sony nw-hd5 review

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By macc on 23rd Jan 2006

macc's Ratings
Time MP3 Player Owned	Between 1 - 4 Weeks
Sound Quality	7/10
Battery Life	10/10
Features	9/10
Memory	Not supplied
Value for money	10/10
Overall value	9/10
macc's recommendation

Good Points

Size
Easy menu

Bad Points

The Sonicstage software

General Comments

Sonicstage has a mind of its own. It mixes up some of my tracks and places them in the wrong location on my Sony NW-HD5 MP3 player.

Other than the Sonicstage software, the Sony NW-HD5 is a great little device which seems to be very well thought out.

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