Originally Posted by selfnoise
The NWZ-A818 has plastic buttons, but the entire front and back is made of magnesium, not plastic. I think you guys are confused.
I hope you're right... I just ordered the A818 off Sonystyle.com for ~$140 shipped and taxed. Decided to go for it over the 72x/82x series. Ultimately, I didn't care about bluetooth, or the bigger screen, and was also concerned about it feeling plasticky (which was the impression I got from photos and reading around online).
Keiron99, have you had a chance to compare your 818 to the new line, build-wise?
Meh, either way, I think I got a pretty decent deal.