And another junk unit finds a second life outside the landfill or a spare parts bin. This one looked simple but it was a bitch to get apart. There is no service manual to be found anywhere on the internet so I had to wing it.
By the time the E630 came out (2004) Sony pretty much had this tech down to a science, and judging by the amount of plastic employed in this model, they were gearing up for cheap, mass production. It initially sold for ¥21 000 ($89 in 2004). And then the iPod happened.