Sony NWZE383 4 GB Walkman MP3 Video Player (Black)

Great Walkman product for what I use it for. Had to create a simple setup guide for Windows 10. So far I'm liking the unit, will be using it on AUX input devices between my car and workstation computer. If you're having issues installing the drivers I have posted a link to the full instructions with images. Below is a quick guide for those familiar with Windows 10. How to Setup your Sony Walkman as a Hard drive on your Windows 10 computer. 1. Open <b>Computer Management</b>. From your Search box, type Computer Management. 2. Connect your Sony Walkman using the USB cable provided or your longer cable that you purchased. 3. Your Sony will show up in Unknown Devices and will not pop up the Explorer if the drive is incorrect. 4. From Unknown Devices Right click the device and click on Update Driver Software. Next (don't worry about what the picture shows, it should be unknown devices) 5. From the Update Driver Software select Browse My Computer for Driver Software. Next 6. Select the Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer. Next Note: The Sony tip: INF folder didn't work. 7. From the Select your device's type from the list below scroll down to Universal Serial Bus Devices. Next Note: Some say to look for USB Mass Storage but that doesn't show up until the driver is installed or the next screen. 8. From the Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware, let's select the USB Mass Storage Device. Next 9. You should see, Windows has successfully updated your driver software. USB Mass Storage Device. Note: You should now see your battery charging animation working. Before your device driver was installed properly your charge screen didn't have any moving images I bet. 10. Check your Device Manager from Computer Management and you should see, Portable Devices list WALKMAN and Universal Serial Bus Controllers showing USB Mass Storage Device. Here is the link to the Product: Sony NWZE383 4 GB Walkman MP3 Video Player (Red) The link to the How To setup on Windows 10 guide. (if you need additional help) http://www.mysmallcloud.com/repairs-and-service/windows-10-devices/sony-walkman-nwz-e383

Sounds great, very loud. I can't risk trashing my phone at work so I use a player. A little pricey but you can't beat the sound. I had this thing for 4 years, I dropped it quite a few times (with case) and I work in a hot/cold, dusty, dirty environment. One day I somehow got out of my daily routine after work and it ended up in the washer for a complete cycle. Much to my surprise, it came back to life a couple of days later only for it to end up in the washer again.....I still can't believe I did it...twice. But It even came back again but the screen is fried. I did have an issue with powering the device down sometimes. Basically it would not turn off. But a small price to pay for the longevity and reliability. I will definitely be buying another. Do not buy the new model, it is complete garbage.

In a nutshell, I've had this device for about 3 weeks now and I really like it. This item is replacing my old Sansa Fuze which I LOVED. I would have bought another one of those but they don't make the darn thing anymore. Boo hiss. And I don't want to buy one of those used because they just don't last a real long time, and you never know what kind of abuse an electronic device has taken when you buy a used one. Pros of this Walkman: The quality of the sound is good. The product feels well made in your hand and the controls are easy to navigate. It charges in a reasonable amount of time, and the battery has a reasonably long life. Size-wise, it fits completely within the palm of my hand, and feels very comfortable in my front pants pocket. The version I bought had 16GB of space which is awesome for me, after coming off of a 4GB Sansa Fuze. I plan to use this for playing music ONLY, as I desperately needed more storage for my music. Another HUGE plus for me with this device is this: Originally I thought my Android smart phone would replace my Sansa Fuze as my music player. I got a very simple model, though, with only 4GB storage total, so now I actually had less space to store music than before. But I put up with that for the convenience. But THEN at some point, Android forced an update of my operating system, and when that happened, all my WMA music files would no longer play on this device. I heard that Android had a licensing disagreement with Microsoft and Microsoft terminated Android's licensing agreement to play WMA files. I tried buying an MP3 batch converter program but the WMA files would not convert consistently. I guess some of them had protection built in. I was PISSED. It's all a freaking conspiracy, I tell you. Now you have to realize, I am 51 years old. A lot of my music I originally bought on vinyl albums. Then I bought a lot of them again on cassette. Then I bought alot of them AGAIN on CD. And THEN about 90% of my CD collection was stolen out of my car and so I bought most of my music collection on CD AGAIN. And now Microsoft and Android were going to force me to purchase the majority of my music collection in YET ANOTHER FORMAT?! No freaking way. I am DONE with buying my old music in new formats. From here on out I will only buy players that play the music I already own. Hence, this Sony Walkman purchase. This Walkman does allow you to sort and listen to your music several different ways, including by artist, by album, by genre, and by song. You can play the songs straight through or you can turn on shuffle. At minimum, I can confirm it plays mp3 and wma formats just fine; I haven't tried any other formats, although you are supposed to be able to play mp4 as well. Cons: The screen is tiny. If you have a smart phone, you'd never want to use this for displaying photos or playing videos. My Sansa Fuze had a built in voice recorder; this does not. (But not a big deal, I can just use a voice recorder app on my smart phone.) The biggest negative I can find about this player, which is the reason for my giving it 4 stars instead of 5, is that you can not delete songs directly through this device. For example, if you copy an entire CD to this device and you go out of your house and listen to the album but discover you don't like one of the songs and you want to delete that song right at that moment, you can't do it right then and there using the device. You have to go back home and hook the device back up to your computer and delete the song you didn't like using Windows Explorer or whatever file management program/app your version of Windows uses these days. I find this a significant inconvenience, but not enough to return the product...mainly because I don't see another product out there that has all the features AND storage capacity that this one does. Another con about this product, in my opinion, is the price. It's regular Amazon price is about $90 or so which I think is WAY too much for this item. To me, this item feels like it should cost $50 or $60 at most. But then I think a lot of things are over priced, so maybe it's just me. In the end, I paid the price Amazon was asking, but I didn't like it and I grumbled to my husband about it for days. Will I get over it? Yes, of course. But that doesn't mean I was happy about spending more than I thought the item was worth. Would I buy this product again? Eh. Probably. Although I would search first to see if some other player out there had all these features AND the ability to delete songs onboard.

I completely LOVE this media player. I looked all around for something reliable that didn't say iPod on it and I believe this to be the best choice for myself. I just wish that Sony would make one with a higher capacity than 16gb. That, however, is not any kind of an issue since 16gb is more than enough space for all of my music and my photos of my favorite dog. This player will also hold and play videos, movies, tv shows, and pod casts. However, any of those files take up way too much space to bother putting them on there. Battery life is astoundingly long, but I still charge it every day just to make sure. It sounds great regardless of what it's plugged into. It also came with a pair of ear bud headphones that sound and work great (also made by Sony and not cheap knock-offs). So I really have no complaints about this item and am very happy that I bought it. It's very easy to operate, no matter where you decide to use it and I would highly recommend it to anyone who needs a good, reliable media player.

I've had a sansa fuze for at least 5 years that has started to go out, so I bought this to replace it as it looked similar and was less expensive. I really just use it for podcasts and it was easy to hook up and download and figure out. But it's more simplistic than the fuze and I really miss some things. I miss the spinning wheel, the organized folder system that separated audiobooks from podcasts from music files, the fancy video screen. And one thing that really irritates me about this one is there's no way to delete files on the player - you have to first hook it up to your computer to delete anything! Grrr. I hate that, as once I listen to a podcast I want to delete it right away so I don't get confused about what I have left. It also comes with a program called "Media Go" which is supposed to help with downloading files and looking for new files on your computer, but so far that has me perplexed. It searched my computer and found a few old podcasts I had sitting in folders from years ago, yet did not detect the newest ones waiting for me to put on my player. It also is supposed to help with converting video files but I haven't attempted to figure that out yet. I guess it's good enough for now, I have no problems with turning it off or on or volume control or finding what I'm looking for on it, but I say it's too basic for the price I paid. I miss my sansa fuze! UPDATE SEPT 24, 2015: Something is wrong with the whole "power off" "hold on" "hold off" button. It shows it is on, but will not play my podcasts when I press play. I try to turn it off, and it says "Power off" yet I touch the play button and it shows it is still on, but won't play anything. Urgh. Can nothing be made to last these days?

Bought this as a gift for a younger child who doesn't have a phone yet. It's a bright color (to keep the kid from losing it!), has the ability to make or transfer playlists, and gives you the option of listening by albums, genre, or by artist. You (the parent) can set the volume so it can only go so high...keeps your kid from blasting music too loudly and hurting their hearing. It's not a touch screen, which is totally okay, the buttons for use are very easy to learn and any kid who can use a tv remote can definitely use this. It plays videos too. Recharge usually takes less than an hour on my main computer. And the thing I like best about Sony's Walkman? Transferring music and video files is as easy as using Media Player or any other music file program to sync. It won't ask if you want to delete your music/video library if you decide to pick up a few files from a different computer. Love that. My daughter and I walk together and this device is small, but not too small, and slim enough to slide into almost any pocket or can be put into an arm band. Great product, and although they aren't as popular as they used to be (mp3 players in general), they are a great solution for someone who wants to work out without having to worry about losing or breaking a $600 phone. I sometimes use mine for noisy housecleaning and definitely for yard work or cleaning the pool. For the price, this device is a gem.

I have used this now for about 6 months. I purchased this to listen to lectures in a MP3 format. An important feature for me was the ability to rewind the lecture to repeat something I wanted to clarify without going to the beginning of the lecture. This works very well for this purpose since while playing and holding the leftward pointing repeat arrow the file backtracks at a very slow pace (same for opposite direction). Others (as well as myself) have lamented the ability to fast forward (or rewind) quickly to get to a distant place on the same file in a shorter period of time. Thus you are holding down the button for long periods to go just minutes away, and if you get distracted and that thumb slips then you are now in another file. The manual does not indicate a way around this. But guess what, I was futzing with this one day and discovered by accident that you CAN INDEED fast forward and rewind at a VERY FAST rate to get to distant parts of the same file more quickly, and here is the secret not in the manual: You fast forward and rewind the same way you usually do by pressing on the arrows on the wheel BUT YOU DO IT WHILE THE PLAYBACK IS PAUSED and not during playback mode. So pause the playback and then press the arrow forward or backward and watch it zip along displaying the elapsed time as you do it. Now I am even happier with this little player. Not sure why it wasn't in the (tiny) manual, but this Cue/Review feature was clearly engineered in by SONY and works like a charm. To review: rewind/forward slowly during playback, rewind/forward quickly during PAUSE. I hope this helps!

Short Cliff's notes version: When the battery in an out-of-warranty Walkman dies, no store on earth will sell you a replacement battery. That means your Walkman will never play another song ever again. You will have to toss your Walkman into a garbage can. If you're skeptical (and you should be) read the long version of this review and be sure to dial the two phone numbers I provided in order to verify my consumer warning. You will then become a believer. The phone numbers are to Sony's Walkman Department and Encompass. When the battery in your out-of-warranty Walkman dies, you will become very familiar with Encompass. Long version: When it ran it was a good unit, worth 4 or 5 stars. And then the battery died only a year and a half after the date of purchase. So you buy a new battery, right? A new battery just like you would buy for a digital voice recorder or an automobile. Wrong. Sony and Encompass both refuse to sell batteries for units that are out-of-warranty. The warranty is good for only one year. Maybe I shoulda extended the manufacturer's warranty, right? Wrong, no can do. Sony will not allow you to extend the warranty on a Walkman (and besides, you should never have to pay extra $$$ to extend the warranty for something as simple as changing the battery, that would be ridiculous). Fact: Sony builds the 383, 385, A15, A17 Walkman in a way that requires a technician with special tools and special training to get to the Walkman's battery compartment. The average consumer can not change the 383, 385, A15 or A17 Walkman battery. Even if you could change the battery, neither Sony nor Encompass will sell you a battery for this model. Buy a battery at Radio Shack, Fry's, Office Depot or Staples? Nope, not gonna happen. They don't sell batteries for an out-of-warranty 383, 385, A15, A17 Walkman. So what then? Since Sony or Encompass won't sell you a battery for it, you have only one choice: You throw it in the trash and you buy a new one - which is fine if you're Donald Trump or Carlos Slim. The fact is the 383, 385, A15, A17 Walkman's are disposable, throw-away units when the battery dies. How long did the battery in my 16 GB / 385 Walkman last? About 1.5 years, a short eighteen months. My 385 received 'limited use.' I didn't use the 385 every day. I used it only on an occasional weekend. When it comes to battery life, your mileage may vary. You're wondering: What kind of battery does the 385 and A17 use? My answer would be: It sure as heck does not use triple-A or double-A batteries. I never bothered to check and see what kind of battery they use, because I knew from the get-go that only a technician could change the battery. I figured when the battery on the 385 and A17 wore out, I would need to send the out-of-warranty unit to Sony to have the battery replaced. I expected Sony to charge me a fee for replacing the battery. I of course found out that I was wrong, Sony and Encompass should offer that service, but they don't. This discovery, or revelation, may seem unbelievable. I would agree, it is unbelievable, totally unbelievable. And unethical. I'm sure someone out there is thinking "Time for a class action lawsuit." Trust... and then verify: You can verify my unbelievable claim by simply calling Sony and Encompass. In fact, my one hope is that all Walkman owners band together by calling Encompass and besieging them with calls. When you call Sony and Encompass, ask them how much they will charge you to replace the battery for an out-of-warranty 383, 385 or A17 Walkman. Encompass, the company Sony contracted to sell parts for the Walkman, will tell you that they don't sell batteries for an out-of-warranty 383, 385, A15, A17 Walkman. And then lay it on Encompass. Voice a 'controlled, polite' outrage that expresses extreme disappointment in not being able to buy a battery for an out-of-warranty NWZ-E383 NWZ-E385 NWZ-A15 NWZ-A17 Sony (Walkman department): 239.768.7602 Encompass (Walkman parts division): 866.779.5153 For those not up on Walkman's: The 383 and 385 units were not mass produced in 1969. The 383 and 385 Walkman that I purchased came off Sony's assembly line in approximately 2013 / 2014. Meaning, Sony should sell you a battery (and charge you $$ to have a Sony or Encompass technician replace it) for an out-of-warranty unit that is only one or two years old. But they don't. And that is freaking unbelievable. Utterly Ridiculous Department: There is one team of technicians who might be able to access the Walkman's battery compartment with special tools and change the battery for you, and that would be some of the employees who work in the forensics department at the NSA. Or you can try contacting Eric Snowden, god bless his soul :) Plan B: If those suggestions fail, you might try contacting some of the rocket scientists who work at Area 51. Their team should be able to replicate (manufacture) a replacement battery out of thin air and then replace it using special tools. Tom Cruise would be plan C. Unequivocal, incontrovertible proof: I have copies of emails from Encompass and Sony. The words in those emails amount to nonsense. In two emails that Encompass sent me, they stated that batteries for the aforementioned units are not available to consumers who have an out-of-warranty Walkman. Challenge / accountability: I contacted both companies via email and phone numerous times. I challenge a corporate mouthpiece from Sony or Encompass to step up and post a response to this review. I am ready to read their lies. I want to thank Amazon for letting me post this consumer warning. Thank you Amazon. Now if you would just allow me to change the picture in my profile, things would be really swell. Caveat emptor and Happy Holiday, 2015 :)

Its a great product for music lovers. Works perfectly. Really good.

Excelente calidad de producto

Bought as a gift. No bad feedback so I assume that it does what it's supposed to!

A Quality product by Sony, gifted to my son and he is happy with the clarity on sound

Awesome product.