Sony NW-E107 Network Walkman 1 GB Digital Music Player (Silver)

by Sony

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• Product Dimensions: 1.9 x 10.6 x 6.9 inches ; 10.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007XO7AE
• Item model number: NWE107SILVER
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,306 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Pump up the volume wherever you are--whether pounding the urban jungle pavement or power cycling at the gym--with Sony's NW-E107 Network Walkman. Amazingly small and light, the round NW-E107 measures just 2.21 inches in diameter and weighs under one ounce. It has a 1 GB internal flash memory and plays MP3, ATRAC, and ATRAC3plus formats. It's also compatible with content purchased and downloaded from Sony's Connect Music Store (available for Windows PC users only).

Originally developed for Sony's MiniDisc players, the ATRAC3 format increases the sound compression rate by approximately one-tenth, thereby reducing the file size and enabling you to store more music. ATRAC3plus goes even further, with compression levels of 1/20 the original sound source, but provides stronger sound quality than other formats and comparable compression levels. The 512 MB memory will store up to 680 songs, or over 44 hours (calculated at 4 minutes per song using ATRAC3plus compression at 48 kbps). Though it doesn't play WMA or WAV, these formats can be converted into either ATRAC3 or ATRAC3plus.

Because music is stored on internal flash memory--with no moving parts, like hard drive-based players--the NW-E107 won't skip when jostled, making it the perfect workout partner. The NW-E107 has a blue backlit LCD that provides song information (such as title, artist, album, etc.) and easy toggle navigation. It also includes a bass and treble equalizer.

What's in the Box
Sony NW-E107 Network Walkman (1 GB, Silver), headphones, USB cable, CD-ROM with SonicStage software (for managing your digital library, converting tracks from CDs, and transferring tunes to the Network Walkman)

Product Description

Pump up the volume wherever you are with Sony's NW-E107 Network Walkman! Amazingly small and light, this round NW-E107 measures just 2.21 inches in diameter and weighs under one ounce! The NW-E107 features a 1 GB internal flash memory that can store up to 695 songs, plays MP3, ATRAC, and ATRAC3plus format and is equipped with USB 2.0 connection for fast audio transfers. The Sony NW-E107 Network Walkman offers a massive 70 hours of battery life so you can enjoy your music tracks much longer!

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

137 of 163 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Flawed Fatally, April 7, 2005

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Richard Dun "Kanzi" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony NW-E107 Network Walkman 1 GB Digital Music Player (Silver) (Electronics)

There's a few things too look for in a flash player.
Long Battery Life. Check.
LCD Screen with International Language Support. Check
Good Navigation. Ah, good enough.
Price. Check

Easy to put songs in. This is the major one.

Here comes the doozy.
YOU can only use SonicStage Software to put files into this 'chine. No drag and drop. No drag and drop. What happens if you want to port stuff over to say a school computer? Nope. Say you want to port stuff over to friends place. Nope. Say you want to port stuff from your friend to your place. Nope.

That really sucks. Flash is more expensive than Hard Drive MP3s. If you cant use it as storage as well as listening to music then it's not worth that extra cash wedge, battery life or no battery life.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Previous review is mistaken about file transfers..., April 29, 2005

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H. Huang (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony NW-E107 Network Walkman 1 GB Digital Music Player (Silver) (Electronics)

It's true that you need to use SonicStage in order to be able to PLAY songs on this player. However, when you attach the NW-E107 to the USB cable, it is recognized as a USB drive. You can, in fact, drag and drop files onto it, as well as off of it.

71 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fake mp3 player!, March 22, 2005

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superman2k3 "superman2k3" (On a sunny beach!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony NW-E107 Network Walkman 1 GB Digital Music Player (Silver) (Electronics)

Got mine (512MB, blue version of this) from Sonystyle.com just yesterday. After playing with it for a few hrs here are my impressions.

First and foremost the mp3 playback quality is atrocious. 128kbps files sound like 64kbps or lower. Even my no-brand-name cheap mp3/cd player has better mp3 quality.

I suspect the codec/DSP in the Sony are still designed for their propreitary ATRAC3 plus format with a secondary mp3 support. In fact converting a mp3 file to Atrac3plus (with included software) sounded better than just mp3 file. Inspite of this hassle, it was still below mp3 quality from other players.

The battery life seems to be in line with the specs listed by Sony. No complaints on that front. The backlight LCD display is a nice bonus too. However size/volume is significantly more than the iPod Shuffle.

The user interface is more loaded than such a small palyer can withstand. As a result it more cumbersome and confusing than Apple/iRiver players.

In short this awkwardly named "mp3" music player is a step in right direction for Sony but is still below average. Price is right but not the quality.