Drag and Drop. If it aint broke, don't fix it! (Sony Walkman NW-A3000 20 GB)

Member Name: thebigdipper

Product:	Sony Walkman NW-A3000 20 GB
Date:	25/06/09 (56 review reads)
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Disadvantages: Software

Whilst I'm aware that most people won't want to purchase such an old model, I still feel a certain responsibility in informing any potentional buyers of the utterly horrible experience I had as an owner of this Walkman.

I won't go into the details of every aspect of the player because, quite honestly, my negative criticism is all that's required to deter anyone from making the purchase.

"What can be so bad that it outweighs all of the good", you ask?

"The Software", I answer.

Like iTunes, the Sony software is unnecessarily convoluted, ugly and utterly pointless. Never before have I had to do so much to achieve so little. Transferring files onto the player is fiddly and time consuming. What's so wrong with Windows Drag and Drop as a transfer method?

On top of that, the inability to take songs OFF the player ruined the entire purchase experience for me. Let me explain:

I know the benefits of DRM. I understand a company like Sony wanting to use it on specially formatted files. What I don't understand is why you can't take songs off the player when you were the one who put them on.

You're presented with a message similar to "Unable to transfer file. The same file could not be found in the library". So I'm wondering... if the file is already in the library, why on earth would I want to transfer a second copy?

You can see that a logic flaw on Sony's part has ruined their credibility.

Don't buy this. Don't buy anything that makes you jump through hoops to move music files between your computer and your player.

Summary: Software ruins player

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