Sony NWZ-A815 / A816 / A818 Reviews

The Sony NWZ-A810 offers a slim design with a lovely, ample screen. It's also easy to use and com... (cnet.com)

Sound quality; battery life; design; no SonicStage required; high-quality video support; easy to ... (cnet.co.uk)

alaTest Review Summary

We have collected and analysed 38 expert reviews and 1561 user reviews from international sources. The alaScore™ for this product is 95/100 = Excellent. Experts rate this product 81/100 and users rate it 93/100. The average review date is April 10, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 284367 reviews from other MP3 Players. Last update: December 4, 2008.

1599 reviews

December, 2008

81 / 100

38 Experts

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93 / 100

1561 Users

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Key Features

Digital player - flash 4 GB - WMA, AAC, MP3, protected WMA (DRM 10) - video playback - display: 2" - black

Expert Reviews (38)

US

Sony NWZ-A818 (8GB, silver)

By (cnet.com)

The Sony NWZ-A810 offers a slim design with a lovely, ample screen. It's also easy to use and comes with high-quality earphones. Audio quality is excellent, and there are plenty of sound enhancement options and two custom EQs. The player supports photo an...

Even with the included extender, the Sony NWZ-A810's earphone cable is very short. The placement of the hold button on the back of the player is neither convenient nor ergonomic. There's no FM tuner, voice recorder, or memory expansion slot.

The Sony NWZ-A810 offers a fantastic display, a sleek design and interface, and a stellar rated battery life--plus, it's one of the few players that sounds great right out of the box. Users looking for the whole package (sans radio) will be pleased.

Photo gallery: Sony NWZ-A810 Here in the CNET offices, there's no doubt that ...

Rating

80

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Sony Walkman NWZ-A815

By Nate Lanxon (cnet.co.uk)

We are happy to report that both high prices and Sony's SonicStage software are nowhere to be seen on the new range of A-Series players. Instead, you'll get a heap of high-quality codecs that can be organised with the utmost simplicity. Simple to use and

Sound quality; battery life; design; no SonicStage required; high-quality video support; easy to use; price

No FM radio; no gapless playback

A well-priced, high-performing and stylish audio player. Its simple operation and management will appeal to most people but a couple of key features are missing. Overall, this is an excellent contender from Sony

Earlier in the year, we took a look at the first devices in Sony's A-Series o...

Rating

85

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AU

Sony NWZ-A815

By Staff writers (pcauthority.com.au)

Good to have WMP compatibility, but it needs better sound.

Both MP3 and WMP files are supported here, among others, along with major video formats such as MP4

Rating

50

pcauthority.com.au

User Reviews (1561)

US

"i like music players"

By daniel hobbs (cnet.com)

they make me happy

better than sad

US

"Wow, this little guy is great!"

By lisacp (cnet.com)

Bought this at the Sony store for 80.00 and I... 

Small, Easy to use, great sound

Headphones hurt!

US

"Fantastic!"

By Marc Bennett (cnet.com)

Simple but effective, decent sound

Surface scratches easily.... TEST (edited 8/4/08)

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