<img src="http://parcom.pronetworks.org/PROneT-News/sony.jpg" align="right"> Sony Network Walkman NW-HD5
By Trusted Reviews
Published Thursday 7th July 2005 15:26 GMT
You've got to hand it to Sony. The iPod may be the portable music boss, but it's not stopped trying to take Apple's baby out. It was some time before it seriously plucked up the courage to do so, with the release last year release of the NW-HD1.
That was back in late 2004, and it was followed only a few months later by the NW-HD3. Now Sony has produced another hard disk-based unit, the NW-HD5. So what does this one bring to the table and has it done enough to really put the boot into the iPod? Yes and no.
Sony has revamped the design once again and come up with a device with a distinctive look that might not appeal to all. As far as specifications go it's another 20GB player and while the dimensions have shrunk very slightly since the HD3, it's actually 5g heavier, at 135g. It's still not as svelte as the 112g HD1, however.
Even so, it's a lot leaner that the iPod, which since the demise of the mono-screened version is only available at a relatively portly 167g. With its brushed metal finish, the NW-5 does feel quite solid in the hand though some may balk at the thin flap covering the USB and AC power connectors at the top.
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