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: MP3 player with a good recorder
Summary: 5 Stars
Meanly, I purchase this e270 for replace/upgrade my old recorder. I used the voice recording function for choir practice. I just hang it on my neck and press the button. The play back sound is loud & clear. Now I don't have to deal with all the cassette tapes.
This MP3 player is very easy to use. I am not a "high tech" person, but I have no problem down loading music to and from my computer (XP home version). Good radio reception. Screen is big enough for basic photos. I haven't use the video function yet.
The price is reasonable compare with other bands.
Digital camera Review: Dead out of the box - at first
Summary: 4 Stars
My Sansa was dead out of the box. I contacted support (very helpful) and within a day they recommended that I open the unit and re-seat the battery. Well, it turns out that the battery was installed upside down, thus not making contact to charge. After rectifying this, the unit is performing great!Digital camera Review: Good value
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had this mp3 player for approximately a year. I like it very much and it works great.
I have a couple minor complaints. The light is very bright and can be annoying when it is charging. The shuffle feature for mp3s seems to play the same songs and skip over songs. I wish that the randomizing algorithm was better.
I do like the FM tuner and being able to view pictures on the player. The brightness is pretty good for such a small screen. The size and weight of the device is good too. I slip it in my pocket when walking at lunch.
I recommend using Windows Media Player for organizing your music. There is the ability to drag and drop songs, but I found that it was much easier to use Media Player.
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: Solid all-around player
Summary: 4 Stars
PROS: for the money: nice variety of features; comfortable size and weight; interface that's easy to learn and use; many cheap aftermarket accessories available; impressive battery life; ability to replace battery is nice...hopefully replacement batteries will still be available years in the future.
CONS: (minor) the voice record button on the left side is easily pressed accidentally, disrupting music (an annoyance while running); you cannot queue up songs while a song is playing; apparently playlists are difficult to create.
After a month, I'm quite pleased. Note, I use this solely for music, so I cannot speak to the photo or video capabilities.