SanDisk Sansa e260 4 GB MP3 Player with MicroSD Expansion Slot (Black
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Customer Review: Simply the best
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my second SanDisk Sansa. Originally I owned the e250, 2GB Model. This little MP3 player is amazing. I've used it daily for long periods of time, plugged it into a transmitter for long road trips, used it on the porch, exercising, everywhere. My first one finally died about a month ago and I thought, "oh well, I won't need to replace it; my phone plays mp3's". I missed it within a day of its death.
If you are looking for a good, solid performing mp3 player, this is the one you want. I used my original sansa so much I wore the writing off the buttons. I have looked at many different mp3 players but SanDisk has a real winner here. The lanyard is useful, but this is player you'll want a good case for. The case that comes with the sansa leaves a lot to be desired (it's a basic slipcover, more for storage than for use of the device). The backlight is bright and I highly recommend toning it down a bit for longer battery life. Moving mp3s to the device is as simple as using a flash drive; drag and drop works perfectly.
The best part about the player in my opinion is that it has physical buttons. If you're using it in your pocket (which I do often) it is wonderful to be able to simply press the proper button to pause it. Another fantastic feature is the hold button. If you're listening to a particularly long file (i.e. audiobooks that are consolidated into a single file instead of broken down by chapters) and want to make sure you don't accidentally start the file over, the hold function is a lifesaver. Between the Sansa e200 series mp3 players and many others on the market, this one outperforms any that I looked at for ease of use, features, and size.
All in all, this is one of the best mp3 players you can find for a decent price that has all the functionality you could want without paying a small fortune for it.
Customer Review: Winamp and Sandisk e200
Summary: 5 Stars
First let's get the obvious out of the way. This player has great features for its price like:
Micro SD expansion slot (Up to 2GB of additional memory), FM tuner, recording voice or FM radio, 5 band customizable equalizer, photos, video, drag and drop available, User replaceable battery (unlike the ipod that you have to send back to get the battery replaced)etc.
I use it mostly for music and what I would like to share is my experience uploading music from WinAmp.
-CD's of house music or similar genres are mixed and you would like to hear the songs in order and without any skips between songs. To do this, create a playlist in Winamp with the songs in the order that you want them.
-When you connect the Sandisk e200 series Winamp will recognize it and show it in the "portables" section of the media library.
-Right click the name of the playlist, in the options select "Send to", it should be a "Sansa e260" option (e2xx depending on your model)
-Be sure to do this in MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) mode, otherwise the playlist will end in the root directory of your player instead of the music folder.
- When playing, instead of looking for the first song, look for the playlist name in music menu of your Sansa e200.
You can have multiple Play-lists in the player (don't know if there is a limit). You can also transfer individual songs from Winamp by right-clicking on the song and following the same "send to" procedure. And you can still play ALL your music in shuffle mode from the music menu of the player if you get bored with the order of the playlists.
Overall I'm extremely satisfied with the player and its compatibility with Winamp. On top of the usual Media player, rhapsody. And not having to use iTunes makes me REALLY HAPPY!
Customer Review: MP3 Player For The Masses
Summary: 5 Stars
You have to buy this MP3 Player!
Pros: The Sandisk Sansa E260 (Legacy) is the nicest little MP3 I have ever owned and really outshines the IPod series as to ease of use, playability, and especially, I emphasize especially the price. I paid about $60, $45 (with shipping) for the Sansa 4GB MP3 Player, and an additional $14 for a SanDisk 8GB microSDHC Card (including shipping). The ability to drag and drop (through Windows Explorer) music files onto the player is so easy! You also can sync music thru Windows Media Player To put videos and photos you use the Sansa Media Converter (and a PDF Manual)available from Sandisk.com and I recommend that you upgrade your firmware if you buy this model. It's easy to use ,and necessary for photos and video but the software is easy to use with some cautions (see my cons). Scroll wheel works pretty good. You charge through your USB connector (included in package) and I also bought a charger through Amazon which was amazingly inexpensive. All in all, a very good player. I'm told that you can use up to a 16GB microSDHC Card in the expandable slot (which is a GREAT feature not found on most players, one reason I bought this model. (some sites say you can add up to 32Gb) but I'd check with Sansa first! The Sansa has a metal back which protects it also, nice!
So, in short: with all the features of the Sandisk Sansa E260 you can't go wrong for $60 for a total of 12GB of memory (which I added) and is easy to use and play.
Cons: Be aware that the Media Conversion Software sometimes has a hiccup and some videos don't convert, you may have to delete from the player and try again, I've done that and it's worked. Amazon description included travel pouch, it is not included from vendor, not a big deal to me, but you should know.
Customer Review: I was skeptical but now I am sold
Summary: 5 Stars
I got the Sansa E260 for Christmas. I thought about the IPOD but want to have the freedom to put anything on it not just Apple stuff. I have yet to fill it up. I have music, audio books, video and pictures on it.
It has never frozen on me and the software works great. I was careful to back up my computer before loading the software in case there was a problem but I have had nothing but smooth sailing. The software converts all my video into the correct format. I have updated the sansa software with no problems.
I really like how it feels in my hand and how it operates. I wanted something simple to use and easy to load. I don't have hours to spend on a computer working on the software when I want to change videos or songs. I want to spend 2 minutes and unplug and go.
The battery life is amazing it never seems to run down. I watch videos for hours. I spent 3 bucks and bought an power adapter for the wall so I wouldn't have to have my computer on. I bought a nice case at Walmart by Case Logic that fits it perfectly.
I have a 2 gig memory card but haven't needed it yet. I listen to a range of music plus audio books and videos so I am never bored with this. It's small enough to fit in my tiny purse and I can use it when I am waiting on my kids or doing some chore I would rather not be doing.
Great for the treadmill and I love the "lock" function so I don't have to worry about pressing buttons by accident when I use it.
It's nice to be able to show of pics of family and places I've been.
I really like mine. Best purchase I have made in a while. Found on sale the week of Thanksgiving through Amazon for 79.00!
Sandi, Colorado Springs
Customer Review: Sansa e260
Summary: 5 Stars
I personally purchased this item mainly because of the voice recording for my college lectures. The MP3 player built in also enjoyed my moments while traveling. But, everyone's preference are all different so check out other electronics as well.
Pro's:
When I first purchased the sansa e260 for $[...], there was a defect so I contacted the Amazon customer service and there customer service responded to all my messages and were really supportive.
This Sansa e260 has 4GB which has 1.8 movie screen , voice recorder, MP3 player, FM radio, and picture storage.
At a price of $[...] is not bad compared to those who are also trying to purchase a voice recorder with mp3 player, and movie player altogether.
The transfering of music files was really simple using the Windows media player -> sync. It took about 1 sec for each song to get transfered.
Con's:
The movie really does not take up the whole 1.8 screen size. (Unless I don't know of some program that would allow you to watch the movie that covers the whole screen.) Thus, the subtitles were too small to read and I had to watch the movie up close. The transfering compared to a songs really took a long time (it might depend on the size).
The Sansa came with this black thin cover which still makes it flimsy.
The other supplied items that the Sansa came with were one USB wire that charges the Sansa, ear phones, line strap, and a CD that you need only to transfere movie files.
All in all, I guarentee this SANSA E260 $[...] is worth the amount to purchase. But, again everyone might want more storage space, or a bigger screen size.