Sony NW-E505 Network Walkman 512 MB Digital Music Player with FM Tuner Blue

by Sony

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0008JFCWE
• Item model number: NWE505BLUE
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

Product Description

The Sony NW-E505 Flash Memory Walkman(R) is a stylish player that lets you enjoy your digital audio anywhere. The incredibly lightweight body weighs just 37 grams, even with the battery. It sounds great and it's convenient to carry -- exactly what you need while you work, travel and just hang out. Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery with up to 50 hours playback Quick charge function - 3 minutes charging is sufficient for 3 hours playback time SonicStage 3.0 software for easy music management and unlimited music transfers Color - Blue

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

72 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like things simple ...do not use SonicStage!!, November 20, 2005

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jkcornell (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony NW-E505 Network Walkman 512 MB Digital Music Player with FM Tuner Blue (Electronics)

If you are like myself and like things as simple as possible, do not install the enclosed CD, do not use SonicStage software, by far one of the most unfriendly players I have seen. You may fit up to 300 or so atrac3 files in this player, but you have to go through all the hassle of converting your mp3 files and once in the player they are copy protected meaning you can't do any further copying plus the quality isn't as good as that of 160kbps or 192kbps mp3 files...the solution: the most simple there is:

go to the Sony asia pacific website at:

http://www.css.ap.sony.com/consumer/template/DDSummary.aspx?Id=44358&Category=Personal+Audio

to download the NW505/507 driver (do this step first) and MP3 File Manger software which installs right on your player in seconds. Then is just a drag'n'drop game from iTunes player with no hassles whatsoever. The downside: you'll only be able to fit 80-100 songs in a 512Mb player or 160-200 songs in a 1Gb player, but if you are like me that keeps a music library in iTunes in my home PC and just uses this portable MP3 for trendy music this shouldn't be an issue and the sound quality is unbelievable!

One more tip - Plan to spend $15 more on headphones (Sony's MDR-E827G are the best) as the headphones included with the player are useless.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Flash Media Player, August 19, 2005

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S. Shiraga "Indigotwynight" (West Hollywood, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony NW-E505 Network Walkman 512 MB Digital Music Player with FM Tuner Blue (Electronics)

My purchase of NW-E505 is one of the best investment I purchased this year. If you are in the market for a mini-flash media player, especially compare to iPod shuffle, I would highly recommend this player over the iPod. Here are the reasons. 1) Sony player has about 50 hours of battery life. Basically, I don't know what it means to be low on battery. 2) it has a very stylish screen that tells you the song title, artist, mode (shuffle, repeat, single play), duration of the time. 3) It has a clock, 4) you can change the treble and base setting to maximize performace. 5) diffenerent colors (black, silver, dark blue, light blue and pink). 6) very sturdy material (just take feel test between sony and iPod). 7) It has a FM radio tuner. I am not a radio person but it's nice to have FM just in case. 8) The sony compuuter program is easy to use and it can convert songs to smaller storage files without changing the integrity of the song.
I hope you'll enjoy your player as much as I do.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great sound....NOT for sports, September 1, 2005

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B. Hicks (Flower Mound, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony NW-E505 Network Walkman 512 MB Digital Music Player with FM Tuner Blue (Electronics)

I've had this player for about 2 months now and use it primarily while bike riding, working out and mowing the lawn. While the player sounds great, the cheap clip and earphones make it not worth the money if you are going to use it for anything other than sitting. The clip just pops off where you attach it (and it does not take much) and the ear pieces just fall out (replaced those).