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: Buyer Beware - Full information not provided
Summary: 1 Stars
While this player sounds great on paper [and the sound quality is very good!] it does NOT do everything some of the reviews claim that it will. Below is a quote from the reply I received from SanDisk regarding the inability to return to your ending point on a 14-hour audio book. This is not satisfactory!
"...The Sansa Series MP3 players support the resume feature with ONLY Audible.com's audible files (with the .aa file extension).Likewise, there is a specific folder designation for AudioBooks in the Sansa Series called "Spoken Word" but, again, this folder is singular to Audible.com's .aa files.If your AudioBooks come from any other location, then the Sansa will recognize them as regular files and mill them amungst your songs...."
This means that if your audio books come from Audio.com you're all set. If you are listening from another supplier your book will be filed as "music" on the player. "Music" will not return to the exact point you left off. It will return to the beginning of the track, no matter the length of the track.
While the booklet that comes with the player states that it is not necessary to install the software which also comes with the player, if you want all the songs from one album to be catagorized together you do need to use their software.
Bottom line - if you want to listen to only music...it's great. If you want to get your downloadable audio books only from Audio.com...buy it. If you are getting your audio books from a service provided by your local library...BUY SOMETHING ELSE!
Digital camera Review: Cheap, pretty dependable, but sometimes...
Summary: 2 Stars
The features on this player are outstanding for the price. I was impressed by the ability to expand the memory, the built-in FM receiver, and the size of the player. However, not being able to use playlists, no rechargeable battery are drawbacks. There are strange quirks with it too, mixing up tags on songs, and the sometimes very slow startup of the unit is annoying at best. It takes some time for the unit to respond and advance to the next song when you hit the forward button, but once you get used to it it's ok. I would rate this about a C-.Digital camera Review: Crummy instructions.
Summary: 2 Stars
Does not bookmark your spot where you left off. I listen to audio books and need to be able to start up where i left off. When you shut it off you loss your place. The instructions are worthless. I got a Samsung YEPP-ptm-6z, It has better instructions and a "resume" that lets you bookmark your spot. It kept freezing up on me. I took it back after 3 days of frustration.Digital camera Review: Do not buy this
Summary: 1 Stars
The software is hard to use. The sound quality is aweful. Try playing any CD in order it will not. Stay away from this product, it's cheap for good reason.Digital camera Review: Don't bother with a 2 Gig card
Summary: 3 Stars
This player works well and is easy to use, but in my experience it does not work with 2 gig cards, it will only really use about 1 gig of the capacity. To make a very long story shorter, I went back and forth with their tech support, who did respond promptly, but even after a firmware update, the player would simply ignore random parts of data on the card once 1 gig was exceeded. This occured on both an Adata card and a Sandisk Ultra II 2 gig card, no differences by brand. Within the 1 gig limit, the player works very well.