Sony has been trying to get back into the music player market since they bet big on minidiscs, and the market went hard drive for the iPod. Their latest flash based player is notable for its use of an organic LED which looks real sharp.
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 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.
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