Sony NW-A3000 20GB - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Sony won us over with its latest MP3 entry, the 6GB , and with the exact same design and features set, the 20GB NW-A3000S Walkman looks set to do the same.

Review summary: Have we met before? Don't tell me - you're the NW-A3000 everyone's been talking about! Join Sindre Lia as he works his charm on one of the slickest looking audio players around.

Pros: Object of desire; very good sound quality with proper earphones; good battery life

Cons: Expensive; heavy; sub-par music library interaction; scratch-prone

Verdict: When connected to a computer via its USB 2.0 cable, the Sony NW-A3000 acts like a mass storage device. For music files to be imported into the NW-A3000's music library, however, it's required to transfer them via the bundled 'Connect Player' software. ...

Review summary: A promising assault on the MP3 market best suited to newcomers

Pros: The NW-A3000 is a simple, functional device ; there's no fancy colour screen in there but the monotone display is very smoothly integrated with the translucent chassis and easily shows all the info you need

Cons: You knew this was coming really: the CONNECT software is the player's main Achilles heel

Review summary: This MP3 player comes with a storage capacity of 20GB, which saves upto 5000 songs and has a monochrome OLED display. It supports MP3 and ATRAC3 audio formats. It also has FM Radio, an in-built Lithium Ion battery, which provides playback time of 35 ...