Nextar’s MA809 PMP is seductively thin, still too pricey

– March 16, 2009Posted in: Cell Phone
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3 16 09 nextar ma809 Nextars MA809 PMP is seductively thin, still too pricey

We’ll hand it to Nextar here, the MA809 is sexy enough to roll with the hottest PMPs on the market today, but the pricing strategy needs a serious revision. Said player sports a 2.8-inch display (400 x 240 resolution), an integrated voice recorder, support for MP3 and WMA files, an FM tuner / recorder, built-in speaker and a stopwatch to boot. Furthermore, it includes 2GB, 4GB or 8GB of storage space, while the microSD card slot leaves open the possibility for expansion beyond that. Nextar claims that you’ll get up to eight hours of continuous music play or up to three hours of video viewing with a fully charged Li-ion, but we still don’t see it really breaking through by being hosted up at Sears for $99.99 (2GB), $119.99 (4GB) and $149.99 (8GB). Maybe we just need a little hope, though. The full release is after the break.

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