SanDisk Sansa Fuze 4 GB MP3 Player (Pink) | List Price: $99.99
Discount Price: $75.00
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Brand: SanDisk
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Listen, watch, and play all day with 24 hours of battery life and room for up to 1,000 songs
- Watch your favorite video clips or share your photos on the 1.9-inch color screen
- Digital FM radio with 40 preset stations
- Voice recording with built-in microphone
- Expand your existing 4 GB memory with the microSD/microSDHC slot
It makes my daughter happy! [Posted on 2008-10-03]
We bought this for my daughter - it's like an iPod Nano in many ways, only for half the cost. One thing it has that the iPod Nano doesn't is a radio - so when my daughter is tired of listening to the music she has synced, she can switch over to radio and listen to that. It also has a voice recorder - which for now she uses to record her brother, but could be used for reminders and organization later.
passes the test [Posted on 2008-10-17]
I am a heavy equipment operator in a mine and its nice to have music when I am working. Previous MP3's have not been able to withstand the banging around and vibrations that sometimes occur. The San Disk is resilient enough and provides high quality sound even under harsh conditions. It has passed the test!
Outstanding value [Posted on 2008-10-29]
We previously bought a Sansa c240 1GB MP3 player for our daughter and she outgrew that capacity. So I bought an 8GB microSDhc card, only to discover the c240 didn't support more than 2GB. So, we bought this 4GB Fuze in pink to replace the c240.
I'm thrilled. The card works, of course, for a 12GB capacity. The feel of the product is great. Feels like an iPod. Has the same sort of wheel interface. Doesn't have the "Cover Flow" selection screen, but that's a patented Apple interface. Screen is very bright and surprisingly easy to read.
Like all Sansa products, it came in the door with old firmware. I've learned my lesson here! Download the free Sansa Updater and let it check your product, even if it's BRAND NEW.
Connected to Windows Media Player and transferred her ripped CDs without a glitch, also connected to my Napster To Go account and had no trouble downloading and playing subscription music.
Sound quality is excellent, but the supplied ear buds have a very thin wire without any reinforcing. They SOUND good, but I'll bet she breaks them inside of 90 days. Might be prepared for that with a spare set of ear buds.
The only thing I didn't REALLY like about it was how it presents itself to your software as two separate devices. The 4GB internal memory and the 8GB card. The software seems to manage just fine with sending files wherever you want them, but it's irritating to me to see the dual devices.
For the price, this player CANNOT BE BEAT. I'd buy one again in a heartbeat, and I'd tell my mom to buy one.
3 times and no charm [Posted on 2008-11-04]
I went through 3. Yep, and all three went on to have the "ticking/skipping" sound when I turned up the volume. It wasn't the earphones. It wasn't the format of the songs: it comes with sample songs on which I tested the volume. Then I look this little flaw up in google and one forum says that Sandisk is "working on it." Nice, well while they work on it this player is heading back to the store. Buy this with a warranty, just in case.
Does what I want it to [Posted on 2008-11-04]
This is my 11 year old daughter's first mp3 player. She got it largely to play audible books, but she has discovered she likes to listen to music on it, too. The Fuze works well for both. She also likes to watch podcasts (National Geographic, Discovery, etc) and the screen is nice enough for young eyes. She finds the Fuze easy to use...I only had to show her how it works once. Given her age and prices, this was a good alternative to a nano.
The converter works well if you want to load iTunes files, although it can be a slow process. She wanted movies on it, too, but it was a pain to get movies in the right format. Battery life is better than I expected.
Overall, I'd say the Fuze does exactly what we hoped plus a bit more. She's had it for 3 months, has used it a fair amount and it's still working, which is a minor miracle, considering her tendency to leave things lying on the floor and walk on them...
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