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4.0 stars
"Another great Sony product !"
Pros: Sound quality, battery life, ease of use, aesthetics,
Cons: no fm radio, internal memory access too restricted and small
Summary: Mainly, I wrote this review to confirm that the VAIO WA1 firmware v1.2 update exists and where to get it. The indrect austrailian link that bmoore8888 gave is now dead.
I already had the OEM CD software installed. That was straightforward and easy, contrary to other i-net opinions. After setting up sonicstage, I had immediate access to all my music.
Here's a translated Sony Japanese home page for the Vaio WA1.
http://74.125.93.104/translate_c?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://vcl.vaio.sony.co.jp/support/acc/vgf-wa1.html
The FAQ's are useful but the big deal is the complete update history at the bottom of the page. So far, I have only used the"VGF-WA1 software" update.
The install was smooth and painless. It detects WinXP-sr3, which requires a separate download and install for the wireless adapter manager, and notifies you of the skipped step in the install. The separate download is not necessary if you do not use the USB wireless adapter.
There is no trick language selection. It doesn't even ask, just installs in english (on mine).
The v1.2 firmware update is a substantial improvement but there is even more in the enhanced settings tool! (Still no internal memory access, but some free web radio access and rss feeds) The environment features access some WA1 settings, through a browser interface, that are not available on the WA1.
The NTP clock set is one of those, although I'm not sure if that setting sticks if all power is disconnected.
Anyway, that's my give-back for today.
/rjw
Where to buy
Sony VGF-WA1 (white):
$104.99 - $199.88
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