SanDisk SDMX2-1024 Sansa e140 1 GB Digital Audio Player with SD Expansion Slot by SanDisk
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Digital camera reviews of SanDisk SDMX2-1024 Sansa e140 1 GB Digital Audio Player with SD Expansion Slot
Digital camera Review: Audio Book Bugs Look No Further!
Summary: 5 Stars
The SanDisk SDMX2-1024 Sansa e140 1 gb audio player is everything I wanted. Extremely easy to operate once I figured it out, runs forever on a single battery, great memory for audio books with an additional 2gb expansion slot. My friend got one that defaulted to Japanese but we fixed the problem on the menu. The price is stupendous for the amazing quality of sound. Radio pick-up is excellent. I don't download music and bought it for books and could not be more pleased.Digital camera Review: Awesome item!!! Works easily and perfectly!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This item is great! Controls are very easy to figure out, with no small buttons. Very easy to load songs (just drag and drop).
Bought an extra on for a family member.
Digital camera Review: Awesome little player and SUPER EASY!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was the first MP3 player I have ever purchased. I will admit that the technology scared me slightly and I wasn't sure if I could use one of these with my computer which is about 5 years old. However, after talking to a friend and watching them play with their iPod, they assured me that they are easy to put music on through the computer. So I looked at iPods but didn't want to spend that much. Also, an advantage of this player is that you are able to play Windows audio files on it, in addition to mp3's. I ended up actually purchasing the e140 off ebay from someone who also included the matching Sansa FM transmitter so I can listen to it in the car also. I highly recommend the transmitter also. The sound quality is great in the car and is identical to the sound from the CD player! You can select any FM frequency and set 3 frequencies in memory. 89.3 works fine in my area so I leave it there. Also, the e140 will run off the socket in the car and not use batteries when in the FM transmitter. I purchased the whole package for about $75 so I recommend looking at ebay first but be careful and review feedback on the sellers. I had no problems there.
Anyway, the player arrived and it comes with a tiny USB cord. The first thing I did was head to the Wal-mart electronics department and get a longer cord so I wouldn't have to program the player on the floor next to the computer. I also recommend buying the $10 Sony desk speakers that are there in the mp3 player department. They just plug into the earphone jack and work just like headphones. To get a good sound from them it is necessary to use the equalizer and SRS on the player but they are great additions. The mini CD that comes with the e140 is basically worthless and can be tossed, except for the e140 manual, but that is also available on the website so toss the installation CD, you don't need it!
Okay, to download your music from mp3 or WMA files on your computer, you go to Windows Explorer and just drag and drop the files from whatever folder you have them in to the 'Sansa e140' listed under 'My Computer' on the left side of Windows Explorer. If you want music from a CD, use Windows Media Player to rip the songs to a folder, then do the above drag and drop, that's it! I was able to plug in the player to the USB on the computer and start putting music on it without any instructions. One thing that is helpful is making sure that all the music you want available in one category on your player has the same "genre" before you put it in the player. I did this when ripping from a CD and made sure that the songs were in different genres such as Eighties, Hip Hop, Rock, etc. This is how the player will recognize songs and organize them and that's how they look on the player menu screen. Then it is easier to select "Play all" on the e140 menu screen and just get songs from each genre to play. I noticed the songs from different CD's appear as different folders in Explorer after ripping. Don't drag and drop the whole folder unless you want them to be together that way in the player. Deleting is easy too in Windows Explorer, highlight and hit 'X'. Using the controls is mostly intuitive and easy on the player, just like an iPod. Also, the player doesn't run off the battery while plugged up to the USB. Actually, I was astonished at how easy this was to use and wish I had bought one a long time ago now.
Now, I can listen to the 200 or so songs in my office using the $10 speakers and it sounds perfect as long as the volume is down which is the way it has to be at work anyway. It can get pretty loud too though! I also purchased one of the Sandisk 1GB cards to expand the memory 2X so I can put even more stuff on the little e140. I also highly recommend getting a battery charger and some good rechargeable Duracell AAA's but here's the kicker, if you use a Motorola Razr phone, you can run the e140 off the home charger and not use batteries! It uses the same 'mini-B' plug as the Motorola, at least I think it is called 'mini-B'. If you are going to play the e140 like I do in the office, get one of those if you don't have a Razr phone.
So, if you are looking at mp3 players and you want a good player that doesn't cost $$$$, is incredibly easy to use with Windows, sounds great, and has expandable memory up to 3 GB.....BUY THIS PLAYER!!!
It is F-U-N!!!
Digital camera Review: Awesome! Some minor faults
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this player and it was great. It takes a few seconds to start and sometimes longer. If you're listening to your own music and you turn it off , when you turn it back on, it is on the song you were listening to when you turned it off, but you have to hit play and it starts at the beginning of the song. The only other thing remotely wrong was the volume control. When I put the player in my pocket, my pocket would brush the volume control and it would to loud or too soft. If you are scrolling through the lists, and using the play and repeat buttons, dont press them fast because the player wont go down or up. I wouldn't worry about any of those problems, but if you want the perfect MP3 player, you can worry about it.Digital camera Review: Better Than iPOD
Summary: 5 Stars
1 Gig and less than I pod. the ear phones are comfortable and the sound quality is wonderful.
It has an expansion slot too! I can add another gig if I run out of space. I use the FM radio to listen to NPR but the reception is, many time, horrible.