SanDisk Sansa e280 8 GB MP3 Player (Black) by SanDisk
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Digital camera reviews of SanDisk Sansa e280 8 GB MP3 Player (Black)
Digital camera Review: Amazing player that kills the iPod Nano.
Summary: 5 Stars
I just got my player today, and it is incredible! I love it, and the iPod Nano can't hold a candle to it. The iPod Nano(2nd Gen) has four things better than the e280: It has four games, it's smaller, it has a search feature, and it has a better display. First off, the pros of the e280.
Provided lanyard
Video playback
Photo viewer with slideshow
FM radio with custom presets and FM recorder
Voice recorder
MicroSD expansion slot
1.8" LCD TFT screen
User-replaceable battery
And it has Lil' Monsta stickers. How cool is that?
All this for less than the Nano. Yes, the Nano does also have a stopwatch and slightly better battery life, but I still think the Sansa is a better player.
I cannot get enough of my player. Because I encode my music at 48kbps, I can fit 4146 songs and a couple photos on it and it's not full yet. It has the same shape as the Nano, but it's a bit thicker and heavier. Any photos or videos have to go through the Sansa Media Converter, which I think is good, because yes, it does take a while to convert videos, but it beats the alternative of not being able to watch a movie because your player doesn't read that file type. The player has the video feature, but I don't see why you would watch more than a couple music videos on such a tiny screen. If you want to watch movies, get a PVP, such as the Archos 604 or the Cowon D2. Now to the downsides.
Smudges really easily
Videos aren't as amazing as they could be
Buttons outside the center ring can be difficult to press
Record button can screw up whatever you were doing
Takes a long time to refresh the database whenever you put a lot of music, or any number of photos or videos.
Center ring isn't as good as the iPod's scroll wheel (fine, one more thing the iPod has over the Sansa)
No included AC adapter
What's in the box:
Player
USB connector
Sansa Media Converter disc
Earbuds
Lanyard
Velvet pouch
Stickers
Manual
The provided pouch is almost identical to the pouch that comes with an iPod Video. The earbuds have fuzzy covers on them, and an extra pair, in case you lose the ones you have. The earbuds are mediocre, but for provided earphones, they're bumped up to average. The MicroSD slot is a neat touch, especially that now those cards are very cheap (not much more than a flash drive of the same memory is).
My biggest problem about it, is that it takes FOREVER to refresh after you put pictures, videos, or a lot of songs on it. I put 15 pictures on it, and it took about 10 minutes to refresh the database. But it's outweighed by the awesome-osity of the rest of the player.
Added note: I got the e280R from Best Buy, so my player came with extra things (possibly the stickers) such as Rhapsody Channels that have a handful of songs in 13 genres and sample music from artists such as Stroke 9 and Umphrey's McGee.
Digital camera Review: Amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
Plays videos, store photos, voice recorder, FM tuner and in case you need more memory it even has a expandable slot! This player is the best bang for the buck. It definitely beats the iPod nano by far. The radio works great. Load music on is very simple. The video quality on this is amazing. Is the best alternitive to the iPod, You dont have to deal with ITUNES, where you're mp3 player can only link to one computer, or your Ipod reformates and erases all your songs. With the sansa you can sync you're music on another computer that has Windows Media 11 and you're sansa software. I very strongly reccomend this.Digital camera Review: An Awesome Media Player!
Summary: 5 Stars
This mp4 player does everything, its really good. The included software makes vidoes very easy to transfer. The battery lasts forever, even for a music junkie like me.Digital camera Review: An awesome MP3 Player
Summary: 5 Stars
My oldest brother reccommended this particular type of MP3 player. I read some more about it and decided that it rated well and looked user friendly and thus far, I really enjoy it.Digital camera Review: Apple What?
Summary: 4 Stars
I've put video on it w/o any problem. It does take a long time to cook as all video is in .MOV (Quicktime) format. Sansa Media Converter does not support DVD menus etc during import and will not import CSS or other wise protected video content.
Viewing video on something this small was better than expected but don't bother with anything in wide screen format.
The entire E200 family is so far better than all of the C100/C200 players it's amazing. Don't even bother looking at the C series, especially if you think you might get the Sansa Base Station or about any other Dock for them. The docks work best with the E series.