One Killer CD Player
Written: Feb 19 '01 (Updated Feb 20 '01)
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Pros: Has pretty much everything you need. Your little sister can operate it.
Cons: A few small but easily correctable things.
The Bottom Line: In my mind, the perfect CD player.
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| simplypure's Full Review: Sony Walkman D-E200 Personal CD Player |
After about 2 weeks of searching for a CD player for my personal listening needs I purchased this player at a local Target for $49.99 (almost half the MSRP of $89) and I have to say that after about a week with it I am quite pleased. It only skips when I tap on it with force repeatedly, the sound quality is good (as if one could tell a difference), the buttons are perfectly placed, it has a nice pleasing symmetrical design, and it has no problem playing my collection of burned CD-Rs, and computer game sound-tracks.
I bought this product mainly because my 16 year-old minimum-wage earning self couldn't afford much more and the fact that I'm a big fan of Sony's products knowing that they pretty much created everything in which the electronics industry is centered around, the Walkman/Discman included. However, that's not to say I'm blind of Sony's faults. Even though this product has suited me in a variety of ways, I have found some very minor problems. Some problems are so minute I don't think most people would care, some are easily correctable.
For a Sony product, the value is rather good. Even though it doesn't look all high-tech and have all of the latest like most of the higher-end CD players have, it has pretty much everything you need. I hate to sound nit-picky, but if you know CD players you could tell that Sony specifically engineered this CD player to be inexpensive. It has no "Line Out" output (the headphone and "Line Out" sockets are consolidated in the same output) nor does it have a slot for a wired remote which is what you usually find on some of the more expensive players, but if you just listen to the music you probably wouldn't care.
Also when using the CD player take a little care in not getting the top casing scratched as the Sony silver polycarbonate casing is prone to scratches. Again, it shouldn't be a really big deal as portable electronics are bound to get a little scratched here and there on the outside, especially when they are used and carried around a lot. Fortunately, my player still looks new. But then again, I've only had it for like a week. I'm still in the process of finding a carry case for my player. I've heard that Sony sells carry cases made specifically for its players through its Sony Electronics web-site. I'm still in the process of checking this out.
Battery life in my opinion is rather short however(The manual claims 14 hours with ESP on. I think its a little less than that), but it should not be a problem at all if you use a NiMH rechargeable battery system which costs around $10-15 and can pretty much supply unlimited juice for next to nothing. I recommend anyone who purchases a CD player (or any portable electronics device for that matter) to purchase a rechargeable battery system, as they can save LOADS of money. With Duracell Ultra batteries and average usage per day (its not like I'm gonna sit there actually time exactly how long the batteries last) I go through a new pair every 4-5 days.
I'm very confident my player will last and I have so far been quite pleased with its performance.
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Amount Paid (US$): 49.99
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