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Memory size: 20GB, Memory type: Hard Drive, Weight: 182g, Radio: Without Radio, Audio/Video formats: MP3 ...
8.4 out of 10

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- Overall Rating:3 out of 5
- Sound Quality:4 out of 5
- Battery Life:4 out of 5
- Portability:5 out of 5
- Quality:4 out of 5
- Value for Money:3 out of 5
- Recommend Product: No
I could think of a better way to spend £180!
Compare Prices : Sony NW-A3000 20GB By Lloyd Hardman (25/05/2006)
- Pros: Good Looking
- Cons: Most things
If you are like me and have a lot of music to listen to then i would not recommend this. I used to have an iRiver H300 and i wish that i had kept it. Insted i traded it for one of these.

As usual with walkmans you must use software to put tracks on the player. Whereas with a plug and play like the iRiver you can create your own folders and arrange your music in whatever order you like! My iRiver... Read Full Review »

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- Overall Rating:1 out of 5
- Sound Quality:3 out of 5
- Battery Life:5 out of 5
- Portability:4 out of 5
- Quality:3 out of 5
- Value for Money:3 out of 5
- Recommend Product: No
Looks cool, but please don't buy it
Compare Prices : Sony NW-A3000 20GB By Anonymous (14/04/2006)
- Pros: Attractive, reasonable sound quality (though low sound output
- Cons: Doesn't work with Windows Media player (Sony Connect software terrible
OK. You've seen the advertising. You've bought into the idea that this is the coolest looking MP3 player in town. You like the disk size. And you don't want an ipod.

But even so you should not buy this player. Although Sony have produced a fine looking piece of kit, they have managed to make it unusuable.

The only way to get songs onto the player is using the Sony connect softw... Read Full Review »

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- Overall Rating:5 out of 5
- Sound Quality:5 out of 5
- Battery Life:5 out of 5
- Portability:5 out of 5
- Quality:5 out of 5
- Value for Money:5 out of 5
- Recommend Product: Yes
Brilliant brilliant brilliant!!!!!
Compare Prices : Sony NW-A3000 20GB By dave pearce (18/01/2006)
- Pros: Looks, battery life, looks, colours and looks
- Cons: eerrrrrrr none
I was apprehensive about the software after reading the reviews but went for it anyway and was extremely pleasently surprised how good it is. The player itself is superb and out ipods the ipod in nearly every aspect, battery life is around 36 hours, quick charge is 15 minutes. If you are sitting on the MP3 fence I cannot stress how cool this product is, so much so I have bought my wife the A1000!!... Read Full Review »

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- Overall Rating:1 out of 5
- Sound Quality:0 out of 5
- Battery Life:0 out of 5
- Portability:4 out of 5
- Quality:3 out of 5
- Value for Money:1 out of 5
- Recommend Product: No
Sony NW-A3000 20GB
Compare Prices : Sony NW-A3000 20GB By chris openshaw (13/01/2006)
- Pros: Stylish, tactile
- Cons: Useless software
The quality of the unit is good and if the looks are to your taste it is very stylish.

The Connect software on the other hand is not robust enough to be on the market.

After installing the software on my laptop the program would simply not run at all. Even after downloading the most recent version from Sony's website still had no success. After many hours of trying I eventually gave up and r... Read Full Review »

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- Overall Rating:5 out of 5
- Sound Quality:4 out of 5
- Battery Life:4 out of 5
- Portability:4 out of 5
- Quality:5 out of 5
- Value for Money:5 out of 5
- Recommend Product: Yes
Great MP3 Player
Compare Prices : Sony NW-A3000 20GB By Eoghain O'Keeffe (13/01/2006)
- Pros: Looks great, sounds great
- Cons: Connect software
I have never owned an Ipod, but most of my friends do and I constantly hear complaints. One of my friens bought an Ipod recently and, over the course of a few months, sent it back to Apple FIVE TIMES! SO I was determined to find an MP3 player that wasn't an Ipod.

And, I found the Sony NWA3000.

I heard some bad things about the software, but I only had problem with Connect 1.0. This is the CD... Read Full Review »

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