written by tank2730 on 17/02/2005
Good Points
Recording from virtually any source with pretty good results. ATRAC, MP3, Memory Stick, Price.
Bad Points
That Green colour, do not pay more than £50.00 (HAVE SEEN SOME RIDICULOUS PRICES).
General Comments
Received 1st HBM-30, battery level display on 1 bar with brand new battery, Played music for approximately 30mins before packing up on me, bought loads of batteries ever ready, Sony, Duracell some success with these but again unit quit after 10 mins of play, decided to contact Sony Ericsson customer service. They didn't have a clue, I eventually decided to exchange for new one, replaced within a week, no problems. Battery display 3 bars with Duracell lasted 8-10hrs, decided to try rechargeable not bad, left to charge over night, got about 6hrs continuous play (saved a fortune). Unit still going strong after 6mths. ADVICE.. IF UNIT DOES NOT DISPLAY 3 BARS ON BATTERY INDICATOR AND DOES NOT LAST FOR 6-8 HRS OF CONTINUOS PLAY RETURN TO DEALER...When you have a decent HBM-30 in full working order it's not a bad little gadget, helps me through the long bus and train journeys throughout the day and I don't have to worry about missing a call.