Sony FLASH MEMORY WALKMAN

723 reviews

Nov, 2024

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usability (479)
sound (264)
design (185)
price (175)
battery (154)

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reliability (59)
connectivity (3)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 723 reviews of Sony FLASH MEMORY WALKMAN. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Opinions about the portability and design are generally positive. The price and sound are also appreciated, but many are negative about the connectivity and reliability.

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

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sony FLASH MEMORY WALKMAN

alaTest has collected and analyzed 199 user reviews of Sony FLASH MEMORY WALKMAN from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Views about the price and portability are overall positive. The performance and sound also get good feedback. Views are divided on the reliability. Many are negative about the storage.

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77% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Sony FLASH MEMORY WALKMAN

alaTest has collected and analyzed 233 user reviews of Sony FLASH MEMORY WALKMAN from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Comments about the battery and design are overall positive. The sound and price also get good comments, but there are some critical reviews about the reliability.

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67% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Jonathan Bray (trustedreviews.com)

Sony Walkman NW-E015

Sounds great, but is that enough to convince Jonathan?

Of course SonicStage isn't all bad. You can use it to rip tracks to Advanced ATRAC lossless format and play them back, a codec which to my ears is every bit as good, if not a touch superior, to open source FLAC lossless files. It also exchanges stats...

Feb, 2011

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Expert review by : StuffTV (stuff.tv)

Sony NW-E005 review

Sony's latest looks like a snazzy USB key but has simplified controls making it easy to use and a bright, clear OLED screen

Sep, 2006

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Expert review by (lordpercy.com)

Sony Flash Walkman NW-E005

Time for the iPod shuffle to worry as Sony wheel out their all new Flash based micro MP3 player. Packed with an OLED screen and 28 hour battery life it's got the boys at Apple worried. With the ability to add 3 hours playback time with just 3 minutes...

Apr, 2006

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Expert review by : Good Gear Guide.au (goodgearguide.com.au)

Expert Review

The Sony Walkman NW-S705F is a good all around music player that has the unique advantage of offering dual noise canceling features out of the box.

Sounds good, Active and passive noise-canceling

SonicStage software, Slightly haphazard button layout

Sep, 2007

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Expert review by : Andrew Kliem (goodgearguide.com.au)

Sony Walkman NW-S705F

Sounds good, Active and passive noise-canceling

SonicStage software, Slightly haphazard button layout

The Sony Walkman NW-S705F is a good all around music player that has the unique advantage of offering dual noise canceling features out of the box.

Feb, 2007

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Expert review by : Donald Bell (cnet.com)

Sony Walkman NW-S705F review: Sony Walkman NW-S705F

Sony Walkman NW-S705F

The Sony NW-S705F Walkman is a beautiful player that offers active noise-cancellation, FM radio, long-haul battery life, and high quality earphones.

If you lose Sony's earphones, you'll lose the NW-S705F's noise-canceling feature as well. Transferring music requires Sony's SonicStage software and a lot of patience.

Despite its small capacity, the Sony NW-S705F delivers a lot of bang for the buck with ahead-of-its-time noise-cancellation and a 50-hour battery life. If you can tolerate Sony's software long enough to load your favorite music, you won't be disappointed.

May, 2007

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Expert review by : PC Magazine (pcmag.com)

Sony Noise Canceling Walkman NW-S705F

Good active noise cancellation. Good sound quality. Compact player and earbuds. Excellent battery life. Very good included earbuds.

Expensive for a 2GB player. No larger models. Somewhat awkward controls. Only DRM support is for Sony Connect music store. Requires somewhat clunky Sony SonicStage software.

The NW-S705F's active noise cancellation works well, and battery life is excellent, but player's biggest drawback for many will be the lack of Windows Media DRM support, while for others it'll be the price.

May, 2007

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Expert review by : Mike Kobrin (pcmag.com)

MP3 Players: Sony Noise Canceling Walkman NW-S705F

Good active noise cancellation. Good sound quality. Compact player and earbuds. Excellent battery life. Very good included earbuds.

Expensive for a 2GB player. No larger models. Somewhat awkward controls. Only DRM support is for Sony Connect music store. Requires somewhat clunky Sony SonicStage software.

Nov, 2006

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Expert review by : Mike Kobrin (pcmag.com)

Sony NW-E005F Walkman

The latest flash-based player from Sony is impressively small and light, but far from perfect.

Very small and light. Good-quality earbuds included. Long battery life. Fast charging time. Integrated USB plug.

Audio glitch makes some music sound distorted and grainy. Button layout and size can cause difficult navigation for some users. No PlaysForSure support. No on-device playlist creating or editing.

the nw-e005f supports aac, wma, mp3, and sony's proprietary atrac and atracplus formats. sadly, it doesn't support protected files purchased from anywhere but sony connect. i'm glad sony supports the aac format, as many itunes users have their...

Oct, 2006

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Expert review by : Edvarcl Heng (cnet.com)

Performance

Sony Walkman NW-A1000

Sleek design; improved Connect software; removable battery.

Middling battery life; poor display under sunlight.

The Sony Walkman NW-A1000 is certainly a music player that the fashion crowd would love to hold, though its monochrome screen and less than impressive features may not prove attractive to the geeks.

May, 2006

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