Sony NW-E 003

alaTest has collected and analyzed 43 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the performance and sound. The design and usability are also appreciated, whereas some have doubts about the value for money.

portability, usability, design, sound, performance

value for money

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 Players the Sony NW-E 003 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

Review analysis

(Based on 43 reviews)

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Sony NW-E003 1GB

 

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Stuff magazine

 

This catchily named MP3 player is aimed at the Shuffle market – how will it fare against Apple's all-conquering units?

Small, neat and stylish, the NW-E003 is a decent piece of kit, but the ATRAC format is just so irritating.

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Sony - NW-E003

 

Sony's NW-E003 music player uses a simple USB memory key design, where you pop off the end cover and plug it into your PC or notebook to charge the Li-Ion battery and fill the player with ...

Sony has come up with a small, light and stylish player that has a superb battery life, but in 1GB form it's a fairly expensive player and the process of converting music files to ATRAC format is so tedious that it is beyond a joke.

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Amazon review summary for the Sony NW-E 003

 

alaTest has collected and analysed 3 user reviews of the Sony NW-E 003 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other MP3 & Media Players on Amazon.co.uk.

portability, usability, sound, performance

100% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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Awesome

 

Had this for 5 or 6 years now, still works perfectly. Bought it for going travelling because of the battery life - it seriously lasts for weeks and charges very quickly, just remember to put it on hold. I take it jogging and playback never skips....

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Sony NW-E003 1GB

 

Light weight, slim, good display, FM Radio, internal battery & storage size

Difficulty transfering music onto device, does not display song name, charge does not last too long & earphones are too short

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A Reliable player

 

A good compact walkman. Lightweight and easy to carry about. The main problem I've had with it is that it's not east 2 read the screen when out in bright sunlight, I've often had to stand in the entrance to a shop or weight till I'm on the train to...

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A Reliable player

 

A Reliable player

A good compact walkman. Lightweight and easy to carry about. The main problem I've had with it is that it's not east 2 read the screen when out in bright sunlight, I've often had to stand in the entrance to a shop or weight till I'm on the train to...

Product Specifications

Configuration

Built-In Microphone: No
Built-In Radio: No
Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB): No
DIGITAL RADIO: No
Direct Radio Recording: No

Connectivity

Bluetooth: No
Type of Memory Stick Interface : No
Type of SD Card Interface : No
W-LAN Connection: No
WiFi Connectivity: No

Display

Display Technology:OLED Display
Touchscreen: No

General Features

Operating System:Proprietary
Product Type:Audio Player
Storage Medium:Built-In Memory
Type:Audio Player

Playback / Recording

AAC Playback: No
DivX Playback: No
H.264 Playback: No
MP3 Playback: Yes
MPEG 4 Playback: No
MPEG2 Playback: No
OGG Playback: No
WAV Playback: No
WMA Playback: Yes

Power Supply

Battery Type:Li Ion
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