Purchase Sony Walkman NWZS545RED 16 GB Video MP3 Player (Red)

I debated whether to get the Sony Walkman or the Apple iPod for my music collection - yes, I know that I'm very late to the game, but I'm not an early adapter and I like the pricing on products when I wait until they become "old fashioned"; this is my first mp3 player. I'm not averse to technology, but I don't like to pay for the privilege of buying in early. Without a doubt, this device fits the bill for me. With 16 Gigabytes of storage for music, I've put my entire 400 CD collection on it - classical and rock. The sound is excellent - and I've listened to my share of stereo, surround sound and speaker systems. I didn't particularly like the ear buds that came with the unit, so I purchased a separate set of Sony buds (Sony MDR-EX56LP/BLK EX Style Headphones - Hybrid Silicone Type Earbuds with adjustable ear inserts.

The Walkman unit is quite small and light, but it has a sturdy feel to it. I've dropped it several times from the desk to the carpet below - not that I'm a klutz, but the USB connector cord is really too short to allow the unit to sit on the desk comfortably and connect to the computer under my desk - not a big deal, but somewhat negative.

The Walkman uses Microsoft Media Player 11 and it also has some type of management software that is downloadable from the player to the PC. I'm not a master of this software, and I've made the mistake of deleting files from Windows Explorer on the Walkman and that really hosed up the device. The directions tell the user to never do this, but hey, what good are directions until after you've screwed up? But it is very easy to format the Walkman and start over. Windows Media Player makes it easy to "Synch Up" the unit and in a couple of key strokes and a couple of hours of synching, I was up and running again. I will say that I'm not an expert in Windows Media Player. I would like to automatically synch up, but there are songs and albums that I would like to exempt from that synching application, but I can't find a way to do it - anyone out there that understands how to do this, let me know.

Trying to find the album or artist is a little slow as you cannot enter a letter to jump to the song or artist. However, it is convenient enough with the letters of the indexing showing on the top of the screen, you can quickly scroll through the alphabet.

I am extremely pleased with this unit and at just under $100, it was far less expensive than the newer 16GB iPods. I have not used this unit for anything other than music and do not plan to, so it is exactly what I needed.
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