Nov
21
Review: Sony Walkman Bean
CNET is giving it props for the great battery life (46h!), good FM reception and smart pop-up USB jack (watch the video for this), but the background hiss during playback (which, while not easily distinguishable, is a major drawback) and the slow transfer rate (0.55MB/s) keep this player to a rather average 6.4/10 rating.
This review concerns the 1GB model (NW-E307), but things should be more or less the same for all the different capacity models of the line.
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