get nw a3000 or wait?

[lodore]

Hi

im new here. it seems to be a great forum to talk about sony mp3 devices.

is there any news regarding new sony mp3 devices in the future? close or other wise dates etc

i just want an mp3 player no photo viewer no video no colour screen dont need em and they waste battery life.

thanks in advance

lodore

[Ascariss]

the new article on the front page states sony is planning some new unit, so I would wait if I were you.

[lodore]

can you give me a link to this news? here

[aznbro85]

Hey lodore,

here's the link:

http://www.atraclife.com/2006/08/28/sony-a...teer-chip-boom/

In one section, it says:

According to iSuppli’s Mr. Kim, Sony is also expected to launch a flash-memory-chip-based portable media player and a new version of its Playstation Portable game player. He said the new products will have as much as eight to 10 gigabytes of NAND flash memory per system.

[lodore]

hmm weill they be able to increse it to 20gb? and since its flash memory no moving parts should bump up the barttery life but also bump up the price

[Ascariss]

the article states that flash prices have fallen a bit lately so this might lower the prices of flash mp3 players.

if you need a high capacity, mp3 player now, sony has none on offer currently, highest is 30 gig HD5 i believe. I will most likely go for a flash player in the future, at least 8 gigs or so since I've come to realize that HDD is not the way to go for a good mp3 player.

i've have both the a1000 and a3000 and prefer the smaller device myself since it is much lighter, but battery life is a lot less. If sony would replace the hdd with flash, I would keep the a1000 hands down.

[lodore]

btw i just want a 20gb mp3 player and the a3000 seems great for that. but i wonder how well the new flash one will be like? also why do you think hardrive players arent the way to go for the best mp3 players?

Edited August 29, 2006 by lodore

[aznbro85]

btw i just want a 20gb mp3 player and the a3000 seems great for that. but i wonder how well the new flash one will be like? also why do you think hardrive players arent the way to go for the best mp3 players?

since hard drives have moving parts, a drop can kill the drive, despite the fact that it has the G-sensors and stuff. Hard drives WILL fail. It's inevitable.. it's just a matter of when

Hard drives also increase the weight of the overall player, and eats up the battery much quicker.

since flash has no moving parts, the thought is that they will last longer. And since it doesnt have to "spin-up" like harddrives, there is barely any lag between pressing a button and the corresponding function.

For example, my HD based walkmans take up to 20 seconds to boot from a cold boot.

My flash based ones start up playback instantaneously

[lodore]

thats true but let me give you an example ipod nano its flash player only 20hours battery life compared to sony's a3000's 35 hours battery life.

[aznbro85]

thats true but let me give you an example ipod nano its flash player only 20hours battery life compared to sony's a3000's 35 hours battery life.

If you see the size difference then you'll know why..

with how thin and small the nano is, I can see why the battery life is just 20 hours, esp with the color screen and picture capabilities...

the a3000 is so "big" that it BETTER have a BIG battery for long battery life!

but yeah, if you plan to be very active running around and stuff, a flash based is probably a better pick. If it's just to bring your entire music collection with you whereever you go, then I guess a HD based one would be better.

Here, check out this guide that's on sonystyle USA's website:

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP....es%2fmp3%2eisml

Hope this information helps you out!