Sony Walkman NWZ-S540 Series (S544 / S545)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 878 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the memory and build quality. The storage and reliability are also appreciated, but comments are divided on the connectivity. Many are less positive about the linux support.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 Players the Sony Walkman NWZ-S540 Series (S544 / S545) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 91/100 = Excellent quality.

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Sony Walkman NWZ-E360

 

My sons had a walkman with a touch screen, that did noting for me at all. One had to tap it so often and if you had to view the options, will you better be patient. Then I got this one. Easy to operate, buttons that work very easy and extremely easy to adjust when jogging. Easy to charge, as all one needs is a USB port plug. Very user friendly. 8GB, I haven't even filled it yet. One is amazed at how much music can be downloaded to it.

Headphones, Design, Appearance, Battery, Connectivity, Build quality

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JUNK

 

This piece of overpriced garbage is non-user-friendly and completely useless., DO NOT BUY IT.

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Non-user friendly

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Sony Walkman NWZ-S544 PMP

 

The S544 is a really good PMP for the price with plenty to offer in terms of quality.

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Amazon review summary for the Sony Walkman NWZ-S540 Series (S544 / S545)

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 347 user reviews of the Sony Walkman NWZ-S540 Series (S544 / S545) from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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83% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Awful Durability, don't buy this item

 

I bought this item new and it was no longer working after about 8 months. Usually Sony has good products, but in this case I would expect such an expensive device to last a lot longer than 8 months (I was hoping for at least a few years). Given that I...

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lasted one year

 

This was a great mp3 player until the battery stopped cargeing. I have had it a little over a year.The battery is expensive and difficult to replace so I read online.

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garbage. total garbage from first week

 

Have had Sony Walkman before why not, they are the pioneer in MP3. This one though, total garbage from week one. Within a week started acting up, flashing on and off, not working and other issues. Daughter suggested pressing all buttons at once which...

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Perfect Player

 

Used for a vacation trip. Loaded plenty of songs and still have 1 gb left. Easy to load and use. Battery life is great!! Built in speaker volume is very good unless you like your music very loud. Highly recommend.

Easy To Set Up ; Great Sound ; Long Battery Life ; Lots of Storage ; Reliable Performance ; Simple Controls ; Sleek/Compact

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Sony Walkman

 

It did everything I expected it to do. Very functional; easy to navigate; battery life is sufficient. For the money I've always been well satisfied with Sony products as a whole throughout the years. There's never a question about the reliability of...

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Sony S544

 

I really like the features of the Sony S544 except for two things and these are my main reasons for writing this review. They are the earphones which came with the item and the battery life. If it were not for these two features I would have given it 4...

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Happy

 

I rolled the dice on buying this product from a company i never heard from and i am happy to say 3 days i got my brand new product this is a place i plan on spending much of my money on products i need

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but there is only one good docking station

 

I must say this is really a great mp3 player, bur there is only one docking station compatible to it.

Product Specifications

Exercise your options with the slim and stylish 16GB S series Walkman video MP3 player. Featuring built-in stereo speakers, you can unplug your headphones and listen to your music out loud. In addition to superior sound quality, this S540 series Walkman player lets you enjoy to up to 42 hours of music playback or up to 6.5 hours of video playback before needing to recharge. Plus, you can even record lectures, meetings and radio broadcasts via the voice and FM recording function.

Audio Input

Type:Microphone

Audio Output

Headphones Form Factor:Ear-bud

Audio System

Digital Photo Playback: Yes
Digital Player Functions:Radio / Voice recorder / Photo playback / Video playback
Digital Player Type:Flash based
Digital Video Playback: Yes
Functions (KB):Digital player / Digital voice recorder / Radio
Sound Effects:Clear Bass / Dynamic Normaliser / Clear Stereo
Sound Output Mode:Stereo
Subcategory (KB):MP3 players (flash, CD, HDD)
Type:Digital player / radio

Battery

Run Time (Up To):42hour(s)

Digital Player (Recorder)

Supported Digital Audio Standards:WMA / AAC / MP3 / LPCM

Digital Storage

Capacity:16GB/8GB

Digital Storage Media

Type: None

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:0.4in
Height:3.9in/4in
Weight:2.4oz
Width:2in

Equalizer

Equalizer: Yes
Equalizer Band Qty:5 bands

Flash Memory

Installed Size:16GB/8GB

Header

Compatibility:PC
Manufacturer:Sony
Model:NWZ-S544BLK/NWZ-S544PNK/NWZ-S544RED/NWZ-S544VLT/NWZ-S545BLK/NWZ-S545RED
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:Sony Walkman

Miscellaneous

Color:Black/Pink/Red/Violet

Radio

Tuner Bands:FM
Tuner Type:Digital

Remote Control

Type: None