Sony NWE395/R 16GB Walkman MP3 Player (Red)

I don't get the complaints about this product. I owned a previous Sony mp3 player model about five years ago. It lasted years and eventually died because I love my music to death. I am rough on these things. I need to have my music everywhere, especially when working or in the car. I tried a tablet for a couple of years after that but it wasn't nearly portable enough, nor did it have the tactile buttons that are really needed if you are going to navigate music menus in the car safely, So a week ago I bought a real piece of junk trying to go cheap, specifically a Thor MP3 player, and it made me realize that there are some things you can't go cheap on (you can find my one-star review on that page). So I spent a bit more and returned to Sony, this wonderful new version of their old player. It comes with a PC music organizing program page link (Media Go) that helps keep the loading process organized and will keep the music on your PC when you're done, which is handy. My only complaint is that it could not keep up with how fast I dropped my music files on it (transferring from iTunes) so I had to work with it over two sessions to get all the music on it I wanted. I have a considerable collection, and culled it down to my favorites from the 80s through today, Currently listening to Taylor Swift on a portable speaker connected via a wire as I write this. I have now listened to music through headphones, a car cassette adapter, and the speaker in my office, The sound is terrific. I simply don't get the complaints. Turn off the bass boost, set the equalizer, and go. The capacity is considerable, and nothing much has changed as far as the scrolling menus go. Sort through the music alphabetically by artist or album. You can use the control disc to tap through the menus to choose music or the radio, set the equalizer, etc. It has photo and ebook functionality that I don't use. I just know that it is easy to use and sounds great, and it's about $50 cheaper than the iPod Shuffle equivalent. The device had trouble reading the tags on some iTunes music and in some isolated cases, I had to reload it from the account or re-rip some CDs, which corrected the problem. I attribute this to Apple, which does not like to play well with others. Bottom line: I had to work with it a few hours to set it up but now I'm ready to rock.I love it, like I loved the one before it.

It is like the Playstation 3 controller being compared with the Playstation 4 controller. This feels more fragile than the previous model, but it is lighter and brings upgrades that are just as subtle as the PS4 controller's. The plastic is different, hence the different feel, and actually may be the same as the PS4 Controller plastic. The controls are different: Volume and Hold buttons are now individual. The menu navigation has slight changes in a way that would annoy someone who had the previous model, but once you are used to it, or if you have never had one of these, you won't care at all. It runs fairly smoothly so far, but I have not loaded my own music yet(The 5 free tracks were never mentioned on the other reviews). These are preliminary observations mind you, but another thing I like is that there is a simple "Bass Boost" now which is set to "On" out of the box. I suck at Equalizers. I don't really understand what the flip I am doing with them so on the last model I was never able to use the features it had properly. It had different presets which mostly sounded the same, but had the option of saving 3 custom settings. Let me tell you, if all you want is a little more bass for your Miles Davis or Vera Lynn tracks, you won't give a toss about any of this. I am aware that had I not kept my previous one in the car it would still work today and maybe it wouldn't have had the multiple software lockups, which I must say happened with the iPod Nano 3, although much less. Someone stole it. That was the last Apple product I was impressed by....but I digress. This is as simple as you can get while still maintaining quality, and also it comes with 5 free songs, by artists you may not recognize, but free music better than what you would have gotten with your latest Windows Operating System. In summary they may have over reached themselves in some ways with the controls, but in most ways this is less annoying than the previous one, simplifying by giving a button one task. While it is more expensive than the some of the stuff listed it is what it is. A specialist that does specific things, and does them all well.

I already have one MP3 player, one of those SanDisk Clipjams. I love that little thing! I mostly use it at night when I need to listen to specific things to help me sleep. Listening to podcasts is motivating for me when I walk. I wanted to keep my podcasts separate from the bedtime stuff. I haven't had a Walkman since the first caseet walkmans came out! I think I spent $270 for that thing, and it was a fine piece of metal and machinery. It felt so good in the hand. This mp3 player is nothing whatsoever like that. It doesn't give you the feeling that you're holding a quality piece of Sony gadgetry, one that gives you the feeling of listening adventure ahead! Instead, this Walkman is a cheap piece of light Chinese plastic. The photo screen is exactly the same quality as my 1990's Creative Zen (which passed away long ago). I think this Walkman is a poor piece of equipment for $50. Even for $25; you expect the Sony name to be quality. This is not. With that said, this player is very light. I bought it because I cannot use Bluetooth - the wireless stuff hurts my ears with extended use, which is why I can't use my phone for podcasts outside the house with a headset, even wired it just hurts. People that complain about " this player has no Bluetooth!" need to pick a Bluetooth option - there are so many. The wired headsets are for people like me, with sensitivities to the signals against their heads. I specifically only wanted that feature. One this I really needed is an ability for the equipment to keep it's place on a podcast. I have this 3 hour podcast I'm trying to get through. My walks are about a half hour. The player keeps the place if I turn it off and back on. But if I'm even the slightest bit clumsy, fat fingered or slip to one of the other areas of the arrow circle instead of hitting Play directly, my place will be lost. I have fast forwarded to my place only to have it reset to 0 about five times. You have to FF and then only touch play. Touch anything else and it's back to 0 again. Pretty darn annoying. I absolutely have to pay attention to how far I am in to the podcast before I shut the player off. This may cause me some issues in usage that make me reconsider this player. But, I'm not sure how this will work on another player without me trying things and sending back. I still may shop for a nicer player before my time is up to send this one back. If I could get one that felt better in my hands and didn't look like it came out of the Dollar Tree, I still might upgrade. Hope this helped if you are considering this. I don't mean to be negative about this. It is a good basic player and the sound is good. The radio works just great (my SanDisk Clip picks up zero stations). Don't buy this if you like to look at photos. But if you want a basic player with simple wired headphones, with good capability to drag and drop at the computer, fast charging, very light, and the Sony name, consider this. If you're looking something that feels good in the hand with a bit more refined look and features, maybe look elsewhere.

I have my favorite album on the unit and use it in my car, too, and when I take my daily 2 mile walk. The battery holds up for about an hour plus but I don't use it beyond that so I can't say what it's total performance is in minutes. What I can vouch for is excellent sound quality, ease of use, and compact size. It actually fits into the waistband pocket of my yoga pants. It has the features that I liked best on the smallest Apple Ipods with the benefit of a screen. Can also play radio and store images. Versatile. I had some difficulty in loading my music but figured out how to do that effectively. Very pleased with purchase.

I have been trying to find a new version of my iPod Nano, very unsuccessfully up to this Sony Walkman. I am old enough to have had an original Walkman, one even that you could put a CD and walk/run/bike with! This Sony unit is reasonably easy to navigate around with, although I keep on trying to spin the wheel..does not work of course, but what I am most excited and happy about is it is so easy and fast to drag and drop all of my mp3's and 4's that I have from a variety of sources, including from my Amazon Music playlists. I had all of these in folders by musical group (Moody Blues, Clapton, Bob Welch, Robin Trower....you get the idea) and they transferred right over to the Walkman. The headphones that come with it are reasonably poor but I have some Klipsch noise cancelling ear buds (for lawn mowing) and some nice Bose noise cancelling over-ear headphones and they work really well. So this is a very early report on all of this...I will update after I have put this thing through the ringer of all I do with these small, portable music machines. I rated the battery not really well but I actually don't know how long it will last, and I have yet to find out how to check actual battery life remaining. I wish this had been made in Japan vs. China but that is the state of affairs (no chance in the USA!). It is really an iPod Nano clone, and actually quite well done....so far!!

There's a way to headline a review. I got this to try and replace my old Walkman that has served me fantastically from 2009 until the end of summer 2020 when all button input ceased and wouldn't let me do any selections. So after messing around and testing it out for three months, how does this one stack up? Things I like -I almost forgot what it was like to have a player with some actual battery life for once. Age-related battery drain struggle aside, I can take this thing with me to work for designated times and places during my shift to listen to music and still have battery to last me through the weekend before needing to charge it again. It also charges quickly, so that's a plus (usually within an hour when the battery has been completely exhausted). -You want bass? This thing has you covered. I find it better to use the bass boost when the music is at a very low level (such as if I'm doing homework) though the headphones you use might have a different effect as well, so keep that in mind. Minor Nitpicks -Sound volume profile doesn't seem as strong. Where a comfortable listening volume with little to no outside noise on my old Walkman was 10, this one I have to set to 15 to get a similar volume. This is with bass on and off. "What the hell were they thinking?" Issues aka User-Unfriendly features that can be deal-breakers -Buttons. Either they're stupid easy to input from BARELY TAPPING (I'm looking at you, front buttons) or stiff to the point you almost have to SQUEEZE the whole unit to get a response (hello, volume buttons). If the battery is drained by the time I get to work, it's because the thing was turned on and playing after something in my bag pressed against it. On a similar note, the only way to deter rogue power-on from bouncing in your backpack is to power the thing off and just turn it back on when you want to use it. -The playlist feature is a lie. I've tried formatting the device and re-syncing a playlist of Sonic music for a test and while the computer properly registers the sync, the device does not recognize ANY playlist synced to it as a playlist. The music will still be on there but there's no way in hell you're going to get the thing to properly register a playlist on it. -This applies to albums as well but more in the sense of spotty registration. On my Gorillaz album (the 2001 album), all songs can be found but Tracks 1, 2, and 3 (Re-Hash, 5/4, and Tomorrow Comes Today) are not properly registered with the correct information, relegated to Unknown Artist and Track _ labels. Hope you enjoy your music library being a total mess because trying to format and re-sync everything is only going to give you an aneurysm in the quest for proper labels and information. If you're a hard-core music fan and want the top of the line portable music player, this ain't it chief. If you're looking for a reasonably affordable music device that you can just plug your music in and go, you might like this but try out other players in the price range first. This MP3 player is functional and can be used as an introductory player, but that's about it and there are far, far better ones for the price that are more user-friendly.

I started out with the older model in January 2011 ($123.38) & it is still going strong but losing charge time to 9-hrs with a 4-hr wall charge time. I am able to listen to MP3, WAM & WAV files plus it supports & I can watch videos. It had a built in speaker which wasn't the best since it is mounted on the back & if you lay it flat, you can hardly hear it at all. This newer version lacks a lot of the features; I guess for $80, but still lacks good features. This can only play MP3, I am not able to play any other format & if I try to load content that it doesn't support, it stops me. Songs are different lengths so your music may not be as much as mine but I can have 4,129 songs. I did a playback & on a fresh charge, (charged right out of the box) I played 30 hours & 45 minutes of music. Again, this may be different for others as the playing volume, flipping thru pictures & anything else that keeps the display active. I had a wall charge time of 1.5-hours. (I don't know all of the mumbo jumbo with how fast, big, etc. wall charger I used). Another disappointment is when I leave it off overnight & start it the next day, it resets itself all the way back to the beginning of all songs when I was part way thru in a folder. If I had to do it all over, I would not have purchased this lower quality new version. The only one consistent thing, I can listen to the radio & not have to worry about it resetting my music. I am not complaining but I have experienced service fees (minimum charge) , repair costs & shipping expenses (both ways) in which I'd be just as better off buying a new one when they send you a refurbished one. I love the shuffle feature. Ok. "Walkman shuffle". Walkman replies "Ok, let me play 10 songs then I'll go back & play those 10 songs over & over & over".

An everyday carry. good battery life, nice changeable volume and looks absolutely pristine, i'd say its quite reliable when using.

This is my 4th sony Walkman, probably won't be the last.... I washed the first two with the laundry, and the third I dropped one too many times. Great quality, and the sync to any media player (not apple). This one operates a little different to earlier models (ie. volume control), but more consistent with other brands now.

Magic little device.. Very happy!!

海外仕様の WALKMANです。Bluetooth機能もなく使い勝手は悪いです。逆にシンプルな構造で丈夫な感じです。

I like the knowledge that I am using a safe site, the product was easy to source and the price was really good, plus the Walkman isn't sold in shops anymore and I was lost as to what I could do, so a bonus for me that you sell the item. Also the time you have taken to show that I am valued as a customer, I will be sure to use you as my needs arise. Also prompt the chance to give feedback and attention to detail are second to none.

Love it, loaded lots of songs, easy to use. Quality product.