SanDisk Sansa e200 Series 5-Piece Travel Case Kit by SanDisk
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Digital camera reviews of SanDisk Sansa e200 Series 5-Piece Travel Case Kit
Digital camera Review: A Good Investment
Summary: 5 Stars
If you have one of the Sansa E200 series players then this travel kit is a very good investment. This kit contains several items but the 3 most useful components are the semi-hard case, the soft case (glove) and the protective shield for your display.
The semi-hard case is made out of a material that, at least, looks and feels like thick leather. On the inside one side of the case is lined with a dense foam that will absorb a good deal of shock to protect your player. The other side of the inside has a cargo net pocket to store your ear buds or whatever. The foam has a notch in it so that you can put your player inside with the ear buds still plugged in. The double zipper on the case can be zipped is such a way as to close the case but still allow the wire for your ear buds to exit the case. This is great for being able to listen to your player while it is in your backpack, pocket or where ever and still keep it protected. If you have the soft case on the player it will still fit comfortably inside the semi-hard case.
The next thing is the soft case. This is like one of those form-fitting leather cases made for a non-folding cell phone. It has all the proper cut-outs for head sets, power plug and the operation of all controls. All controls that is except one. The velco strap at the top of the case goes directly over the control lock switch. You can not operate this switch without first undoing the strap. It's a minor flaw but an annoyance to me because of a problem that I have with the E280 player. You can read my review of the E280 if you want to know what that problem is. I don't know where else they would have put this strap but is is an inconvience, at least for me. The controls on the E200 series are a little recessed and not real handy for big-fisted people like me but when you put the soft case on the player, the controls on the front of the player are a little more difficuly to manipulate. It's not bad, it just makes it a little harder for my fat fingers to access the controls.
The last item is the small rectangle of plastic film that comes with the kit. You simply take it out of the package and place it over the view screen and it sticks. This makes for excellent scratch protection for your view screen. It is simple and cheap and it works. They sell this screen protector seperately so if the travel case isn't your thing then I would highly recommend getting one of the protector screens seperately.
This kit also comes with an elastic band the will go through a loop on the back of both the semi-hard case and the soft case. I thought it a nice piece of engineering that the loop on the semi-hard case is made with a velcro sizing strip that will expand to make threading the elastic band through the loop a lot easier. You can also attach the loop to other things besides the elastic band that are a different size or shape.
The way I use my E280, I usually only have the soft case (and the protector screen) on the player because that is all I need. I generally just carry my player in my shirt pocket and the soft case gives me all the protection that I need. But I very much like have the semi-hard case in case I decide to use it another way.
I highly recommend getting one of these kits if you are interested in protecting the finish on your player and protecting it from shock. If you will be traveling with your player then I believe it would be well worth the money.
Digital camera Review: A complete travel kit
Summary: 4 Stars
Like the leather case for the Sansa, but sometimes hard to get to the buttons when in it. Does come with a protective plastic screen like a PDA - has worked well. The other case is large enough to put the Sansa in while in the leather case. Very good by for the price, if you want to protect the product.Digital camera Review: A must
Summary: 4 Stars
I didn't get this when I bought the Sansa and now I have numerous scratches on the screen. This kit a good value. The protector screen is very useful. The leather glove is good, but blocks the record button, makes the menu button a bit hard to press and is just a tad to narrow for the usb connector. These are pretty minor though. The case is top notch. If you have a Sansa and you are looking for a good valued case...this is it.Digital camera Review: A must have for your Sansa
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great deal for under $20 for all you get and the quality is top notch.Digital camera Review: A necessary for your sansa e200 style player
Summary: 5 Stars
This is necessary for all sansa e200 players. The screen protector pays for itself, I don't know how scratched the screen would be by now, but the protector protects it and doesn't scratch easily either, I don't have any on mine yet. The leather case is really nice to in protecting the metal back which, the metal is tough too, but I prefer not to test how scratchy it can get after having ipod. The hard case is great, I use it when traveling and it offers insurance that it is protected in my luggage.