Sandisk 1GB Sansa Shaker Red MP3 Player (SDMX9N-1024R-A18, Retail Package!) by SanDisk
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Digital camera reviews of Sandisk 1GB Sansa Shaker Red MP3 Player (SDMX9N-1024R-A18, Retail Package!)
Digital camera Review: Excellent for young children!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this mp3 player about a year ago for my then 9 year old son. It has proven to be extremely durable by surviving the ravages and neglect of a young boy. Other things I like about this device: Uses an SD card to store music which allows me to upgrade the storage amount without purchasing a new player, simple intuitive controls which young children can easily learn to use, and most importantly I love that it has a built-in speaker. While the sound quality of the speaker is not as good as the earbuds, it is good for what it is (my son certainly doesn't notice a difference in the quality). I worry that extended use of earbuds can damage a young child's hearing so this is the absolute best thing I could hope for in an mp3 player.
The only downside I can find is that that "shaking" control of the player doesn't really seem to work. That's fine with me because the controls really are easy to use and I worried that it would be a little too sensitive to the shaking. It's not and I'm fine with that.
I even bought one of these for my 4 year old nephew and he loves it just as much as my son. I highly recommend this product for children under age 12.
Digital camera Review: False advertising
Summary: 1 Stars
I have lots of .MP3 players and only got this for occasions when a built-in speaker would be nice, as when I'm too far away from my stereo system. (And I don't really like the feeling of wires dangling out of my ears.)
FIRST: I'm a software developer with a high-end PC and two DVD burners that double as CD Players, but their Installation CD comes in mini-CD format which doesn't work on my system. I got around this by noticing that the disc was mislabelled and only contained a .PDF with documentation in it.
SECOND: When I tried the shaker, however, I couldn't hear anything out of the speaker. Seriously, I had to keep the thing within a foot of my ears to hear anything at all.
I called Sansa's technical support line about this and spoke to a nice young man. Unfortunately he just read from a script instead of trying to understand what I was telling him. After saying "no" to a list of possibilities that had nothing to do with what I had just told him, he said he needed to speak to a technician. (This is the technical hotline, mind you.) I waited for two minutes and then he said, "That's as loud as they get."
"So Sansa is aware of this problem, then?"
"There is no problem, sir."
"Well, I consider this false advertising. How do I make them aware that customers won't stand for this?"
"Just send an email to the support department, sir."
"I thought this WAS the support department."
"Yes, sir."
"Well, perhaps it's just one faulty unit. How do we investigate that possibility?"
"We do not ship faulty units, sir."
I gave up at that point and ended the call, assuring him that I fully realized that none of this was his fault.
A few minutes later I got an email from their support department, supposedly responding the problem number he had given me. But it didn't say anything about my problem but instead forced me to login to a website to read their response. I logged in and opened the response there, only to find that it too said nothing about my problem but merely bragged about how great their support was!
So, add to FALSE ADVERTISING the fact that Sansa support is incredibly vapid, empty and INSULTING to the intelligence of their customers. I've made a promise to myself to remember this rip-off for a very long time.
Digital camera Review: Good for what it is
Summary: 4 Stars
More design over function. But for my daughter it has turned out to be a welcome mp3 player, one she put on her Christmas wish list. She enjoys using it, even though its functionality is limited. The battery that came with it didn't last very long and gave us the false impression that the player had a defect until we realized that it only needed a new battery.
For young girls it is a cute and appreciated music player. Ear buds that came with it are too large for little ears, and not of very good quality. Lack of display and other functions might bother older persons.
Digital camera Review: Got this for my 80 year old mother.. she loves it!
Summary: 5 Stars
When my 80 year old mother was admitted to the nursing home for rehabilitation after an illness, she stated she missed her music the most. It was not practical to bring in a stereo system and she became frustrated with headphones on a regular mp3 player. This little player is great for her because of the little external speaker. She placed it right under her pillow. It is no problem to load if you have non-DRM protected mp3 files (unrestricted files!). I loaded the card straight from my computer, popped it in the player, and off she went. She is truly technologically inept (sorry mom!) but she has NO problem operating this thing.Digital camera Review: Great 1st MP3
Summary: 5 Stars
I gave one of these to my nephew for his 7th birthday. His older brother got an ipod shuffle for his birthday, and the little guy was always bugging him wanting to listen to it.
I loaded it up with his favorite music, so he could play it right away, and he was thrilled.
It was very easy to get the music on the card. The external speaker, and the 2 headphone jacks make this perfect for kids.
I was worried about this thing holding up, because these boys both have a knack for breaking stuff.
The first thing he did was grab the thing that changes the song to the next track. It sort of clicks back and forth, but he tried to crank it like a regular volume knob.This MP3 player takes a beating, and keeps going. He's had it more than a month now, it still works great, he still loves it, and the brothers have one less thing to fight about.
I got my 7 year old niece a personal CD player for Christmas because I thought an MP3 would be to difficult for her, but I wish I'd gotten her the pink sansa shaker.