Sony NWZ-E453

444 reviews

Nov, 2024

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price (58)
design (51)
performance (50)

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headphones (10)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 444 reviews of Sony NWZ-E453. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Comments about the performance and design are overall positive. The price and sound are also appreciated. There are some mixed opinions about the headphones.

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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 NWZ-E453 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sony NWZ-E453

alaTest has collected and analyzed 147 user reviews of Sony NWZ-E453 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Opinions about the reliability and performance are on the whole positive. The sound and price also get good feedback.

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88% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Marc Chacksfield (t3.com)

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Consumer review (alaTest.co.uk)

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' Empezando por el precio que aqu\xed en M\xe9xico no supera los $1250 pesos, un punto a favor. nDesde hace unos a\xf1os he decidido que quer\xeda un buen reproductor de m\xfasica.n Tuve reproductores de varias marcas populares, pero ninguno era lo que...

Recommend

Dec, 2011

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony NWZ-E453

Range of features; Drag-and-drop from PC which is much better than having to use SonicStage as on my previous Walkman; Can play protected WMA tracks.

Menus not as easy to use as my previous Walkman; Cannot skip from the beginning of one album to the beginning of another; Volume does not go as high as my previous Walkman.

Feb, 2013

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony NWZ-E453

GOOD SIZE NOT TOO SMALL WELL MADE EASY TO USE

NONE

Nov, 2012

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Sony NWZ-E453

Comfortable design Nice music effects High resolution video

Can't rewind or forward music

Sep, 2012

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony NWZ-E453

nice looking and compact

Does not carry out the functions that are advertised

Jun, 2012

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony NWZ-E453

Nice compact design. Good sound quality when used klipsch earbuds. Easy to use. To the people who made complaints, the sound quality/volume isnt great because of the poor earbuds that come with it. Go out and buy some quality earbuds with foam inserts...

Screen could be brighter in sunny weather. No ratings for tracks. Fast forward could be quicker, even in pause for long tracks it takes a while to scan. Not great for mix tracks. More information onscreen when playing would be good.

Dec, 2011

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony NWZ-E453

A great range of features at a reasonable price.

The earphones that came with it weren't great (for my purposes anyway: I bought it to listen to while running). Could perhaps do with a clip or some sort of holder, so that I can attach it while running. Having said that, I got a holder / arm band off...

Nov, 2011

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Sony NWZ-E453

Excellent in all respects - except for the bad point below, for which I had to return my purchase. Brilliant voice recorder - part of reason for purchase. Sound quality was excellent, and volume perfectly adequate for headphones, but hopeless for...

This mp3 was needed primarily to play recorded tracks through an audio system, for rehearsal purposes. The EU capped volume was so low it was not loud enough at volume set at 50/max - and, unlike other brands, had no way of increasing the volume by...

Nov, 2011

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony NWZ-E453

The model I have bought does not have the G at the end and is similar in design to a mobile phone. I purchased it solely to listen to Audio Books, so did not want all the material already installed.This was kindly removed for me when I bought it.Very...

1. Volume barely sufficient even on max of 30 when using small speaker rather than headphones (no problem with Sony MP3 Disc player) 2. Display of some info. only remains on screen for 5 secs, not long enough 3. Perhaps there is a better model if only...

Nov, 2011

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