Crawlman (Sony Walkman NW-E002F 512 MB)

Member Name: Tom123

Product:	Sony Walkman NW-E002F 512 MB
Date:	29/09/09 (31 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap

Disadvantages: Very very mediocre

I bought this mp3 player well over a year ago, as a cheap and cheerful alternative to the iPod I'd broken days before going on holiday. It's only got 512mb of storage on there, but what the hell i thought... It's cheap and I dont need much.

Upon getting home, with the plan of 'chucking some tunes on it then leaving' I discovered that I had to go through a painstaking process of installing Sony's software (SonicStage) which then has to convert mp3's to it's own format before it will let you put them on your player. This wouldnt be a problem, if it didnt take the best part of 30 seconds per song.

Once all the music was on there however (and it did store a reasonable amount, I'll admit) it was fine. Music quality was passable (if nothing special), style is nice, it has a load of basic features. My main gripe with it is that it took me about 6 months before i happened across where the playlists are stored. It's not obvious by any means.

In hindsight, I wish i'd shelled out for an iPod, but for a cheap throwaway player, it's lastest me a good long time.

Summary: In all honesty, if you want a decent mp3 player - Buy an iPod

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