Ok truthfully I’ve been considering to get an ipod nano….. Yes I’m mad! But I have reasons…. and all reasons that someone will shoot me down for. SO nevermind, I shall talk about my Sony Gadget and hopefully come up with a helpful review for those of you out there, considering it.

I think it is one of my favourite gadgets to date! Why.. simply because of what it is. It’s a Sony! Lol not helpful. Lets break it down.

What I like about it?
Tech wise

1. Sound quality from Sony is never one to disappoint. It’s GREAT!
2. Easy to understand in terms of their technological feature. Referring to menu here, it is laid out in grid format and there is a button for you to keep pressing back, to go to whatever page you were originally on. Like say i’m on my playlist page i can just keep pressing back till i get back to the main menu.
3. Memory size is reasonably good. Ranging from 4GB to 8GB. They are enough for whatever songs and videos that you need on the go. Come now, you aren’t going to listen to everything anyway.
4. The Video is also just as good, with good definition… as good as you can get on such a tiny screen.
5. The equalizer si very useful and you can of course mix and match your own.
6. Battery can last for a bout 30 hours.
7. The earphones that came with it are the most comfortable pair I have ever tried in my life.

Looks wise

1. The fact it is incredible small, slim and light. Fantastic for taking it anywhere and most importantly for gyming!! Must!
2. It is matte, with a not so easy to scratch finish. The only parts that are metal and most likely going to be scratched are just the sides, but very minimal.
3. Colours are very attractive. All of them – white, black, purple and pink. All reasonably nice colours

Acessory wise

1. The earphones that came with it are the most comfortable pair I have ever tried in my life. Giden thinks so too.
2. U can by a plastic clip for it which is very handy for clipping to your clothes for those on the move
3. Either that or u can buy those leather casings.

What I dislike about it?

1. The SonicStage software. I absolutely HATE IT! I had a humongous issue with it in transferring songs. Beats me on why but I couldn’t seem to get the music part working for my Windows XP. And I’;m sorry but the people at Sony weren’t very helpful either. All they could say was… it’s working on ours, don’t know whats wrong with yours…yeah very helpful. But surprising the SonicStage Audio worked with the Vista program.
2. Price, I wanted to cry when I saw the price, but Thank God for installment plans. So the blow is not so bad.
3. The buttons are maybe just a bittttt small.. But can’t really complain. I was just too use to using my Nessa’s Ipod and the touchwheel.
4. The earplugs are just a tad bit short, which is why they give u an extra extension…. =S
5. No radio… aww…

Boils down too… A fantastic gadget for music lovers and those who want instant video on the go. But it serves its purpose and i’m glad i got it.

You can read a full review on it here at CNETasia.