Sansa 4GB player | SanDisk Sansa e260 4 GB MP3 Player with SD Expansion Slot (Black)

A decent player, with a few quirks | SanDisk Sansa e260 4 GB MP3 Player with SD Expansion Slot (Black)

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	• SanDisk Sansa e260 4 GB MP3 Player with SD Expansion Slot (Black) SanDisk SanDisk, 2006 average customer review:based on 668 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great IPOD Alternative.

If you are one of the seemingly few people who are frustrated by the proprietary nature of the advertising giant that is the Apple IPod, than I would strongly recommend this product. I've had mine for over a year now (standard for all of my reviews) and it is still going strong. I run with it regularly and I'm no slouch when it comes to sweating. I previously owned a Rio Carbon which lasted only a few months. The Sansa however has been a wonderful replacement. I can use Windows Media Player to maintain and sync my playlists. It is quite easy and efficient. Avoiding the contagion of IPod does have some disadvantages (hence the four stars). For one, while nice and tidy, the design is not as small as some of the newer devices such as the Sansa Clip or IPod Shuffle. Though this may only be a concern to joggers. You can however play videos which you can not do on those other designs. Finally and probably the most obvious drawback is the lack of readily available accessories. They are available, just not at the normal big store retail sources. Overall though, it's a great product which I ended up purchasing twice, one for myself and the other (6 months later) for my wife. She loves it as well.

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Sansa 4GB player

I wanted a player to use with a music service like Rhapsody or URGE, found the Sansa line and I am happy to say that since purchasing the e260 I have never been disappointed. Granted I am renting the tracks from Rhapsody but I can purchase songs from .89 to .99.

I think this is a great and economical alternative to IPOD, which to tell you the truth I think is just yuppie hype. I borrowed for several weeks my friends IPOD and found it nice to use but, it occasionally froze and sitting there transfering my CD's to the player was not only time consuming but tedious(at last count I have 450 plus albums). I was doing just as good with my Sony Mini Disk player and got better quality sound. And living in NYC carrying an IPOD can be a hazzard to your health.

The Sansa was cheaper, has all the features of the IPOD and has an expandable memory slot with an FM radio for when you want to listen to games, news, Opie and Anthony etc. It uses the Rhapsody Music Service which basically lets you "rent" songs or purchase tracks that you save to your computer or CD. They even include album art and facts that you can print and put into your jewel cases.

To this day I am still very happy with my Sansa, they only thing that is a down fall to it is a lack of good accessories. It does not use all IPOD accessories and there seems to be a limited amount of after market accessories but hopefully with the growing popularity of Rhapsody they will start putting out stuff.

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A decent player, with a few quirks

I've owned the 4GB e260 for some time now, and it has served me rather well- but there are a few issues that users need to be aware of before buying.

This player was the most feature-rich 4GB player on the market when it came out, and to my knowledge it is still the only one (aside from newer Sansas) with an expansion slot. 1 or 2GB cards aren't terribly expensive, and will run you significantly less than a new player will, so this feature alone is sheer brilliance. I also like that the case is easy to open and the battery can be taken out and replaced, which gives the Sansa a great advantage over comparable players.

Now for the cons:
- First off, never, ever allow the USB/charger connection port to contact any metal object. This WILL cause the player to short out and lock up, which in turn requires you to either wait for the battery to run down or crack the case open and remove the battery for a hard reboot. I don't know if this is a common issue with other MP3 players, but I've had this happen several times as the port is very exposed. A simple silicone tab cover would have gone a long way towards preventing this from happening at all.
-There is a possibility that, if the screen is set to automatically turn off or dim until a button is pressed, it may not come back on at all or it may lock up or display a blank screen. Running with the screen always on does not seem to significantly affect battery life, but this is something that should have been avoidable.
-The scroll wheel is not as durable as it ought to be; it can and will become worn out long before anything else goes wrong with the player. While mine hasn't failed, it also doesn't recognize control input as it should; moving the wheel even slightly results in scrolling either far too quickly (all the way down a 20-some item menu from 1/16th rotation sometimes) or even scrolling in the wrong direction. This is not a crippling issue, as the play/pause, forward, back, and menu controls double as directional buttons, but it is highly annoying.
-In addition to being of inferior quality, the aforementioned scroll wheel sticks out from the case and may be damaged if the player is dropped or compressed (if, say, you carry it in your pocket a lot as I did).

So far, those issues have not been enough to convince me to replace the player (a silicone rubber cover helped somewhat), but I wouldn't buy the same model again if it died- though I would likely buy from Sansa again, as this was their first entry into the mainstream MP3 player market and their product line has improved since it was released. Go with one of the newer Sansa models if you can.

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Great MP3 Player

Awesome device. My wife and I take these kayaking in Florida. Great for personal music collection and the FM radio is great for listening to weather when necessary.

Unfourtunately mine was a dud.

I had to send mine back as it was not complete and did nto work. Amazon was great about the return. I would stick with ipod myself especialy if you want to use itunes.

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