my old one is on the right, the NWZ-S618B, while the new one is on the left, the NWZ-E355B. Now I just need a decent case...
I love SONY's mp3 players. Great quality, built, sound, looks. Congrats on your new player. I am sure it will provide many hours of good music. I have two remaining SONY players, the NWZ-A826, it is about 3 years old and the NW-E407, 6 years. Both still 100% working. Love them. Tipstaff you have great taste in players.
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Thanks, Blue. I was a long time Mini-disc user (3 generations of them.. hell.. still have the last 2 I bought), and it took me 6 months at the time to find that Sony player. Tried every damn player on the market, and I couldn't find anything that sounded as good, or lasted as long (hard to beat an MD players 30+ hour battery life, and all from a single AA Ni-MH battery). Finally came down to either Cowon (iAudio U5 if I remember) or Sony. Everything else had a smaller sound field (Sandisk), no custom equalizer (kiss my a$$ Apple!), no FM (make that twice Apple!), crappy bass, some had tinny sound, cheaper feel, and all had a tiny battery (woot.. make that three times Apple!). Sony won, obviously. Come to think of it I was torn between getting the cheaper S618 ($169), or go for broke, and get the more expensive 16GB A829 ($320). 2x the price, no need for Bluetooth, and no FM were the deciding factors.
Missed this post earlier the 600D is MUCH lighter/smaller than the 7D (I need to use the battery grip for it to fit in my hands) but the image quality is pretty much identical - same sensor/processor Like you, I had a 350D until mid '09 when it fell apart. Replaced it with a 450D - bigger screen, better button layout, better photos etc. The 600D has pretty much the same ergonomics as the 450D - almost the same button layout, slightly bigger grip, makes it easier to hold - and adding the BG-E8 makes it perfect for my larger hands. The video on the 600D is the same as the 550D/60D/7D so don't expect any surprises, the articulating screen is quite useful here, but like all dSLRs, don't hold your breath for quick auto-focus - manual all the way (just like a pro video camera) I'll be testing the manual audio controls (which the 5/7/60/550 lack) with my Zoom H1 when I get a chance and report, but should be quite fun The thing that really tipped me over when considering it over saving over twice as much for the 7D, or going with a 550D, was the price - AU$1000 for the body (although working at a camera retailer only paid AU$845) and the wireless flash control - as you can see from the above picture I've got both the 430 EX II and 580 EX II Speedlites, going to be quite fun playing with these! EDIT: here's a couple of pics of the camera in my "club" setup - 600D, BG-E8 battery grip, EP-EX15 II Eyepiece Extender, Speedlite 580EX II, EF 28mm f/2.8 Also posted a few pics taken with that set-up here
i still miss minidisc but since my Sony deck crapped out on me, and my portable player just stopped, i've had to admit defeat :tears: Sony NW-A808 here btw, can't believe i persevered with that stupid, stupid iPod for as long as i did tbh
Last week I sold my Sony player, the NWZ-A728. The supplied earbuds were really nice, but they died after a year. Since then I didn't used the player as much as I used to. So some cheap Samsung earbuds would do the trick. Now that I listen to more music I thought it would be nice to have some better earbuds, so my earbuds I received today: Beyerdynamic MMX 100. I think it's a nice step-up.
Didn't think I'd ever buy one of these but I got rid of my home phone service and wanted a cellphone that could do it all. iPhone 4 16gb+ Otterbox Commuter case
I just got this. http://www.samsung.com/global/business/hdd/productmodel.do?type=94&subtype=98&model_cd=552 It's going to be a backup drive for my two external Seagate drives. They work fine, but they are out of warranty by now so I don't want to risk losing any data.
yeah, but i got fed up waiting on ATi gpu's being properly utilised by the F@H people, so i sideways upgraded
As much as I hate buying locked phones from service providers, it was either that, or this (Not really, but you understand what I mean): $50 with a contract or ~$400 without. Naturally, I went with the contract deal. I feel like I've just signed my life away for 2 years :\ Windows Phone 7 is surprisingly good, although it's too simplified (I feel like I'm using an Apple product). Still, it has a 4" AMOLED screen, something the iPhone wishes it had.
AT&T is evil. So is Verizon. All hail the Germans (and Sprint)! @niceguyrichy: i'll take some more later. But I'm loving it so much. First rosewood guitar.
