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Sony NWZ-E438F

The NWZ-E438F is a portable media player launched by Sony in late August 2008. For more information on the Sony NWZ-E438F please see the Sony E Series.

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Sony E Series
MSRP $140.00
Release date August, 2008
Brand Sony
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Pros & Cons

ProSCORE
10 reviews
62
negative
mixed
positive
6 positive
2 mixed
2 negative

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Pros:
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Long battery life
+9agreedisagree

Sound quality
+8agreedisagree

Solid build
+6agreedisagree

Easy-to-use GUI
+6agreedisagree

Screen is very sharp and bright
+6agreedisagree

Mounts as removable media
+5agreedisagree

affordable price
+4agreedisagree

includes FM radio
+4agreedisagree

User adjustable equalizer
+4agreedisagree

Fits in your pocket nice
+4agreedisagree

video playback
+2agreedisagree

Visually appealing design
+2agreedisagree

very good FM reception
+1agreedisagree

It plays a lot of sound, photo and video file formats.
0agreedisagree

Cons:
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Proprietary sync/charge cable
+4agreedisagree

has to rebuild its library every time you start it
+4agreedisagree

Glossy surface attracts fingerprints
+3agreedisagree

no support for open source audio formats (OGG or FLAC)
+3agreedisagree

poor stock earbuds
+3agreedisagree

No memory expansion
+3agreedisagree

no intelligent shuffle
+3agreedisagree

FM tuner reception is poor
+2agreedisagree

No podcast support
+2agreedisagree

No voice recorder
+2agreedisagree

no "sens-me" song selection
+2agreedisagree

Would have been nice to have a AC power supply come bundled, it is an optional accessory
+2agreedisagree

Does not work with premier audio book site: audible.com.
+2agreedisagree

integrated battery...bad idea, sony!
+1agreedisagree

Missing several sound enhancements that came in previous Walkmans
+1agreedisagree

fewer features than S-Series (backgrounds, screen savers etc)
+1agreedisagree

Headphone jack is on the bottom
0agreedisagree

throw away headphones
0agreedisagree

Dull design
0agreedisagree


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Details

Features

  • Capacity: 8GB
  • Screen: 2" QVGA (320x240)
  • Supported audio formats: MP3, WMA, AAC-LC (unsecured only), Linear PCM3
  • Supported video formats: AVC (H.264/AVC), MPEG-4, and WMV
  • Battery life: 40 hours audio / 10 hours video
  • Dimensions: W 1 3/4 x H 3 5/8 x D 5/16" (42.9 x H89.5 x D7.5mm)
  • Weight: 1.6 oz (46g)

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This report was started September 8, 2008 at 9:13 pm by Yale
with the last edit occurring November 6, 2009 at 8:26 pm by Rajagopal Kunnatur
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Buy It

Sony NWZ-E438F | Black - 8GB

• Sony 8 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Black)

• Walkman NWZ-E438FBLK 8GB Black MP3 Player

UPC: 027242747968

EAN: 027242747968

MPN: NWZE438FBLK

Sony NWZ-E438F | Pink - 8GB

• Sony 8 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Black)

• Walkman NWZ-E438FBLK 8GB Black MP3 Player

UPC: 027242747968

EAN: 027242747968

MPN: NWZE438FBLK

Sony NWZ-E438F | Red - 8GB

• Sony 8 GB Walkman Video MP3 Player (Red)

• Walkman NWZ-E438FRED 8GB Red MP3 Player

UPC: 027242747975

EAN: 0027242747975

MPN: NWZE438FRED

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Comments

1.  avatar venturesrock said:

I plyugged it in and it immediately loaded my music. Takes a while to load my 15oo songs, but is easu to use and sounds great. The earphones included are fair, but I used better earphones and get great sound. Love it.
Mar 31, 2009 3:24pm
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Reviews

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rporath

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October 3, 2008
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reviewer
ProSCORE
67
negative
mixed
positive
6 pros
3 cons
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Long battery life
  • Sound quality
  • Solid build
  • Easy-to-use GUI
  • Screen is very sharp and bright
  • Mounts as removable media

Cons

  • Proprietary sync/charge cable
  • Glossy surface attracts fingerprints
  • Headphone jack is on the bottom

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venturesrock

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March 31, 2009
approved
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ProSCORE
100
negative
mixed
positive
4 pros
0 cons
have ithave it
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Long battery life
  • Solid build
  • Easy-to-use GUI
  • Screen is very sharp and bright

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

Comments

"I plyugged it in and it immediately loaded my music. Takes a while to load my 15oo songs, but is easu to use and sounds great. The earphones included are fair, but I used better earphones and get great sound. Love it."
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Rajagopal Kunnatur

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November 6, 2009
approved
reviewer
ProSCORE
33
negative
mixed
positive
7 pros
14 cons

Pros

  • Long battery life
  • Sound quality
  • Screen is very sharp and bright
  • Mounts as removable media
  • User adjustable equalizer
  • Fits in your pocket nice
  • Visually appealing design

Cons

  • Proprietary sync/charge cable
  • has to rebuild its library every time you start it
  • Glossy surface attracts fingerprints
  • no support for open source audio formats (OGG or FLAC)
  • No memory expansion
  • no intelligent shuffle
  • FM tuner reception is poor
  • No podcast support
  • No voice recorder
  • no "sens-me" song selection
  • Would have been nice to have a AC power supply come bundled, it is an optional accessory
  • Does not work with premier audio book site: audible.com.
  • integrated battery...bad idea, sony!
  • fewer features than S-Series (backgrounds, screen savers etc)

Did you find this review helpful?
Yes
 / 
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Gabriel Richter

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June 29, 2009
approved
reviewer
ProSCORE
79
negative
mixed
positive
11 pros
3 cons
have ithave it
love itlove it

Pros

  • Long battery life
  • Sound quality
  • Solid build
  • Easy-to-use GUI
  • Screen is very sharp and bright
  • Mounts as removable media
  • affordable price
  • includes FM radio
  • User adjustable equalizer
  • Fits in your pocket nice
  • Visually appealing design

Cons

  • has to rebuild its library every time you start it
  • no support for open source audio formats (OGG or FLAC)
  • no intelligent shuffle

Did you find this review helpful?
Yes
 / 
No

ralli

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May 19, 2009
approved
reviewer
ProSCORE
50
negative
mixed
positive
6 pros
6 cons

Pros

  • Long battery life
  • Sound quality
  • Easy-to-use GUI
  • affordable price
  • includes FM radio
  • User adjustable equalizer

Cons

  • Glossy surface attracts fingerprints
  • poor stock earbuds
  • No memory expansion
  • No podcast support
  • No voice recorder
  • Missing several sound enhancements that came in previous Walkmans

Did you find this review helpful?
Yes
 / 
No

Michael Hoodes

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July 14, 2009
approved
reviewer
ProSCORE
91
negative
mixed
positive
10 pros
1 con

Pros

  • Long battery life
  • Sound quality
  • Easy-to-use GUI
  • Screen is very sharp and bright
  • Mounts as removable media
  • affordable price
  • includes FM radio
  • User adjustable equalizer
  • Fits in your pocket nice
  • video playback

Cons

  • has to rebuild its library every time you start it

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Yale

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May 5, 2009
approved
reviewer
ProSCORE
60
negative
mixed
positive
6 pros
4 cons

Pros

  • Long battery life
  • Sound quality
  • Solid build
  • affordable price
  • includes FM radio
  • video playback

Cons

  • Proprietary sync/charge cable
  • no support for open source audio formats (OGG or FLAC)
  • poor stock earbuds
  • FM tuner reception is poor

Did you find this review helpful?
Yes
 / 
No

Peter Rosendahl

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May 24, 2009
approved
reviewer
ProSCORE
43
negative
mixed
positive
3 pros
4 cons

Pros

  • Long battery life
  • Sound quality
  • Solid build

Cons

  • Proprietary sync/charge cable
  • poor stock earbuds
  • No memory expansion
  • integrated battery...bad idea, sony!

Did you find this review helpful?
Yes
 / 
No

shahks

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December 31, 2008
approved
reviewer
ProSCORE
100
negative
mixed
positive
6 pros
0 cons
love itlove it

Pros

  • Long battery life
  • Sound quality
  • Solid build
  • Easy-to-use GUI
  • Screen is very sharp and bright
  • Mounts as removable media

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

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Yes
 / 
No

hivelozity

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February 16, 2009
approved
reviewer
ProSCORE
0
negative
mixed
positive
0 pros
1 con

Pros

Did not agree with any pros

Cons

  • integrated battery...bad idea, sony!

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NWZ, E, 438, F, NWZE, E438, 438F, NWZE438, E438F, NWZE438F