Our Overall Score:
8.7/10
Thanks for stopping by to read our SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player review. Here we’ll take a look at a range of the key features, benefits, positives and negatives to help you decide if SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player is right for you, or if you should be looking for a different product in the Headphones category.
Latest price search at Currys PC World: £79.99
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There are many factors that we consider when buying, and reviewing products like SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player. In this review we will take the 4 main considerations and look at how they stack up against the competition, be it other products from the same brand, Sony or alternative products in the Headphones category. The 4 factors that we’re going to explore now are, Quality, Price, Reviews and the overall score.
Quality of SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player
SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player scores 8.2/10 for quality in our review.
Quality is a very important factor when it comes to buying any product, but it’s particularly important with Headphones. It’s never going to be easy to get a real feel for the quality of a product without being able to see or even test it.
This is why it’s so important to read lots of customer reviews, where you will be able to get an understanding from many of the customers of SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player, just how good it is, in terms of quality. Take your time to read through the reviews looking for specific comments about the quality. It’s worth spending time looking for reviews from customers that have owned the product for some time as that will give you a really good idea of the product’s durability.
Our best advice for checking out the quality is reading reviews, but also use some of these to help you get an idea of the quality:
- Price: The old saying “you get what you pay for” is a good indication as to how good quality you should expect from a product.
- Specification: Check out the specs for SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player and see how they compare to your expectations and other products.
- Brand: Some brands are known for delivering amazing quality products, it’s a case of trying to find the Rolex equivalent for Headphones, but at a realistic and reasonable price.
- Previous experience: Have you ever owned any Headphones? Think about your experience of the product and how good it was. What brand was it? How much was it? What was it made from? All of these can help you when considering your options.
Price analysis
SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player scores 8.9/10 for price in our review.
Price is normally the most important factor when considering a purchase. Especially when you’re shopping online, it’s really easy for us to shop around now so we can easily compare prices of the same product against many retailers with just a few clicks. In fact here at Review Pros we do that leg work for you, by comparing many different retailers to find you the best price. But price is also a big factor for which product we choose too, not just which retailer.
To give an example, the most expensive product that we found in the Headphones category was £349.00, whilst the cheapest we found was £3.97 so there’s a significant variance in the prices that different products are available for. For this reason we always recommend that you set yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a product. It’s easy to get carried away and buying a much more expensive product than you really need, but setting a budget will help to avoid this.
As part of our price analysis we’re going to break the price of SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player down and compare it and analyse it in the following ways.
- Compare to other products in the same category
- Compare to other products from the same brand
- Compare to other products that fit both of the above (the same category and the same brand)
Prices of products in the Headphones category
Here we’re going to look at the prices you can expect to pay for products from the Headphones category. we’re opted to use Currys PC World for this comparison, as they offered the most competitive prices for SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player.
To start with, we look at the average price of a product in the Headphones category. This was £75.55 from the 441 products we found in that category. So SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player actually comes in above average at £79.99.
We then looked at the most expensive product in the category, which was £349.00 and the least expensive, which was £3.97. In total we found that of the 441, 141 were more expensive and 290 were less expensive, some products may have then had exactly the same price as SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player.
Prices of products from Sony
Next up, we wanted to look at products from the brand, Sony. Again we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for a product from Sony, which was £453.54 of the 318 products we found. So SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player price is below average for the brand.
The cheapest product we managed to find from Sony was £6.99 with the most expensive coming in at £9999.00.
Prices of products from Sony and in the Headphones category
Then finally on our price analysis we wanted to dig a little deeper by looking at products from Sony that sit specifically within the Headphones category.
For this we found that the average price was £78.65, making SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player at £79.99 actually above average price.
Then we looked at the highest priced item that falls under this criteria, the price of this was £299.00 with the lowest priced item being £6.99. In total there were 17 items that were more expensive and 33 that was less expensive.
Reviews of SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player
SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player scores 8.9/10 for customer reviews in our review.
Perhaps one of the most important steps in choosing a product that you’re going to be buying online, is reading reviews. The more reviews you can read the better. Take your time to look through a range of different reviews, both good and bad as these will really give you the best insight into how good SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player is.
Overall score
SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player scores 8.7/10 overall in our review.
This part of the review takes the various scores for quality, price and customer reviews and combines them in order to provide you with one simple score to help you determine how good the product is overall. This score can then easily be compared to other products and be used as a benchmark.
There are of course many alternative products from Sony so feel free to take a look at some of the alternatives, but in the meantime check out the many reviews for SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player by clicking the View Reviews button at the bottom of your screen.
Additional information: SONY NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player
- Brand: Sony
- Model Number: NWWS414B
- EAN: 4548736010864
- Description: Stay motivated with the black Sony NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player, made for listening to music while you’re exercising or out and about.Comfortable waterproof headphonesThe ideal MP3 player for those who regularly play sports or enjoy active lifestyles, the NW WS414B has been crafted with a uniquely streamlined design that’s lightweight and wire-free.Whether you’re working out in the gym, running outdoors or doing lengths in the pool, this all in one MP3 player cuts out the distraction and lets you focus on the moment. It’s fully waterproof down to two metres, so you can use it while swimming – just remember not to use it in the sea.Its self-contained design combines MP3 player, controls and headphones into an around-the-head format that stays out of your way, stays in place and looks great.Drag and drop your tunesThanks to its flexible drag-and-drop interface, the Sony NW-WS414B allows you to easily pull MP3s from iTunes or Windows Media Player for enjoyment in next to no time.It’s not tied to just one music service, and offers multi-format playback that lets you enjoy WMA, AAC or LPCM music files. Create your ideal power playlist with 8 GB of internal memory.Fast charge for an active lifestyleThe NWW S414B can deliver a full 60 minutes of playback time off a three-minute charge, ideal for compressed workout sessions. You’ll also enjoy a twelve-hour battery life from a full charge for those longer training bouts or for when you’re going to be out all day.Music for the momentMulti-function playback controls allow you to find and adjust songs without interrupting your concentration – use a quick tap to change tracks or tap and hold to switch between folders while in all-play mode.The Sony NW-WS414B 8 GB Waterproof All in One MP3 Player combines your favourite sounds with a truly practical design that will enhance your exercise routines.
- Product ID: 3514165685
