Cowon to follow up the A3 upgrade with the release of the Q5W

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Cowon to follow up the A3 upgrade with the release of the Q5W

by Elisabeth Young on May 21, 2008 at 10:12 PM

Cowon A3 gets capacity upgrade, release of Q5W to follow

The Cowon A3 with its recently increased capacity of 80GB is set to be in the US market by May 26 of this year. The original A3 once topped out at 60GB, now the larger 80GB model is expected to be priced at $440, in contrast to what had originally been rumored to be $681.

Following this positive development, Cowon has also officially unveiled their latest toy – the Q5W. Its capacity is also set to top out at 80GB. The Q5W is expected to be released in late June for a price of $600. The Q5W promises to be a high performing portable video player. Reviews mention its high-quality audio playback, an Internet browser that is Wi-Fi enabled, Bluetooth audio streaming, and MSN messenger, among others.

The Q5W is clearly a big leap ahead of the Cowon A3, though both players have the same storage capacity. Some have noted though, that consumer are a bit discouraged of the high price of Cowon’s Q5W.

Via [Engadget]

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