As a piece of hardware, the HD-3 is a success, being smaller, lighter and generally sleeker than an iPod. However, as with the HD1 before it, the SonicStage PC software holds it back from being a serious competitor to the iPod. Thanks to the addition of native MP3 playback the HD3 is worthy of consideration but only for those prepared to put up with SonicStage’s idiosyncrasies. For the masses though, the iPod is still the way to go.Read full review
Overall
7/10
By Benny Har-Even
Reviewed 23 March 2005
Updated 05 February 2011