- Jan 3, 2013
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Last year I bought an 830 to replace my 925, specifically so I could put all my music onto an SD card and get rid of my ZuneHD, which no longer had enough storage for my whole collection. It's been great in many ways but I discovered that playing music on my phone was more annoying than I thought it would be, and it drained the battery too fast, so I ended up buying a new Walkman.
The thing is, I never really bonded with it like I did with my 925. The 925 with a charging shell on it just looks so damned cool, where the 830 is a bit bland and generic, even in day-glo orange. I also prefer the 925's slightly smaller footprint. To be fair, I don't think the 830's flip cover thingie has helped, it's a bit of a PITA sometimes.
Last week I put the W10 preview on the old 925 and it has made me realise that I just prefer using it to the 830 so, as of today, the 925 is back to being my daily driver and the 830 will be going up on eBay while it is still worth decent money. Sure, the photos won't be quite as good and it doesn't have quite as much grunt but the 925's screen, with it's super-bright daylight mode and it's much brighter Glance screen, more than makes up for that.
The thing is, I never really bonded with it like I did with my 925. The 925 with a charging shell on it just looks so damned cool, where the 830 is a bit bland and generic, even in day-glo orange. I also prefer the 925's slightly smaller footprint. To be fair, I don't think the 830's flip cover thingie has helped, it's a bit of a PITA sometimes.
Last week I put the W10 preview on the old 925 and it has made me realise that I just prefer using it to the 830 so, as of today, the 925 is back to being my daily driver and the 830 will be going up on eBay while it is still worth decent money. Sure, the photos won't be quite as good and it doesn't have quite as much grunt but the 925's screen, with it's super-bright daylight mode and it's much brighter Glance screen, more than makes up for that.