bogon07 Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 The new "Aura" NWA1000L/S/P/V $379 & NWA3000S/V $449 are finally on the Sony Australia site as pre-order items. They are the only HDDs, no sign of the NWHD5s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Interesting, hmm there seems to be no date of arrival, sony canada has a date usually beside products that can be pre-ordered, oddly enough it is mid november and there is no info on the players on sonystyle.ca, but they go on sale either tomorrow or by the end of the week.Are you planning on buyng one of the new units? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 lxrichbirdxl Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 WTF $499? US OR CAN? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 atrain Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 hd5 is no longer on sale in australia from sony. other retailers will have some older stock & hopefully some decent sale prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 WTF $499? US OR CAN?←australian dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 beanjam Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 woo hoo! hopefully that means it wont be long before it makes its way over the ditch to new zealand.. hopefully... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bogon07 Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Sony Australia site indicates that they will be available from Friday 2nd December if you try an order one. Hopefully Sony will be able to keep to this date.Now what colour and which size ? Could not see the NWA600s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Sony Australia site indicates that they will be available from Friday 2nd December if you try an order one. Hopefully Sony will be able to keep to this date.Now what colour and which size ? Could not see the NWA600s←Hmm, wonder why the US is being left behind for a launch for these players. With no annoucement from sony yet about availability, it could mean an intro post new year? Unless Sony is stalling for the WMA support for the US market and release them early to mid december. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Beethovenian Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Sony seems to have given up the US market for now. Maybe they realized they can't really compete with the iPod and are waiting for a big success in other regions before launching an all-out attack? They launched the HD5 very silently here. I expect the A series to follow a similar path and show up in some stores unnanounced. Considering SonyStyle is selling only the black and red versions of the HD5, it seems they're already getting rid of their stock and preparing for something new. I just wished they had a 40GB, or at least 30GB, version. Then I'd upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Sony seems to have given up the US market for now. Maybe they realized they can't really compete with the iPod and are waiting for a big success in other regions before launching an all-out attack? They launched the HD5 very silently here. I expect the A series to follow a similar path and show up in some stores unnanounced. Considering SonyStyle is selling only the black and red versions of the HD5, it seems they're already getting rid of their stock and preparing for something new. I just wished they had a 40GB, or at least 30GB, version. Then I'd upgrade.←Interesting points, we had no HD3 nor HD5 officially in canada, the HD1 was apparently sold here, not sure if via sony, but I would imagine it would be. I only saw one HD1 here just recently and oddly enough never saw any ads for it, not even at the sony store, or any electronics retailer here. Sony canada is now offering a $20 rebate for a tax that was added onto the HD1, and $5 off the smaller flash players.Anyone know how sales of the HD5 have been doing in the US? Unless sony isn't keen to release such info to the public.Beethovenian, is there any price difference between the HD5 and the new A series? what about price A series vs price of competitors in Aus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Beethovenian Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 The HD1 seems to be the only one Sony really announced in the US. I don't know at what prices Sony is considering putting the A series here. They're selling the HD5 for $279. That's the maximum I can think of for the A3000, and even that is a stretch, since the iPod offers 10GB more and video support for only $20 extra. Maybe that's also a reason for them to not advertise the new Walkman? They would probably not lower the price that much to be really competitive with the iPod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Stuge Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 (edited) Sony Australia site indicates that they will be available from Friday 2nd December if you try an order one. Hopefully Sony will be able to keep to this date.Now what colour and which size ? Could not see the NWA600s←They trying sell off there old models that`s why they haven`t put 600series for sale.Otherwise no one will buy 500(series).I think they have loads of pieces left of 500(series) Edited November 16, 2005 by Stuge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bogon07 Posted November 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 They trying sell off there old models that`s why they haven`t put 600series for sale.Otherwise no one will buy 500(series).I think they have loads of pieces left of 500(series)←That sounds all too plausible. And the latest Pulse issue has several pages referring to the 407. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 beanjam Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 The new "Aura" NWA1000L/S/P/V $379 & NWA3000S/V $449 are finally on the Sony Australia site as pre-order items. They are the only HDDs, no sign of the NWHD5s.←Is it just me or have BOTH players (NWA3000 AND HD5) vanished from the Sony Australia site? What does this MEAN? And I was so looking forward to the end of the week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Hmm, interesting enough when I was first installing the CP off the CD, once the install finishes, reboot, etc, a page pops up with 3 links initially.EuropeCanadaJapanthis is for updates for firmware and CPNow when I went to install it, it had 4 options:EuropeOceaniaCanadaJapanSo I am sure they are coming on the 2nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Stuge Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 So oceania includes new-zealand & australis i think so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 beanjam Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Well in any case I rang up SONY NZ today. What a waste. Apparently there is no known future for the new Walkman series in NZ at all. We have to wait for a marketing meeting in early '06 to determine whether it is suitable to market here. Has Australia started to recieve the Walkmans, as it IS Dec 2? New Zealand now has neither the HD5 OR the A3000 on the website... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Stuge Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 New Zealand now has neither the HD5 OR the A3000 on the websiteThis what I don`t like about sony before taking a decision on A3000 they should have sticked with the old one.OR they might have exhausted all there NW-HD5 models.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 According to sony reps from australia, WMA support should be here soon.But back to the main point, the new A1000 will be available for sale on the sonystyle website in australia this coming monday, December 12th.All 4 colours will be offered, price is 379.00 including GST. Again not sure if that is with the gst included or you have the add it, since including GST means you would have to add the tax onto the price still.As well, no word on launch of the A3000 in australia, since sony Aus wanted to get the A series out before christmas. Sorry no info about lauch for the new playes in australia.As well, Sony China has also released the new players for sale in that country, all 3 actually, A600/A1000/A3000. I have no knowledge of prices though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Stuge Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 Sony China has also released the new players for sale in that country, all 3 actually, A600/A1000/A3000. I have no knowledge of prices thoughPrices of A600/A1000/A3000 in China are:NW-A3000= > Rmb(YUAN) 2,900 or (US)$359NW-A1000=> Rmb(Yuan) 2,700 or (US)$335NW-A608(2GB)=> Rmb(Yuan) 2199 OR (US)$272NW-A607=> Rmb(Yuan) 1999 OR (US)$247NW-A605=> Rmb(Yuan)1599 OR (US)$198Price of accessories in ChinaCover for A600 is for (CKM-NWA600)=> Rmb(Yuan) 200 OR (US)$25Cover for A3000 is for (CKM-NWA3000)=> Rmb(Yuan)200 or(US)$25Cover for A1000 is for (CKM-NWA1000)=> Rmb(Yuan)160 or(US)$20Cradle for A3000(BCR-NWU1))=> Rmb(Yuan)260 or (US)$32Remote for A3000 (RM-SWN1)=> Rmb(Yuan)200 OR (US)$25Site does suggest that these walkman support wma codec .So sony will ship these new walkmans with Wma support in ChinaAura(New Sony Walkman)A600/3000/1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bogon07 Posted December 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 (edited) The NWA1000s are back on Sony Australia for $379AUDThis morning the online shop said they were all out of stock except for the violet.Seems the others should be in by 16Dec - but you know Sony.USB cradle is listed $59 AUDLeather Case $39 AUDPolyester Case $29 AUDRemote $39 AUDNo sign of the NWA3000 nor the NWA600s but the NWHD5 has re-appeared.JB-HiFi & Domayne had ads this week with NWA1000 and NWA3000 for sale.Interestingly JB was discounting them by $2 not $20($377)*& $10($439)* respectively but I have not been into a shop to see if they actually have any. Edited December 12, 2005 by bogon07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 like I posted earlier, Sony Aus wanted to get the A1000 to market before christmas, so the other will be announced later, perhaps even still before xmas, or after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bogon07 Posted December 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 (edited) Finally the NWA1000s are in the shops and look much better than the photos suggest. JB-HiFi has them for $377 - now where did I put that ad quoting $359!(slight memory problem here it was only a $2 reduction not $20; the A3000 was "slashed" to $439)*Sadly didn't see any NWA3000s which are due to come out soon. Perhaps it is being delayed a little due to the ready supply of NWHD5 in shops. However with retailers advertising it Sony should hurry and bring it out or receive another dent to its reputation here. Edited December 12, 2005 by bogon07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 bogon07 are you planning on getting either the new A1000 or A3000? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bogon07 Posted December 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Ascariss - realistically probably the NWA1000. From the photos it looks the better proportioned of the two but would like to see them both physically side by side. Which of your two do you prefer ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Hmm, size wise, I love my A1000, it's so small and light, space wise, I would go with the Larger A3000. Let me post up some comparison pics of the 2 in a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 here are 3 pics of comparisons:http://premium1.uploadit.org/ascariss//A3000_1.jpghttp://premium1.uploadit.org/ascariss//A3000_2.jpghttp://premium1.uploadit.org/ascariss//A3000_3.jpgsorry about the cruddy lighting in the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bogon07 Posted December 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Ascariss,Nice pictures. The reflectivity is a bit hard to deal with when photographing these.I still lean towards the 1000 even though the 3000 seems only marginally larger.Your silver ones look dark although not as dark as the one I handled in the shop. The colour really changes with the lighting doesn't it. Do you have the USB cradle/dock ?Good to see you haven't neglected your Minidisc either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 No, the dock for the units isn't on sale yet, possibly this week according to the sony site.taking pictures is a nightmare, they reflect like a mirror. Indeed the silver model looks quite dark depending on the angle and the same thing with the violet unit I noticed. Depending on the light, it goes from a purple to a blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Stuge Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 No sign of the NWA3000 nor the NWA600s but the NWHD5 has re-appearedAMAZING .First "NW-HD5" was removed then they put HD5 again for sale.I`m sure HD5 WAS were not out of stock...Very Strange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bogon07 Posted December 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 No, the dock for the units isn't on sale yet, possibly this week according to the sony site.taking pictures is a nightmare, they reflect like a mirror. Indeed the silver model looks quite dark depending on the angle and the same thing with the violet unit I noticed. Depending on the light, it goes from a purple to a blue.←That would be the advantage of the limited edition Black - it stays pretty much the same colour regardless of the lighting. Are you tempted by the dock ?Does the A3000 feel like its nearly twice the weight of the A1000 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bogon07 Posted December 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 This week my local Retravision store's Xmas catalogue has the NWA1000 for $349AUD and the NWA3000 listed at $399AUD which are quite large reductions on the RRP already. (This time I'm looking at the page and not relying on memory)The 6GB A1000 at these prices looks to be good value compared to the 4GB ipod Nano at $359 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Interesting, we also had a reduction in the A3000s here, but nothing on the A1000.as for your question, not twice as heavy, but the difference is noticable, the A1000 is very light and small in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bogon07 Posted December 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Ascariss,Thanks I was thinking that the A3000 would be a little too heavy to carry comfortably in your shirt pocket.Strange to see discounting here in the 1st week of release (and still not sure if the A3000 is physically in any shops yet.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Well depends what shirt you are wearing, go for the A1000 if you plan on carrying it in your shirt. Ours was discounted on the prior to its sale as well, and I believe it also had a cheaper price in japan when it went on sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bogon07 Posted December 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Yep normal business shirt. I'm hoping to take delivery of blue (and pink for the wife) A1000 next week from a MySony auction as I had no chance of winning a free one. Looks like Sony is trying increase MP3 player market penetration with some discounting before Xmas. The prices of the NWE400/600 have also dropped here. In fact SonyCentralSydney have the 505 for less than the 405. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Stuge Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Interesting, we also had a reduction in the A3000s here, but nothing on the A1000.as for your question, not twice as heavy, but the difference is noticable, the A1000 is very light and small in my opinion.←Strange ...Do you have any idea why they are reducing there units? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ilovetechno2003 Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 BUMPdidn't even realise that this had been released in oz as i was out of the country when it happened! saves me trying to run around and find an online store to ship it to the us and have to stuff around with an adapter so i can charge it. what do all the aussies that have a nw-a1k or 3k have to say in terms of feedback? also, where's the cheapest place to buy one, online or otherwise - my b'day's coming soon and i need to give my g/f a place to buy me one from. cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bogon07 Posted January 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 BUMPdidn't even realise that this had been released in oz as i was out of the country when it happened! saves me trying to run around and find an online store to ship it to the us and have to stuff around with an adapter so i can charge it. what do all the aussies that have a nw-a1k or 3k have to say in terms of feedback? also, where's the cheapest place to buy one, online or otherwise - my b'day's coming soon and i need to give my g/f a place to buy me one from. cheers!The NWA1000 was available in Australia mid December 2005 and the NWA3000 popped up early January2006.The A1000 has rrp $379 but you can find it in stores such as Retravision, JB-Hi, Sydney Sound centre @ $349.Some online stores are quoting $368 + delivery. I've see the A3000 $449 rrp advertised @ $399.The A1000 is interesting and stylish although a bit slow and the minimum HDD size should have been 10GB. But I think the E400/500 & A600s have a better functional design and any of these with 4-6GB capacity would make A1000 obsolete. "Here is an interesting quotehttp://www.smarthouse.com.au/Entertainment...3/News/E9P4V6W3Meanwhile, the Sony NWA3000 is a 20GB player version of the A1000, is already available overseas.Sony spokesperson Lesley White said larger capacities may be announced soon: "There's a lot of space for a higher capacity player but we wanted to get the A series out before Christmas." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ilovetechno2003 Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 any links to online stores to buy an a3000 from other than the sony australia site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bogon07 Posted January 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 any links to online stores to buy an A3000 from other than the sony australia site?Unfortunately the A1000/3000 is not as readily available online as the E400/500 series in Australia. Could be something to do with Sony Australia's delivery problems. None are on the ever reliable Minidisc Australia site yet only the ol' NW-HD5.http://www.techbuy.com.au/product.asp?at=51&prodid=55538A3000 Silver or Violet Techbuy $440.20AUD - not much of a discount on the rrp $449 and on back order !http://www.homezonedigital.com.au/Content_...15-2a96abbf0c0aHomeZone (Retravision) has the A1000 for $349AUD but not the A3000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The new "Aura" NWA1000L/S/P/V $379 & NWA3000S/V $449 are finally on the Sony Australia site as pre-order items.
They are the only HDDs, no sign of the NWHD5s.
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