Sony - E-Series Walkman 8GB* MP3 Player - Black

I bought this little MP3 player for my mom for her birthday and I have to say: it's much better than I expected!! She is a bit technologically challenged so I wanted to get something that wasn't too confusing to use and this is perfect! The radio works wonderfully and gets great reception, the layout is extremely easy to use, getting your music on/off the player is incredibly easy (although I haven't figured out how to get it directly from CD to the player - we always have to load the CD to the computer first), the screen has a crisp/clear picture. One of the things I don't like about the player is that you can't create a playlist directly on the player. In order to make one you have to go onto the computer and create it/save it through there. Which isn't really conducive to situations when you're nowhere near a computer. The other thing I don't really like is that it doesn't come with a wall charger, you need to charge it through the computer. Although, if you have a phone charger with a mini-usb head you can use that :-)

This thing works great. The sound is incredible and it is very easy to use. It's only an 8 gig but a guy at my work has the same one with more than 1,100 songs on it and there is still plenty of space left for more. I researched online and tried my co-workers model and it is the best MP3 for the money I could find. This MP3 holds pictures,videos, and much more. I had loaded everything I had for videos, music, and pictures on my computer onto the MP3 on accident (click happy incident) and I just reached 50% of its memory. I am very impressed with it and recommend it to everyone. I have always owned Sony products and will continue to do so.

I recently bought this Sony MP3 for my wife. She loves to read but has developed macular degeneration (AMD) and needed a small, easily operated portable device so she could keep up with her reading with the "talking books" program. This Sony MP3 fits the bill perfectly! It's so easy to operate that she can find and operate the control buttons without looking. We've also loaded some of her favorite music to the MP3. Because of the 8GB memory, there's no problem with having enough room for anything she wants to listen to. As a matter of fact, I've listened to some of the music, and the sound quality is excellent. This is a great product at a reasonable price, and I would recommend it to anyone!

I first had a Samsung YP-3 MP3 and i LOVED IT!!! My dog ate it and unfortunately they don not make them anymore. So i got this one on sale and with returning my old MP3 i got it for $11. Great Deal! I wish you could put pics as a background and a on the-go playlist like my old one. but for $11 i couldn't pass it up. its very easy to put music on. All you do is drag and drop, its easy to put videos on and the radio reception is 100X better than my old MP3. :-) this is a WONDERFUL MP3 and i describe it as an "ipod touch without the touch." bc/ it has built in speakers and great features. If your are looking for a great MP3 you've found it!!!!! :-) -best of luck.

I bought this for my pre-teen. I didn't want to spend the money for an iPod without knowing if it would be in good hands (if you know what I mean). I found it very difficult to download songs on this one. I also purchased the 16gb. In comparison the 16gb has a stand and external speakers and was easy to get songs (drag and drop) after finding the complete directions in a folder once it was on line. The 8gb doesn't have those features and either it didn't recognize the same program I used for the 16gb, or I have to download it's own. Either way, I used iTunes to load the songs on the 8gb because it never worked for me.

Best thing is the price. I got mine for 79.99 with a 9.99 1 year warranty and it came with a pair of rather nice ear phones. It's battery life is really good, I think it says it has a 30-hour battery life or so, I would say it might be even longer then that depending how high the volume is set. The video quality on it is super good, like a mini HD TV. Also once you get the hang of it it is very easy to use. It also has lots of options, I personally liked the "equalizer" it has, which lets you change the musics play settings like in windows media player. The only negative thing I have found out about it is that it strachtes extremly easily, I kind of tossed it onto a desk (only like a 5 inch toss) and it stratched the entire back of it... I would highly recommend getting a case for it if you don't want scratches. But although it does get scratches, I have dropped it a few times and it still works even after a hard fall, just is kinda scratched up. I'm really glad that I bought it, love it's 8 GB of storage for only 79.99......Gotta get a case for it now...

I have to admit that this gadget turned out to be a very splendid deal. I can see why it was featured as a bestseller. It's just almost a month since I've purchased it and I have yet to encounter any issues. The battery is good, the sound is good (but you should get better ear buds for an improvement), and the player is easy to use. The only gripe (and a minor one at that) is that it's not very easy to figure out how to get the album artwork to appear. I have yet to learn how to. I've always liked iPods in general except for the fact that you are stuck with using iTunes. With this player, you just drag and drop the files, and you can create folders for them as well. Make sure that you have appropriate id3 tags or edit them yourself in order for the songs to be listed in whatever order you want them to be listed (such as track number, album, artist, etc.). It doesn't matter what the file names are for the songs, as long as the tags are filled out. Just right-click on the file and select the "details" tab and then you can edit the fields (many songs are filled out already). Also, iPods are too pricey and this player serves as a great one if you are on a budget. I had a coupon for $10, so it was even cheaper for me.

After using a Zune, a Sansa Fuze, and an iPod, I think this Sony has them all beat with respect to features to price. I am very pleased with the Sony thus far. Set up is a breeze and the player itself is intuitive. I had two Zunes and both players broke (not to mention the software did not always download/upload properly) albeit when they worked it was quite nice. Still, I think the Sony is easier to use. The great thing about the Sony is that you can easily drag and drop from Windows media player or iTunes.