SL-1200MK5 (released in 2002) has a silver finish like the MK2, increases the range of anti-skate settings from 0–3 grams-force (0–30 mN) to 0–6 grams-force (0–60 mN).
Also has a white LED target light (previous versions only had a globe and burnt out over time).
SL-1210MK5 has a matte black finish like the MK2, and is exactly the same as the SL-1200MK5.
SL-1210M5G (released in 2002) has a glossy piano-black finish with silver speckles. It was a special 30th-anniversary edition. It also featured blue target lights and blue pitch-number illumination.
SL-1200MK6-K (released in 2008) with minor improvements including improved tonearm mounting and oxygen-free copper wire being used for the signal, improved vibration damping in the body,
improvements to the pitch control accuracy and better LEDs. -S model has a silver finish like the MK2.
SL-1200MK6K1 is the same as the SL-1200MK6 except with a matte black finish like the MK2. Released in 12 December 2007 as a special 35th-anniversary edition, in a limitation of 1000 only.