SanDisk Sansa Express 2 GB MP3 Player (Black)
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Customer Review: Owned 2+ years and still looks and works like new!
Summary: 5 Stars
First, let me say that I've owned this MP3 player since July 2007. I traveled across the world for a year with it, I use it daily in the gym, and I've connected it to large computer speakers for various poker nights and parties. The little thing has fantastic quality, and I use it and abuse it heavily. It went through the wash once and came out fine.
Many of the negative reviewers seem to have problems with the firmware pre-installed on this device. If you own this MP3 player and have any problems with it freezing, not starting correctly, or the menu appearing garbled, you should visit the Sansa website and download their automatic driver and firmware updater. Updating the firmware will take care of all of those problems and extend your MP3 player's life. The firmware updater is free and runs automatically when you attach this player to your computer via USB port. Sansa is a great company for keeping firmware updates current.
In conclusion: this MP3 player is tiny, versatile, hardy, and awesome. I laugh as my friends struggle with the ridiculous DRM management of iTunes and end up buying the same songs multiple times because of their misplaced loyalty in a terrible corporation. You should REALLY "think different" and go with a Sansa Express because then you won't be disappointed.
Customer Review: Product breaks easily, and the company will not refund.
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought a Sansa Express 2GB mp3 player at the beginning April. By the beginning of May, it no longer worked, and it took SanDisk until the beginning July before they got me a replacement, different model mp3 player (I requested a refund, but they said they don't give those). Before I bought the product, I read all the other reviews on here, and much of what is said in the 5-star reviews is quite true. This product is easy to use, the screen is readable indoors (it is almost impossible to read in sunlight), and it was easy to transfer music files from my computer to the mp3 player, and to remove them afterward.
What kills this product for me, and the reason I would advise against buying it, is that it does not hold up to long-term use. Online tech support is helpful, but not quick to respond; it took me a week, and several back-and-forth emails, from the time I started having problems with the device, to the time SanDisk admitted what I'd known all along, that it was faulty and could not be made to work. After that, it was several more weeks before I received a replacement device.
The replacement was another model entirely, from the mp3 player I initially purchased. It arrived yesterday, and I am already having problems with it. I will not do business with SanDisk again.
Customer Review: A Very Good Deal
Summary: 5 Stars
This MP3 player was my first step out of the CD-age. I have been looking to buy one for a long time, but quality MP3 players always seemed too expensive for my tiny budget. I was going to purchase an ipod, but the price was holding me back. I only needed a simple player. I wanted 2 gigs, but would have settled for 1, and a screen to view the song titles. Since it is my first MP3 player, I needed something that was user friendly as well. The Sansa Express was all this and, through Amazon, was at a very reasonable price. I fit about 450 songs on it, and I still have more songs to go, so I like that I can put a MicroSD card in for additional space. I have used it several times since I received it. I even tested it out on a 5 hour road trip. The only negative thing I have to say about it is that when I put it on "Shuffle All," during the long trip, i kept hearing back-to-back songs of the same artist (not too good it you'd like some variety in your listening entertainment), and I'd hear the same songs over since the device wouldn't play the entire memory before repeating. In my opinion, those are tiny inconveinces for the awsome quality at such a low price. I would reccomend this device to anyone looking for a first MP3 player. Two thumbs up!!!Customer Review: Warning--No longer supported by SanDisk!
Summary: 1 Stars
I have a Sansa Fuze and wanted a small mp3 to just store classical music on for work. I love my Fuze, but just wanted something cheap so I didn't have to deal with submenus, etc, to find my various classical songs.
I receive the Express and it was exactly as I desired--slightly larger than a USB drive, can extend memory with micro SD, etc. Plug it into my computer to transfer my classical music files--my computer can't see the device. I go to the SanDisk website to look for drivers, etc--the Express is not on their main site. Finally find it in "legacy" products. There is a firmware update that would seem to be the solution--but your computer MUST BE ABLE TO SEE THE MP3 IN ORDER FOR THE UPDATER TO WORK!
Contacted SanDisk support via chat to try to resolve...SanDisk no longer supports legacy products and all help must be done via email. Too much of a hassle for me for something that was supposed to be a "quick fix." I am doing my first Amazon return!
The good news is that I figured out that i can transfer my classical music to a microSD to use in the Fuze and only had the Fuze read music that is on the "external drive". Like two mp3s in one, and I am saving money!
Customer Review: sansa express, small, sexy and versatile
Summary: 4 Stars
This thing is remarkably small. I bought an 8GB micro SD ($100) which fits in and works seamlessly, so for $60 + $100 I have a 10G music player that also has FM radio, voice recording and file transfer/storage and all smaller than an old school pack of chewing gum. For me it's the perfect device. One of the best features is the charging from the usb port. I go days between recharges. Also audio books download well to this device. Two issues though. It should have a scroll wheel rather than the buttons. It stores so much info that basically tabbing through everything (albums, fast forwarding, etc..) takes a lot of time and I'm scared that after awhile all of that holding down of the buttons will wear them out. Also, it seems that you can't just plug it into a computer and play the songs. It needs to download the song through something like Windows Media, then play it. On my regular old usb key I would plug in, double click a song and it would play. Not really a big deal. The other issue is that you have to move music with Windows Media. No itunes, but that's Apples' fault, I guess. All around a great, mini player and usb key that does much more and holds much more than a nano.