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Cowon iAudio Q5 / Q5W

Cowon iAudio Q5 / Q5W

83 reviews

Nov, 2024

Positive
sound (32)
durability (16)
portability (13)
design (11)
headphones (8)

Negative
usability (28)
price (14)
performance (13)
reliability (8)
battery (4)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 83 reviews of Cowon iAudio Q5 / Q5W. The average rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the memory and headphones. The design and durability also get good comments. There are some mixed opinions about the portability. The size and reliability get critical reviews.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Cowon iAudio Q5 / Q5W is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Cowon iAudio Q5 / Q5W

alaTest has collected and analyzed 19 user reviews of Cowon iAudio Q5 / Q5W from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Comments about the design and headphones are on the whole positive. The durability and sound are also appreciated, but the price and usability get mixed views. The portability and performance get negative comments.

sound, durability, headphones, design

reliability, performance, portability

79% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Cowon iAudio Q5 / Q5W

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of Cowon iAudio Q5 / Q5W from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Many are negative about the performance and usability.

usability, performance

33% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Trusted Reviews (trustedreviews.com)

Cowon Q5W 40GB Portable Multimedia Player

Cowon's Q5W is certainly a PMP powerhouse, but does Jon recommend forking out for one?

Feb, 2011

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Expert review by : What Hi-Fi? (whathifi.com)

Cowon iAudio Q5 review

Versatile with a list of impressive specs as long as your arm – but not a doddle to use

Hugely versatile player with a vast feature list ; brilliant pictures and decent sound ; solid build

Need to invest time to work it out and get the best from it

It’s more tweaky and involved than most players, but it’s also got far more features

Mar, 2008

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Expert review by : Paul Jasper (techadvisor.co.uk)

Cowon Q5W portable media player

The Cowon Q5W is a portable media player with a stunning 5in touchscreen display and built-in Wi-Fi capabilities.

The Cowon Q5W works well enough for listening to music and watching video, but you'll need patience and some technical savvy to achieve more complex tasks, such as loading content over a secure wireless network. While the player has much potential, it...

Jan, 2008

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Expert review by (stuff.tv)

Cowon Q5W review

For the gadgeteer who wants a PMP that does it all, the Q5W looks enticing. But like a summer temp postie, does it deliver?

The Q5W's mind-blowing feature set is undermined by its irksome user interface and tendency to crash. Shame

Jan, 2008

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Expert review by (channel5.com)

Cowon Q5

If the Cowon iAudio Q5 was a super car, it would be the Bugatti Veyron. Technologically advanced, super powerful, exclusive, and reassuringly expensive. Your jaw is probably not quite off the floor having looked at the price. The Q5 is not so much an...

Oct, 2008

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Expert review by : Jamie Cater (igizmo.co.uk)

Cowon iAudio Q5 60GB

Its similarity to a laptop brings more solutions than problems

Word processing and top build quality

Tiny fingers and big pockets required

There’s software familiar to PC users, such as Internet Explorer, Wordpad (a basic version of Word), an Adobe Flash Player and even MSN Messenger

Aug, 2008

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Expert review by (itreviews.co.uk)

Cowon - iAudio Q5W

There aren't many fields in the tech industry that you could argue are dominated by a particular make and model of hardware, but we believe the PMP (portable media player) market to be one of them. ...

The Cowon iAudio Q5W is certainly impressive, with excellent connectivity, control and media support and a very nice 5-inch display. You're paying a lot for all of this, though, and when all's said and done it just doesn't feel as friendly, as nice to...

Mar, 2008

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Expert review by (v3.co.uk)