Sony NW-HD5 Review

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Sony NW-HD5
4.4 stars
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nabilrazzaque's Review of Sony NW-HD5 MP3 Player

4th Aug 2005

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Sound Quality
    5 stars
  • Features
    5 stars
  • Time MP3 Player Owned
    1 - 6 Months
  • Battery Life
    5 stars
  • Memory
    20gb
Good Points

Excellent battery power. Brilliant build. Excellent sound quality.


Bad Points

Cheap quality USB port cover.


General Comments

To begin with, I had my eye on the older model, the sony NW HD3. I thought it couldn't get better than that, but I was wrong! I first spotted the NW HD5, whilst shopping in a window display. From that moment on, I knew that that was the MP3 player for me!
I think people are misled by the 20GB storage. The HD5 compresses the tracks, into what is called atrac, which halves the amount of space taken by a track, so in effect we are really talking about a 40GB player!
It is so much better than an Ipod.
I will go through it point by point...
The Ipod has a 12 hour battery life. The HD5 has a 40 hour battery life.
A 20GB Ipod can hold 5000 tracks. The Sony HD5 can hold a massive 13,000 tracks.
The Ipod is made of flimsy plastic, whereas the Sony HD5 is made of stainless steel.

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