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CNET Asia have published their review of the Sony Walkman NWZ-B142F (2GB) MP3 player. The NWZ-B142F works with Windows Media Player, so you don't need to download or install anything new to sync and transfer albums and playlists. Plug it straight into a USB port to both sync and charge. A full charge doesn't take too long--just over an hour, in fact--and will last for a claimed 18 hours of playback. Testing the player, we needed only a single charge for several days' worth of normal day-to-day usage. If you do ever happen to find yourself low on juice, a useful "quick charge" feature can give you up to 3 hours' worth of playback time from just 3 minutes of charging.'

PC Advisor have published a review of the Sony Walkman NWZ-E443 MP3 player. 'The Sony Walkman NWZ-E443 mimics the iPod nano in many ways, with the same form factor, same headphone jack placement and a similar control scheme. The Sony player is slightly fatter and shorter, and its plastic body isn't as pleasing to touch as the Nano's aluminium one. The main point of difference is Sony's interface. The iPod uses a scrolling menu, while the Sony Walkman NWZ-E443 employs the same grid layout as the X-Series and has a five-way control pad. It's not as refined as Apple's interface but it won't take long to adjust to. The experience is let down by a low resolution screen (240x320 pixels) that lacks the detail and vibrancy of the iPod nano's.'

The Sony Walkman A845 MP3 player has been reviewed over at Zath.co.uk. 'With a thickness of only 7.2mm (although only just thinner than the thinnest laptop) and a weight of only 62g Sony have pushed the boundaries of what defines 'Ultra-Slim' and this really is the MP3 player for those of you who are very weak, supermodels or obsessed with technology. Unfortunately I do feel obliged to point out that I can't remember consciously thinking "Oh, this MP3 player is too heavy!", and in fact the iPod Nano beats it for 'skinnyness' at 6.2mm, but I'll let that pass for the sake of progress!'

CNET UK have published a review of the Sony Walkman B series (NWZ-B142F) MP3 player. 'The NWZ-B142F works with Windows Media Player, so you don't need to download or install anything new to sync and transfer albums and playlists. Plug it straight into a USB port to both sync and charge. A full charge doesn't take too long -- just over an hour, in fact -- and will lasts for a claimed 18 hours of playback. Testing the player, we only needed a single charge for several days-worth of normal day-to-day usage. If you do ever happen to find yourself low on juice, however, a useful 'quick charge' feature can give you up to three hours worth of playback time from just three minutes of charging.'

PC Advisor have published their review of the Sony NWZ-S544 is an 8GB MP3 player/portable media player. 'The Sony NWZ-S544 sports a pleasing design. We tested the pink model, but a variety of colours are offered. The MP3 player is sturdy but still relatively light, so it doesn't add significant weight to your pocket. The matte finish over most of the body seems to be good at preventing scratches. Rather than a use a touchscreen like the iPod Touch does, the Sony NWZ-S544 relies on a five-way navigation pad and physical buttons. Volume control is handled by a side-mounted button which sits next to a hold toggle and a slider to switch between headphones and the internal speaker. Navigating the menu system isn't too difficult but we'd still place the NWZ-S544 behind the iPod nano in terms of usability, especially for navigating extensive music collections.

CNET Asia have published a review of the Sony Walkman NWZ-S744 (8GB) portable player 'At 92 x 41 x 7.9 mm, it is slightly larger than the model it replaces. Most of the player is covered in black plastic with a matte finish, save for the control area which seems metallic. The cover of the screen is made of what seems to be the same sort of glossy plastic that endows the cheaper Walkmans. The Hold button is located on the right, along with the volume rocker buttons. Like the S540, the five-way D-pad on the S740 has a nice ribbed feel which doesn't feel cheap. The QVGA screen offers a 240 x 320-pixel resolution. While not being a bad performer, the screen is of the same size as the previous model at 2 inches.'

Anything But iPod have published their review of the Sony Walkman E340 digital player. 'The general look of the player is somewhat like a smaller version of the S540. The bottom has the same curved designed that the S540 has, but the top is a flat slope. It has no speaker so there are no speaker grills in the E340, so the design is all plastic. The main chassis is divided into two parts where the bottom part with the buttons is a single solid piece of plastic that is seemingly held in place by two exposed screws on the back. After trying if this was indeed the case I can tell you that it's not that simple (luckiy, as such screws sometimes fall out over time). While my player is black all over, there are version of this player that has a different color for the top and bottom, such as the 16GB model sold on Sonystyle.'

The Register Hardware have published their review of the Sony Walkman NWZ-S544 8GB portable media player. 'Like all Sony players the S-Class will hook up to any and all operating systems as either an MTP or MSC class device, while Windows users can use the handy Content Transfer Tool to load music directly from the iTunes desktop. The bundled headphones are the same MDR-E804Y type that Sony supplies with its E-class players. We didn't think much of them when we looked at the E class and time has not made us think any more highly of them. Sony can - and usually does - do better.'

Anything But iPod have published their review of the Sony Walkman S540 player. 'The basic design of the S540 is a rectangle with the top and bottom being rounded compared to rounded corners on previous models. The chassis is plastic with speaker grills made of metal and a hard plastic part covering the screen. The back is dented in the middle (aka bulging on either side) due to the speakers sitting to either side on the back (when the player is held on the side/landscape mode). The shape when held on the side really reminds me of the first PSP, which had both rounded sides and bulging parts on the back to form a grip-like shape. Every time I hold the S540 I get the feeling I'm holding a tiny portable gaming device.'

Trusted Reviews have published a review of the Sony Walkman NWZ-S544 8GB player. 'While the feature set of the S544 is somewhat reduced from its predecessor, the most important aspect, its performance, is every bit as good. As long as the source files are of a reasonable quality (think iPlayer downloads, not YouTube rips) then videos look pretty snazzy. Colours are vibrant, the screen is bright, playback is smooth and clear, plus viewing angles are good enough that two could watch a video at the same time. I'll leave it to your imagination as to when that might be useful.'