lodore Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Hii waas wondering why the a3000 is only about £130 in like currys comet dixons pc world etc is it being discontinued ?thanks in advancelodore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 the A3000 is not being made anymore I think, in canada it is no longer sold, and sony UK doesn't have it on their website for a while. I am sure there are some units still left but not directly from sony or suppliers.here is the thread I was looking for:http://www.atraclife.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1543The A2000 went on sale in dec at the sony store, well that is when units arrived, first week of dec. a 4-5 month product is a bit poor for sony since if a replacement is due this fall/winter (most likely the latter for christmas) then sony will be without a DAP in the high capacity area to combat apple.anyways, I would wait on your end and not buy a A3000 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 lodore Posted August 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 do you think they will rbing out a new model for christmas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Yes, the A series wasn't a great success in canada, or europe is my guess, sony needs something better and more competitive.Don't waste your money on an almost year old product. If you really need a large capacity player and can't wait, perhaps look at some of the creative ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 lodore Posted August 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 (edited) i think i will wait for the new sony one. because i dont want to have to put my music on my pc twice once in sonicstage and once in media player. can you keep me updated when any news on when the new one?]im not sure when the new one will be out so im undesidded if i will get a300 or not Edited August 31, 2006 by lodore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 maxthrusters Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 I'm quite happy with my A3000 player. I got it near the end of May 2006, from the local Sony Store. In fact, I liked it so much I later bought the neoprene pouch, the cradle, and the speaker dock!I'm disappointed that Sony isn't making them anymore, but not surprised. As a company they never seem to stick to a product design for very long, particularily when in a highly competitive sector like digital audio players.Perhaps they feel that this is the right way to do business, since nothing so far in the Walkman line has unseated Apple's iPod. Sony appears to be trying to market on brand-name rather than a particular product, such as the iconic iPod. Example: put the last five Walkmans and iPods on a table in front of a typical buyer, but with no brand name visible. The iPods are instantly recognized as such, but the Sony walkmans? They all look so different I doubt the average person would even know they were all Sony.I think they need to brand a device as "The Walkman", and improve on it over time, as opposed to jumping ship every few months with a totally new device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 I'm quite happy with my A3000 player. I got it near the end of May 2006, from the local Sony Store. In fact, I liked it so much I later bought the neoprene pouch, the cradle, and the speaker dock!I'm disappointed that Sony isn't making them anymore, but not surprised. As a company they never seem to stick to a product design for very long, particularily when in a highly competitive sector like digital audio players.Perhaps they feel that this is the right way to do business, since nothing so far in the Walkman line has unseated Apple's iPod. Sony appears to be trying to market on brand-name rather than a particular product, such as the iconic iPod. Example: put the last five Walkmans and iPods on a table in front of a typical buyer, but with no brand name visible. The iPods are instantly recognized as such, but the Sony walkmans? They all look so different I doubt the average person would even know they were all Sony.I think they need to brand a device as "The Walkman", and improve on it over time, as opposed to jumping ship every few months with a totally new device.You can't stand still in the mp3 business, too many competitors and new technologies every year, standing still with products and keeping them longer is a bad idea, and I am sure sony knows that.the first few offerings from sony in the hdd market were not the greatest (or worst) but didn't get much exposure here in canada, I hardly see people with sony mp3s players, unless its an odd discman, or possibly the older E series of mp3s players. They're not even on the sonystyle website, only the newer ones. Possibly the new flash players on sale might dent some apple sales but I don't think they will.Hopefully sony will announce some new products and safe us all from apple's horrible ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 astranovus Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 (edited) the hd5 was and still is a very good product, so you are wrong in assuming sony makes crap players Edited September 11, 2006 by astranovus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kerfuffle Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Paid another visit to the Sony Central shop in the city today - no NW-A3000s to be seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Stuge Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Paid another visit to the Sony Central shop in the city today - no NW-A3000s to be seen.Yup ,Sony India is planing to sell NW-A3000 ,30Gb model in India & Price of A1000 is reduced drastically ,that's why i bought it for my collection . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ascariss Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 the hd5 was and still is a very good product, so you are wrong in asuming sony makescrap players Uhm, where did I say sony makes crappy mp3 players? read my post again and you will see I never mentioned the word crap here. Didn'tthe HD-5 have no ability for playlists? I recall people having to have double files for playlists? Same for HD-3? By no means are the sony mp3 players crap, but sadly for a company like sony, they are not up to their usual standards and nowhere near what sony could have released.Sony has to take the leap forward to become a market leader in technology and new ideas for DAPs, otherwise they can forget to ever beat or compete on even level with apple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 lodore Posted September 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 im not sure if it was a smart move but i ordered a black a300 today and will come soon.even if sony release a new mp3 player soon i dont care since i will be happy with the a3000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Stuge Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 im not sure if it was a smart move but i ordered a black a300 today and will come soon.Just like you ,I bought A1000 yesterday ,but my purpose is different ....Collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kerfuffle Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 Didn'tthe HD-5 have no ability for playlists?Nah, the NW-HD5 has playlists. One of the reasons why I almost swapped my 'malfunctioning' NW-HD1 for the NW-HD5 (long story).But they only had one colour, and that was Red. So I kept my NW-HD1. Hmm . . . you can't buy the NW-A3000 from Sony Style online. I wouldn't be surprised if I could still find one in a shop, though. They still have the NW-HD1 for sale at a local Dick Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 lodore Posted September 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 still have hd1 in stock rofl.i got my a3000 from play.com with some good headphones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kerfuffle Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 The NW-A series Walkman can't be found anymore on the Sony Australia site anymore . . .So that must mean new ones are coming out! Unless Sony's given up on its hard-drive MP3 players . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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i waas wondering why the a3000 is only about £130 in like currys comet dixons pc world etc is it being discontinued ?
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