Sony's latest Walkman is, then, clearly a very capable player. It's light, good looking, and competes with any for sound quality. It's easy to use too, has fantastic battery life, and with Bluetooth now in the mix, its appeal has been expanded to those who want to listen without wires. But the price, I have to say, at a wincingly pricy £229, is not exactly what I'd call fantastic value for money. Even taking into consideration the decent pair of headphones, it still seems overpriced. To put it in perspective, for the same money you could buy a Creative Zen, itself not a particularly cheap player, add a pair of Sennheiser's superb CX95 headphones and still have enough change left over to buy a couple of albums. Quite why it's this expensive when the previous incarnation was such great value is a mystery, but one thing is clear - at this price, alas, we can't possibly give it a recommended award.



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