Ray Mak

The Sony Walkman NWZ-A845 / A846 was released in early January 0f 2010 and it came to our shores in Malaysia in Mid February. It is supposed to be the successor of the previous X1000 series Sony Walkman, which people always compare it to the great Cowon S9.

Well, you can find Digital Audio Players or Video Players in almost everywhere in the market, but to actually find one with great sound quality can be rather challenging. The Cowon S9 has been unrivalled for a very long period of time until the Sony X1000 series came out. Their sound quality is known to be better than sound produced with the top of the range Creative X-Fi soundcards.

However, due to the highly sophisticated Touch Screen interface of the Sony X1000 series Walkman, the price is highly sophisticated as well, which was their biggest weakness. The X1000 series also went a little out of focus by offering too many unnecessary functions to the player which can be offered in most popular cellphones today. They could do better if only they have focused on quality audio and video.

Now, we have the Sony NWZ-A845 / 6 series with the same sound quality as the X1000, awesome included in-ear earphones (my own is better though), a lot slimmer than the X1000 (still not able to compare to those from Apple), a clean interface, and most importantly, a much lower price.

Well, if you think that your Creative X-Fi Titanium Pro has blown you away. This will BLAST you off to the universe out there (provided if you have a decent headphones). Pair it up with The Ultimate Ears or  The Shure SE530 if you can afford.

To be honest with you, the supplied in-ear earphones are not really up to my high standards, but unless you're an audio enthusiast like me, this little in-ear earphones will blast away all your other headphones and earphones that you currently have.

April 1st 2010 - I was among the first 100 people in the line to enter the Sony Expo 2010. The first ten people were showered with a bunch of great gifts with include cash vouchers and gadgets. Those slightly behind, like me, did not receive much. But, it was a really great experience. The first few people totally deserve what they get for their efforts. The first ten people in the line waited for at least 15 hours each while the first in line, waited for more than 27 hours in front of the entrance. While waiting, I've also met many new friends and watched some magic shows. Among these fantastic people are two retirees, Mr. and Mrs. Chong, who shared with me their life experiences and they also gave me their cash vouchers.

My main purpose of visiting this exhibition - A State of The Art mp3 player with an Unrivalled Sound Quality

The Sound Quality of any music players or musical instruments is always my top priority. Since young, my ears have been exposed to a very high quality instrument, my piano. I can tell even if a single string among the three piano strings of higher piano notes has altered. In an mp3 player, I need such high sound quality so that I can listen to the clarity of the background music in order to play the same thing out on the piano, for your listening pleasure. Therefore, I will go for any audio players with the highest sound quality within my tight budget.

To me, this is not just a Digital Audio Player, but an Investment.

Yesterday, March 23rd 2010, I've attended the ASUS Distribution Launch Dinner. Special thanks to Kevin Loh from Makson Computer Centre for inviting me to this fantastic event.

ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated (ASUS), a multinational corporation centered in Taiwan, produces computer products: motherboards, laptops, servers, mobile phones and others. If you guys are looking for a new laptop computer, look no further, I highly recommend laptops from ASUS. They produce the most reliable, least defects, least junkware, best designs, top hardware, laptops in the market. On top of that, they produce the fastest graphics card and best motherboards in the world as well.

The only problem with ASUS is their support for older hardware; software updates, technical support, information etc. For instance, if you've purchased a graphics card, the updates may last you for around 1 year, then you'll have to get those from NVIDIA, Guru3D or elsewhere for newer ones.

Yesterday, I was able to experience one of the first computers with USB 3.0 support. It's 10 times faster than the current USB 2.0. If you can recall, USB 1.1 was known as FullSpeed and USB 2.0 was known as HiSpeed. How do you think they named USB 3.0?

USB 3.0 a.k.a. SuperSpeed

Speed : 4.8 gbps, 10x faster than USB 2.0 at 480mbps (Transfer your HD videos within seconds, backup your entire computer within minutes)

Power : Increased Maximum Bus Power (900mA of USB 3.0 VS 500mA of USB 2.0), you can charge your phone much faster, have more than 2 USB powered Hard Drives transferring simultaneously (Full Duplex). It's more power efficient too. Doesn't suck your laptop dry.

Cables : You need new ones

The Demo was phenomenal! I wish to get a new computer soon. This is the one I should be getting.