Like its predecessor, the E010 series, the new Sony's NWD-E020F series of basic MP3 players will be released in US early this month. Due to be priced at $69 and $79 for the 1GB and 2GB models respectively, the NWD-E020F player has swappable faceplates which will cost around $15 each. And, for US market Sony has dropped the "drag-and-drop" solution for the transfer of files to the device in favor of its SonicStage software.