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Hampered by faulty software -  Sony Walkman NW-A3000 20 GB Portable MP3 Player
Sony Walkman NW-A3000 20 GB 

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Hampered by faulty software (Sony Walkman NW-A3000 20 GB)

joerobo

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Sony Walkman NW-A3000 20 GB

Date: 06/05/09 (65 review reads)
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Advantages: Great sound quality

Disadvantages: Awful software

I bought this new sony walkman after putting my last walkman in the washing machine. It was an updated model and initially both looked and seemed as much but unfortunately this walkman is let down by one or two things.

Firstly the positives, the design is far better in my opinion than the design of iPods. In particular the way the screen is set behind the front surface is very neat, it means that the screen itself doesn't actually get scratched and makes a much better overall look. Also as with most Sony mp3 players, the sound quality is very high, higher than that of iPods.

However there are two downsides. Firstly the software supplied for use was very poor (Sony connect) and I ended up using older Sony software (sonicstage). The other problem was that over time the player became very slow to navigate menus. I found this could be solved by defragmenting the hard disc. Unfortunately the customer service was very poor and they did not help me sort out either of these problems.

Summary: Look elsewhere

Processing/Quality:     Processing/Quality
Reliability:     Reliability
Ease of use:     Ease of use
Features:     Features
Sound quality:     Sound quality
Download speed:     Download speed
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SusanLesley

- 06/05/09

My Sony Walkman takes cassettes - that's how old it is! Susan

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