Sony NW-A1000

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Posted on 28 / 10 / 2006

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The famous Sony Walkman range has now entered the mp3 market dominated by the Apple iPod brand. The new NW-A1000 model from Sony comes in a stylish silver case comes and for under £145 is competitively priced. With 6GB of storage space it's competing against the Creative Zen Micro and previous Apple iPod Mini and is priced at the same cost. 6Gb. Everything else included is pretty standard such as MP3 and WMA playback, direct USB plug, USB 2.0 connection, Other features In-Ear style earphones included and PC and Mac compatible. I did find that the software could be better, because it is only possible to navigate songs if the song info is properly downloaded. For roughly 10% of the first transfer this did not happen. Also because the NW-A1000 uses a higher bitrate of 200 it really means less battery power and space of course. The Zen Micro has more features and the iPod has more kudos. So Sony will have a hard task winning over iPod and Zen fans. In the style stakes it's no match for the 'iPod'. Sony can only hope that they famous 'walkman' brand and popularity as a quality brand will bring sales. The NW-A1000 does nothing that isn't already on the market. But if all your friends have iPods and you want to prove to them that there is a good alternative then maybe the Sony will fit the bill.

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User Name - MikeD

Posted on 28 / 10 / 2006

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This is an outstanding MP3. More than a mere alternative to an iPod, this really does kick its ass. So what if the software is different to the iPod, this doesnt make it any harder to use, just different. Once you have taken off the annoying sound limiter (Imposed by EU regulations) this is a thumping sound player, the sound quality is something alone that Sony should and will be proud of. I am genuinely glad that I sold my Nano and stopped following the crowd. Dont be a sheep, check it out.

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User Name - Jim Butler

Posted on 01 / 03 / 2007

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Looking to replace my Sony MD walkman MZ-NH900, had for just under 2 year use it 5 days a week for approx 8hr a day, worn it out. Its been a very good player. All the reviews for this player (6Gb and 8Gb) are all +ve except for when it comes to the sofeware (sonic stage) all I can say is that I have never had any problems with it and neither have my children. We now use version 4.2 and since I built a new PC it transfers fast. I will be buying a NW-A1000.

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User Name - JohnD