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Sony Walkman NWZ-B135B 2GB Drag & Drop MP3 Player - Black
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| Price: | £34.99 |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #11239 in Consumer Electronics
- Brand: Sony
- Model: NWZ-B135B
- Released on: 2008-08-28
Editorial Reviews
Manufacturer's Description
1GB, 2GB & 4GB capacity with up to 16 hours music playback. Plugs directly into your USB port for quick charge and easy, drag and drop uploading. One touch bass boost for thumping low end sounds.
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Customer Reviews
Sony NWZ-B135B 2GB Drag & Drop MP3 Player in Black 
This is my second Sony MP3 player, bought to replace a 1GB that broke. It is very easy to use. It plugs straight into my PC, via the USB connector at the end and charges up. You select the music you want to transfer across by dragging the CDs into a list, and then the PC and MP3 player synchronise, copying the music into the player. No need to load any Sony software like my last one!The only slight problem is that it has locked up a couple of times. I then pressed the small reset button and everything was fine. I didn't lose any music or anything, but i did have to reset the custom settings on the graphic equaliser that i had adjusted.That's only happened twice and once i was plugging it in to recharge and pressed a button at the same time so that could have made it lock up. The sound is much better than my previous player which whined a bit. This sounds just like the CDs. The menus are easy to navigate.You can change various settings like turning the red LEDs on or off.For me it is perfect and i wouldn't consider spending any more on an MP3 player anymore.It's even cheaper now than when i bought it a month or so ago!
Great unit for the price
I've been looking around for a brand-name quality unit for a while that had enough space for a significant number of tracks but without being too expensive or big or fragile.
This Sony unit absolutely fits the bill. It's well made with simple menu-driven operation, good battery life, and an attractive, compact design. I wanted a screen to show what I'm selecting and this one is just enough.
Now that Sony have done away with the dodgy SonicStage software, music transfer is now just drag-and-drop. I haven't tried synchronising with Media Player or similar so can't comment on that but I expect it wouldn't be a problem.
Killer feature for me is the quick charge feature (plug it in for 3 minutes and it gets enough charge for 90 minutes of use). This is ideal for a quick boost before heading out for a short trip/gym/run.
The only thing stopping me giving the full 5 stars are the headphones. The supplied set offer a very standard performance and a rather uncomfortable fit in the ear due to being all hard plastic. Borrowing my partner's iPod headphones (which have a soft rubber edging and are supplied as standard with all iPods, including the lowly Shuffle), the sound and comfort level improved. I then tried the unit with a pair of Sennheiser HD201 open headphones. The result was an excellent sound, with no need to change the EQ settings to improve bass. This shows that the unit is able to deliver a great sound if you get better quality headphones - true of many devices.
So in summary, this unit is brilliant for the casual or sporty user who just wants an MP3 player to play music. The quick charge feature is a godsend. The only let-down for me is the supplied headphone set (soon to be substituted after a quick browse elsewhere on Amazon...)
Superb
Out of the blue, I decided to buy a music player that doesn't need you changing the CD after each set of songs. I got this, and how pleased I am with it.
First of all, the player looks great. A smart, shiny black with a slick power illuminator that falshes in time with the beats of your favourite tracks. The menu is extremely easy to navigate, allowing three options/songs to be shown at any one time. To navigate, you only need four buttons: Play/Select, Skip Forward/Up, Skip back/Down and the back button, simple. Again the menu looks great with a nice aqua blue.
The sound is great, nice and loud. You can toggle through the type of sound that best suits your genre of music (eg. Metal, Pop).
There is also a shuffle option as you'd expect. You can shuffle through all songs on your MP3 or through specific folders that you have created.
The music is simple to upload, simply drag the file into the folder that you want it to be in.
Overall, I recommend this to anyone who is looking for a music player of excellent quality that doesn't break the bank.
