Review on Sony NWE394/B 8GB Walkman MP3 Player (Black): Enjoy Music Anywhere! by Jay Maryland

UPDATE: - The battery life is amazing. Left it on for about 20 hours (while music was playing), came back to find it had about 10% battery left. The buttons are too sensitive. If you keep it in your pockets, it will turn on 90% of the time. The HOLD switch does not prevent the device from being switched on. The sound quality is very good, high bitrates are supported and a sufficient number of files are supported. No expandable storage, but you won't need it if you have LOTS of music. (in this case you should get versions with more memory) - There were problems with the photo viewer, but who cares? It's a damn good music player. Still don't understand the many bad reviews. This kid is worth the money. OLD REVIEW: So far the device works as it should. Let's put it that way. The sound quality is pretty good, but certainly not the best you'll ever hear. The screen resolution isn't the best, but you won't be watching Netflix on it, so what's the difference? This time it has a micro USB cable instead of a dedicated cable. The build quality is a downgrade though as it is 100% plastic. The old one had a nice metal finish. The only plus is that it is very light. So far these are just first impressions, so I can't estimate the battery life. Feature wise, I'm glad it's not loaded with those useless "reading" and dictation features that nobody ever uses. This device can play music and view photos; what is left to do? I can't understand all the negative reviews based on first impressions. This is a wonderful device.