Silicon Pop Culture had done a detailed review on Sony Network Walkman NW-E507. Reuters reported that this model outsold Apple’s iPod Shuffle during the past two month in Japan! What did they said about it?

As one of the first new portable digital audio devices from Sony designed using the company’s MP3-friendly mantra, the NW-E507 does a great job. It’s an excellent piece of hardware that’s somewhat hobbled by transfer software. As a supposed competitor to Apple’s iPod Shuffle, it stands out for its functionality, long battery life, and style. However, Sony must improve the transfer speeds and SonicStage if they want to have a truly killer device. The slow transfer speeds are unacceptable and SonicStage is still more complicated than it needs to be. The OLED screen makes a world of difference. When you have nearly 300 songs to sift through, not having a screen and leaving it to chance is absurd. Instead, it allows you to have options to listen to music the way you want to listen to music. For what it’s worth, I see the two products as covering different markets with some overlap due to form factor. The iPod Shuffle seems more like a flash drive with digital audio abilities while the Sony NW-Exxx series as a digital audio player with flash drive abilities. Both excel in different areas and both can learn a lot from each other. Ultimately, it will depend on what your needs are and this device meets my needs.

The only difference between Sony NW-E40x and NW-E50x series is just the inclusion of FM tuner in NW-E50x series. As the flagship model of Sony NW-E series, the specification of NW-E507 is as follow:

• Supports MP3, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus, WMA, WAV files
• 1GB Flash Memory
• Built in FM Tuner
• 3-Line EL (Organic Electroluminescence) Display
• Up to 50 hours of playback life
• Super Quick Battery Charge (3 min charge = 3 hrs playback)
• Dimensions: 3 1/3 x 1 2/15 x 6/11″ (84.9 x 28.8 x 13.9mm)
• Weight: 47 g

As the retail package, the MP3 player will come with:

• A belt clip
• CD with SonicStage 3.0 software
• Headphones (MDR-E808)
• USB Cable
• Black soft pouch

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{ Reviewed by Silicon Pop Culture }