Sony Walkman NWZ-X1000 Series (X1050/X1051/X1060/X1061) Expert Reviews

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Reviewers rate this product 88/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 Players, the Sony Walkman NWZ-X1000 Series (X1050/X1051/X1060/X1061) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 97/100 = Excellent quality.

If you need a dedicated video MP3 player, the Sony makes an excellent choice. If you're looking for a more PDA-type device, then you'll probably want to look elsewhere. But as a video MP3 player, the performance and storage are excellent, and you ...

3.0 inch OLED touch screen display, 32GB storage space, Wi-fi connectivity, Digital noise canceling circuitry, Comes with noise-canceling headphones

The NWZ-X1061FBSMP features noise-canceling digital circuitry, supports...

Sony's Walkman line recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, and the latest iteration of a brand that was born a portable cassette player is by far the most ambitious. The NWZ-X1051, aka the Walkman X Series, is available in 16GB ($299) and 32GB ( ...

Touch screen. Wi-Fi–enabled. Built-in Slacker and YouTube support. Comes with 100 free downloads from Sony MusicPass. Noise-canceling earphones

Weak Web Browser. Slacker Radio can be slow to load

The typical Walkman strengths—ease-of-use, great sound, and high-quality noise cancellation—now come with a touch screen, Wi-Fi, and free music.

The Sony Walkman NWZ-X1050 is a pricy portable media player, but it offers some distinct advantages over its rivals. Chief among them are its effective on-board noise-cancelling technology, excellent OLED touchscreen and truly fantastic audio quality. ...

Excellent sound quality ; effective on-board noise-cancelling technology ; good screen

Slightly awkward design ; expensive ; limited range of features compared to the iPod touch

The Sony Walkman NWZ-X1050 certainly has some great features, such as a vivid OLED screen, on-board noise-cancelling technology and pristine audio quality. But it's expensive, the small screen makes for awkward Web browsing and video playback, and, ...

Music player with noise-cancelling built-in

Audio quality ; bright display ; compact design ; easy to use

Poor web browser ; noise cancelling only with Sony's headphones

Excellent audio quality, but the web browser feature isn't great and it's not cheap

With its gorgeous OLED touch display and cool, integrated third-party apps, the Sony Walkman X-Series is a superb media player, and the best Walkman to date.

OLED display showcases touch-friendly interface, superb sound quality and enhancement features

Browser navigation is clunky

While it is certainly on a par with the Touch in terms of audio and video quality, the Walkman just doesn't have the iPod Touch's readily available plethora of apps and accessories. A lower price would have given the Walkman the edge of being a less ...

Music player with noise-cancelling built-in

Excellent audio quality, but the web browser feature isn't great and it's not cheap

Part of Sony's new X-series of Walkman portable media players, the NWZ-X1050 sports a brand new design and makes a variety of improvements over previous versions. Things get off to a good start with the 3-inch ...

We're not fans of the fiddly built-in web browser, but the NWZ-X1050 is an otherwise excellent portable media player. The screen is bright and clear, it's easy to use and, above all, audio quality is simply stunning. If you've no need for the ...

sony walkman x-series (16gb) nwz-x1050 review: Great sound, brilliant OLED touchscreen, noise cancellation and as much YouTube as your Wi-Fi can handle. Shame about the extortionate price.

OLED screen great in all conditions ; Sound quality ; Feature rich (Wi-Fi, YouTube, noise cancelling) ; Did we mention the OLED screen

Price ; Price ; Price ; Awful web browser

The browser's a bit of a dropped ball and so is the Windows-only integration, but it's the best sounding MP3 player we've heard

It's a very good quality music player, and a more than decent video player too. If it's purely sound and video quality you care about, then it definitely has the edge on the iPod Touch, with its superior sound quality and better, albeit slightly ...