I bought the Sony e344 and a 4GB fuze - played around with both for 3 weeks ....
And i returned the fuze ..
So now im like ... OMG Did i make the right choice??
grrr... oh and price doesnt matter cause Tigerdirect is selling the 4GB refurb units for like ~45 ... which would be a steal... and i got the sony for 69.99 which is a steal ...
My impressions Breakdown (detailed review will come later when i feel like i have made the right choice):
Radio: E344 kicked Fuze in the ballz
SQ Flat: Fuze is king ... nothing comes close.. ALL HAIL FUZE
SQ Modified: No clear winner-both have their ups and downs tbh.
Expandable mem.: Fuze only- which is why im scared i made the wrong choice.
Interface: No clear winner, both have their merits.
Screen: E344 blows the fuze out of the waters- no competition
Glitches: The fuze froze up 3 times- E344 none .. we know who won that.
Battery: E344 wins easy
Design of unit: Sony is flashier, but the soft back of the Fuze makes the Fuze the winner by slight edge.
Volume/Power: Sony unit has more power than the fuze.
Voice/Fm recording: Fuze only winner- E344 cannot
Music-
Electronic music: E344 only cause the EQ allows the user to exploit it.
Rock/Country/Metal: Fuze the flat eq is simply too good.
Classical: Did not try
Pop: Even
Hip Hop RnB: Even- edge E344 due to bass boost/EQ
Which one i want to love ...?
Fuze because i wanna be one of the fanboys as well
Sony cause its the underdog
Anyways those are my impressions - in the end Fm quality and majority being electronic music was the deciding factor. But i still wonder if i should just purchase the 4GB fuze considering the expandable memory and excellent SQ.
But then i take only look at the sony screen and forget all my worries, put on some dance/trance music and live free. Until a rock song comes on and ... i wish i had the fuze .. Doh!
--Anyone else faced the similar dilemmas?? opinions? comments?
As i said i will have a slightly more detailed review coming.
And i returned the fuze ..
So now im like ... OMG Did i make the right choice??
grrr... oh and price doesnt matter cause Tigerdirect is selling the 4GB refurb units for like ~45 ... which would be a steal... and i got the sony for 69.99 which is a steal ...
My impressions Breakdown (detailed review will come later when i feel like i have made the right choice):
Radio: E344 kicked Fuze in the ballz
SQ Flat: Fuze is king ... nothing comes close.. ALL HAIL FUZE
SQ Modified: No clear winner-both have their ups and downs tbh.
Expandable mem.: Fuze only- which is why im scared i made the wrong choice.
Interface: No clear winner, both have their merits.
Screen: E344 blows the fuze out of the waters- no competition
Glitches: The fuze froze up 3 times- E344 none .. we know who won that.
Battery: E344 wins easy
Design of unit: Sony is flashier, but the soft back of the Fuze makes the Fuze the winner by slight edge.
Volume/Power: Sony unit has more power than the fuze.
Voice/Fm recording: Fuze only winner- E344 cannot
Music-
Electronic music: E344 only cause the EQ allows the user to exploit it.
Rock/Country/Metal: Fuze the flat eq is simply too good.
Classical: Did not try
Pop: Even
Hip Hop RnB: Even- edge E344 due to bass boost/EQ
Which one i want to love ...?
Fuze because i wanna be one of the fanboys as well
Sony cause its the underdog
Anyways those are my impressions - in the end Fm quality and majority being electronic music was the deciding factor. But i still wonder if i should just purchase the 4GB fuze considering the expandable memory and excellent SQ.
But then i take only look at the sony screen and forget all my worries, put on some dance/trance music and live free. Until a rock song comes on and ... i wish i had the fuze .. Doh!
--Anyone else faced the similar dilemmas?? opinions? comments?
As i said i will have a slightly more detailed review coming.
