Sony NW-E507, NW-E505, NW-E405 and NW-E407 available for Pre-Order

Posted on Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

The new line of Sony flash memory music players are available for pre-order on Amazon.com.

The Sony NW-E507, NW-E505, NW-E405 and NW-E407 are considered as Sony's answer to Apple's iPod shuffle. The Sony Network Walkmans feature a display though. Also worth mentioning the new Sony MP3 players have a whopping 50 hour playtime on a single charge. The NW-505 and NW-507 have an FM-Tuner, the NW-405 and NW-407 do not have one.
The Sony NW-E500 and NW-E400 series ships already in about 10 days on May 1st.

Available models:
Sony NW-E407 Network Walkman 1 GB sells for $179.99
Sony NW-E405 Network Walkman 512 MB sells for $129.99

Sony NW-E507 Network Walkman 1 GB sells for $199.99
Sony NW-E505 Network Walkman 512 MB BLUE sells for $149.99
Sony NW-E505 Network Walkman 512 MB PINK sells for $149.99

Compare with Apple iPod shuffle Prices

Sony announced the NW-E500 and NW-E400 music players in March. First information about the new Sony players surfaced already in February.