its not really a click wheel, its just a directional pad like all previous models.
as for sound quality, it is excellent, it beats the ipod by quite a bit. the included ex headphones with some models beats the bundled creative/ipod types quite easily. they are basically ex 82 or 802 ...slightly downgraded version of the ex85. there are others that come with the "noise canceling" type headphones and i can't vouch for those, i don't have much trust in those though.
mainly the advantage of the sony is super battery life and audio quality.
the down side is they seem to have the user friendliness of a knock off product.
another gripe. slow seeking. esp bad if you are listening to audio books or podcasts. its very easy to accidentally go to next track with that pad control, and so seeking back to where you were before is a big chore. even pausing it first which makes it faster doesnt help all that much.
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its not really a click wheel, its just a directional pad like all previous models.
as for sound quality, it is excellent, it beats the ipod by quite a bit. the included ex headphones with some models beats the bundled creative/ipod types quite easily. they are basically ex 82 or 802 ...slightly downgraded version of the ex85. there are others that come with the "noise canceling" type headphones and i can't vouch for those, i don't have much trust in those though.
mainly the advantage of the sony is super battery life and audio quality.
the down side is they seem to have the user friendliness of a knock off product.
another gripe. slow seeking. esp bad if you are listening to audio books or podcasts. its very easy to accidentally go to next track with that pad control, and so seeking back to where you were before is a big chore. even pausing it first which makes it faster doesnt help all that much.