I'm an 18 year old student, working as a Music and Art Technician at a local college, and as an ICT...
I'm an 18 year old student, working as a Music and Art Technician at a local college, and as an ICT Admistrator. Studying music at uni next year - I play various instruments, spend time with friends, and love technology!
Member since:19.04.2004
Reviews:4
I had my eyes on this player for a long time, and finally decided to treat myself and buy one. I was not disappointed!
With the NW-A1000, Sony have managed to create a small, incredibly portable and stylish player, with great sound quality and superb battery life. The design is quite unique - when turned off, the intuitive screen blends into the player.
The first issue on most people's minds with regards to this model is whether it is worth paying a little bit extra and buying the size up, with a 20GB hard drive. Another member of my family had this model, and I personally found it a little too large in dimensions. It didn't slip into my pocket easily, and was bulkier in my hands than my smaller 6GB model.
Even though the machine is "only" 6GB, it can cope with more songs than a standard player due to the ATRAC compression system that comes with the software for the player. This allows you to transfer many more files to the player than you could to a 6GB hard drive, due to compressed file size. And no, suprisingly the compression of the file does not result in any loss of sound quality!
One major advantage of the NW-A1000 is that the battery life is far superior to that of any other player currently on the market. The battery life does seem to dip if there is a lot of user interaction with the player; however, if you leave it alone for a little while, shuffling music or simply playing through playlists, the battery will rise again, and will last a very long time. I've had mine for a good few months, and I have not noticed a reduction in battery life.
The only major disadvantage with the player is the software it comes bundled with. The Connect software is notoriously bad, with it being prone to crashing and hard to transfer files. However, if you allow the software installer to connect to the internet, it will download the latest updates. The current version of connect seems fine!
Overall, the Sony NW-A1000 is a fantastic mp3 player that I would recommend to anyone. It may not play videos or allow you to browse photos like other brands - but mobile phones can cope with all that! This mp3 player was designed for just that -playing mp3s - and it does so superbly!
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Does it work with a Mac computer? I have had a creative version and found problems with the compatability on the Mac, I them bought an ipod and not one problem have I had. Mark
Advantages: Looks pretty, Different sound options, fits in pocket Disadvantages: Battery gets worse, difficult to delete songs, difficult to get songs onto mp3
Aug 3rd, 2006
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