Sony Japan announced today of a price reduction to eleven of their Network Walkman E400/300 and A600 series. The new revised retail price will be as follows:

WALKMAN A600 Series

• NW-A608 (2GB) – 25,001 yen (1,799 yen price reduction)
• NW-A608/LI (2GB) – 23,000 yen (2,001 yen price reduction)
• NW-A608/N (2GB) – 23,000 yen (2,001 yen price reduction)
• NW-A607 (1GB) – 20,000 yen (1,800 yen price reduction)
• NW-A607/N (1GB) – 18,000 yen (2,000 yen price reduction)
• NW-A605 (512MB) – 15,000 yen (1,800 yen price reduction)

WALKMAN E400/300 Series

• NW-E407 (1GB) – 15,800 yen (2,000 yen price reduction)
• NW-E405 (512MB) – 12,800 yen (1,000 yen price reduction)
• NW-E307/B (1GB) – 16,800 yen (2,000 yen price reduction)
• NW-E307 (1GB) – 17,800 yen (2,000 yen price reduction)
• NW-E305 (512MB) – 12,800 yen (2,000 yen price reduction)

To the surprise of many in the community, SonicStage 3.4 has arrived with features that truly make this a worthy upgrade for users of Hi-MD and all other ATRAC devices. Sony has had to have been reading for the forums because the functionality delivered in this release is in tune with what users here have been requesting for quite a while. Complete and nonrestrictive digital uploads have finally been allowed, Audio CDs can be ripped directly in ATRAC3plus 352kbps, ATRAC3plus 192kbps can be transferred to Hi-MD formatted discs, and more! Startup logo has gotten a facelift too; a new symbol for a new era.

Unfortunately, this update does not introduce full functionality for NW-A series users, so hold on until Sonicstage 3.5..or 4. All users are encouraged to upgrade, regardless.

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