NW-HD5H

The NW-HD5H is a higher-capacity variant in the second-generation hard-disk Walkman family. It offers 30GB hard drive storage with the same ATRAC-family and MP3 support, auto-rotating LCD, user-replaceable battery rated for 40 hours, and features including shock protection and acceleration sensor. It shared the NW-HD5's redesign priorities of extended battery life and improved usability within the HDD lineup.

The most collector-coded version of Sony's classic hard-disk Walkman idea. It kept the cleaner and more usable HD5 platform, then pushed it into a more desirable niche, especially in its higher-capacity and Japan-market form. It arrived just as the logic behind hard-disk players was starting to weaken as flash was catching up quickly.