SanDisk Sansa e270 6 GB MP3 Player with SD Expansion Slot (Black) by SanDisk
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Digital camera reviews of SanDisk Sansa e270 6 GB MP3 Player with SD Expansion Slot (Black)
Digital camera Review: 6 gig mp3 player with a good deal of features
Summary: 4 Stars
I like this mp3 player, but since I have a crap ton with me at the moment, it's actually taken a backseat til I get home.
pros:
1) 6 gigs, screen capable of pictures mp3 and video
2) sd slot is a nice addition for music oversaturated people
3) at 40 bucks, even refurbished, it is a steal
cons:
1) clunkier than just about every other mp3 player I ever owned, which doesn't make it very versatile in my case.
2) doesn't necessarily deliver anymore features for the size (it's not that big, but for some reason I've always tended to buy small mp3 players)
3) it's not as asthetically pleasing, but I guess that's just being nitpicky
Digital camera Review: A Good option for people looking to use third party firmware.
Summary: 4 Stars
All the Sansa E 200 series MP3 players are very well supported by Rockbox, for those interested in tweaking their experience with an open source operating system, or anyone who doesn't like the typical limitations of the vendor's original firmware. This particular one is a bit limited in that it can only accept the 2 Gig MicroSD cards, but still a good value.Digital camera Review: A Great All-Around Player
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this item last week with 6Gb. It's a great device. It has good display and great features.
The *MUSIC* that you want can easily be dragged onto the Sansa. The device automatically gives the playlists of artist, album, etc.
The converter that comes with the item is really amazing. It was a big hastle to put videos on my PSP but the converter makes it so easy to put it on the Sansa 270. You can put pretty much any type of *VIDEO* onto the converter and it will do all the work for you.
Im not a big *PHOTO* person but the converter in suposed to be able to do that as well.
The *RADIO* can almost always pick up channels very clearly and the recording of the radio is good quality as well.
The VOICE RECORDER is very good quality. It is much better than any recorder that comes on a cell phone.
The only few bad things about the Sansa e270 is that it does not come with a wall charger or car charger(i dont think that they even sell them) You can only charge the device by using the USB cord that it comes with to charge it in your computer. Also the Sansa does not offer a lot of storage space or accessories(but you can buy extra memory to put in your expansion slot)
I encourage you to buy this great item
Digital camera Review: A good solid player, but some continuously annoying things
Summary: 4 Stars
First of all, this review is after a year of using the Sansa e270.
I got this player to stay sane at work (what's with this bullpen garbage).
The good points:
1. It is a sharp player for the price
2. It has the capacity without the hard disk.
3. The size is right.
4. The sound is good.
3. The color display, especially of the album covers is nice, but certainly not required.
4. Yes, I like the option of FM radio, or taking my own recordings, but I have yet to use it.
My main and only point of getting this player was 6 GB of shuffle. It works fairly well, and I would not trade it for the other players on the market. That said, there are some issues.
1. You can only charge by plugging into a computer that is turned on. The 3rd party wall-wart costs extra. It should not.
2. The cable is custom and fragile (although, I have yet to break it).
3. You cannot listen to music while it is charging. Unlike some other posts here, it takes 2-3 hours for my player to charge.
4. It resets your location in a playlist after charging. The firmware has gone back and forth on this one, but the latest status is that you cannot. This matters because one battery round is not enough to play all the music stored on it.
5. Shuffle does not kick in until after the first song plays. IOW, it always plays song one first.
6. This is the cardinal sin: Shuffle is not shuffle. It is random. If you hit the back button, it will not go back to the song it was playing before, and some songs tend to get hit more often than others (not a good PRNG).
7. Minor nit: up and down are backwards on the main menu.
The sad thing is most of these things should be firmware correctable, but after waiting a year, they have not been fixed.
I still do not see a better player on the market. It has all the show-stoppers taken care of. If they could just fix shuffle and restoring location after charge, my major gripes would be resolved, and I could recommend it without hesitation.
Digital camera Review: A lovely ipod alternative.
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first started looking for an mp3 player, like most people I immediately thought of getting an ipod. But after searching around, I ended up purchasing the 6gb sansa. Its interface is very user friendly and I have had no problems with it. It is a bit irritating that I can only charge it by usb, but, on the up side, I've found that it holds its charge much longer than I ever anticipated. If you're looking for an mp3 player and you don't have a ridiculously huge library of music, then this is a great choice. I love my sansa.