Digital Photo Magazine have a side by side comparison with Sony A100.
A100 awarded 4 stars. D80 awarded 5 stars, plus Gold award.
This mag awards silver or gold to cameras they like (A100 received neither silver or gold). Silver means 'recommended buy.' Gold means 'outstanding'.
Per category, D80 rated as follows (out of 5)...
Features and build: 4 stars
Performance: 5 stars
Image quality: 5 stars
Value for money: 4 stars
Total: 5 stars
To give you an idea where this fits in the DPM world, other 5 star winners include Nikon D50, Canon 350D, Canon 30D, and Nikon D200.
What Digital Camera ran their D80 review.
Awarded 91%. They said 'Nikon has produced another winner...' Per category, the D80 rated as follows (out of 20)...
Features: 18
Design: 19
Performance: 18
Image quality: 18
Value: 18
Total: 91%
To give you an idea of where the D80 sits in the WDC world, here are some other ratings: Sony A100:87%, Canon 20D:91%, Nikon D200:90%, Nikon D50:87%, Canon 350D:90%
NOTE: Only 2 DSLRs have been awarded more than 91%. They are Nikon D2X:95%, Canon 1DSMKII:96%.
WDC have a what we like/don't like section. Here is their summary verbatim...
What we like: Handling, controls, excellent image quality, range of in-camera image processing, extended ISO range, bags of detail
What we don't like: Really need a fast PC to quickly open large files, especially RAW