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| Sony MZNH600D Hi-MD MiniDisc Walkman | 
 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $249.99
Buy Used: $69.99
You Save: $180.00 (72%)
New (5) Used (5) Refurbished (7) from $69.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 10016
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries: 1
Batteries Included: No
Battery: AA type
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 11 x 9 x 3
MPN: MZNH600D
Model: MZNH600D
UPC: 027242636514
EAN: 0027242636514
ASIN: B0001M3MVG
Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Trash August 2, 2005
3 out of 12 found this review helpful
I bought this product three months ago, and it is already broken, making it the second SONY product that I have gone through in six months. I wrote a review a couple months back after I had first bought it thinking that it was a great product and that I would be perfectly satisfied over an iPod. My opinion has now changed, as I have now been so enlightened to notice that SONY as a whole has gone downhill, and I will not in fact be buying the PlayStation 3 I had so anticipated now that I am seeing that SONY has chosen the path of faulty and tmeperamental products. Microsoft has just gained one more customer. Heed my words: under no circumstances should you buy this product. Just save your money and buy an iPod.
 A worthy successor of net MD line July 25, 2005
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
This player is sweet in every single way:
->The 6 band equalizer is very flexible. I can customize it by mimicking windows media player setting to create a pleasant listening experience to almost any music genre.
->The navigation is very friendly and fast. The jog-dial is very convenient when browsing a massive list of song on 1GByte disc.
->Atrac3 plus and 1GByte disc are a killer combo. I can put as much at 36 hour of high quality music (encoded at 64kbps) on one 1Gbyte disc.
->The quality of Atrac3 plus encoded at 64kbps is pretty identical to mp3 at 192kbps. If it is not because of the copyright hassle, it might have made a revolution in music archiving.
->The player is pretty durable itself. I have dropped it 3 times from about 2-3 feets height but it has never died on me. During 6 month of ownership, there isn't any problem I can think of.
->One fully rechargeable battery can last for the whole week with 4-5 listerning hour per day. If it is out of battery, I can always swap in a new AA battery to increase listening time. Its ability to use AA battery makes it very friendly. Unlike Ipod and other hard drive base mp3 player, there is no hidden cost in the battery replacement. AA battery is dirt cheap: 1 Energizer rechargeable battery costs only 1-2 bucks and can be recharged up to 500 times.
->About the software, unlike lots of people's opinion, I found it very friendly and easy to use. I 've learned that you can make it more stable by disable auto launching whenever the player is connected and CDDB function (go to tool/Option and disable CDDB or auto launching function). This can fix the memory leak in SonicStage 3.1 and make it more stable.
Nice entry level model, but why so few selections now for a high end portable MD player? July 22, 2005
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
Back in January, I purchased an Nomad 40GB Jukebox mp3 player and really love it, I've had no problems with it and the software is simple as the abc's. I laugh when people write about how bad the software is. A first grader could figure it out.
As such, as much as I love the mp3 player, it is rather large and awkward to carry around. So for me, it makes more sense to use it as a desktop stereo attached to speakers.
So, I wanted to find something small, lightweight, and relatively inexpensive. My partner had purchased a different inexpensive model of the Sony Minidisc player so I thought I'd give it a shot.
I purchased the MZ-NH600D back in May. It came in a sealed package with all the accessories, including an armband. I also shelled out $25 for an extended warranty - I believe it's a four year warranty. Can't beat that.
So, now I want more. This little thing is good for...say the gym, or the beach. But I want to upgrade and get something of better quality for the car.
This is where I'm at a loss now. Appears that the MZ-NH1 was released and only stayed on the market for maybe....three and a half seconds.
The new top of the line model is ugly. It's black plastic which means you will be able to see every fingerprint on it. Nice was the magnesium casing. What happened? Too expensive for Sony?
The new models look cheap and there is not a good variety. I like the MZ-NH600D, it works like a charm, but it feels too disposable. I don't even see better quality HI-MD players offered overseas where they eat up the minidisc market much more than the U.S.
I don't need a silly camera in my MD player, especially if the photos are no better than that of a top of the line cell phone camera.
Hoping to see a top of the line model in magnesium casing in the near future. As for the MZ-NH600D, it truly is a gem. And the 3.1 Sonic software again, is as easy as ABC. I'm not sure why people have such a problem with the software. Import and transfer. The sound quality is superb, much crisper than the MP3 files on my mp3 player, I mean, not a HUGE difference but enough if you're paying close attention.
The greatest plus with this little gizmo gadget as mentioned before is the battery life. UNBELIEVABLE. If you have rechargeable batteries, you're set. I have been playing the MD player all day and it's been going about four days on one battery. So then, I charge that battery and slip a charged on in the gadget. Brilliant.
So, on a scale from 1-5 for a bottom end minidisc player, it truly does get a 5. You can't beat the cost, sound quality, and battery life.
I like it!!! July 14, 2005
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I was initially cautious about buying any device that compressed the music because a friend who is an audiophile said that there was a dreadfully discernable difference in the sound of the CD or from other sources it was taken from. He was also very obstinate and insisted that it sounded horrible and I would not be able to listen to it because my ears would bleed from the horrendous sound. I went ahead and purchased the basic $99 one anyway and was very pleased (and extremely surprised) with the sound and had no problems with the way it sounded. My ears didn't bleed by the way. About 2 months ago I purchased the Sony MZNH600D Hi-MD MiniDisc Walkman and was again, extremely gratified with what I had purchased at the incredibly low price of $74 (plus tax) from Tweeters but had some bad luck. Not with the player but what happened to it. I normally took it to work with me because the database I work with on a daily basis doesn't allow me the use of the CD player on the computer because it causes the computer to crash. I had been placing it in the cabinet above my desk and locking it during the day when I was out of the office to prevent theft but due to my own absentmindedness (and stupidity) several days ago before leaving work, I forgot to check and put it in my backpack and it was stolen by the housekeeping staff because I forgot to lock the cabinet. Even though it was only 2 days or so ago, I have already purchased another Sony MZNH600D Hi-MD MiniDisc Walkman. I got the same model because I was extremely satisfied with it. I still use the $99 unit as a backup and as a second unit for my partner to use and listen to while doing odd jobs around the house or in the backyard. It seemed very awkward to use at first but that was due to not being familiar with it. That and the fact that I hadn't read the manual that came with it. After reading the manual, I realized that the Simple MD Burner really was as simple as it sounded and I haven't used any other way of transferring CDs to the mini-discs. I would urge the purchase of this model to anyone that is interested in high capacity music storage at a low price. I gave it 5 stars because it is well worth the money I spent for it. BTW, if you can't find any place to purchase the 1GB Hi-MD blank discs - go to http://www.minidiscaccess.com for them and anything else related to mini-discs (storage, cases, etc). I highly recommend them because I previously purchased a number of things from them and was awarded with quick, efficient and extremely friendly service.
 Hardware-4 Software-0 June 15, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
PROS- Sony makes good hardware- no doubt. Great sound. Great battery life. Good storage capacity. I like the mini disc concept.
CONS- Sucky software. The mini disc format would have so much more potential if the software were better. I can't imagine anyone describing the software as good.
The control dial & buttons are tiny and not very intuitive. For instance, they're difficult to use with gloves or without both hands.
However, if you could use other software, like Music Match or i-Tunes on these mini disc products, Sony would have a winner-
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