SanDisk Sansa e200 Series 5-Piece Travel Case Kit
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Customer Review: A Good Investment
Summary: 5 Stars
If you have one of the Sansa E200 series players then this travel kit is a very good investment. This kit contains several items but the 3 most useful components are the semi-hard case, the soft case (glove) and the protective shield for your display.
The semi-hard case is made out of a material that, at least, looks and feels like thick leather. On the inside one side of the case is lined with a dense foam that will absorb a good deal of shock to protect your player. The other side of the inside has a cargo net pocket to store your ear buds or whatever. The foam has a notch in it so that you can put your player inside with the ear buds still plugged in. The double zipper on the case can be zipped is such a way as to close the case but still allow the wire for your ear buds to exit the case. This is great for being able to listen to your player while it is in your backpack, pocket or where ever and still keep it protected. If you have the soft case on the player it will still fit comfortably inside the semi-hard case.
The next thing is the soft case. This is like one of those form-fitting leather cases made for a non-folding cell phone. It has all the proper cut-outs for head sets, power plug and the operation of all controls. All controls that is except one. The velco strap at the top of the case goes directly over the control lock switch. You can not operate this switch without first undoing the strap. It's a minor flaw but an annoyance to me because of a problem that I have with the E280 player. You can read my review of the E280 if you want to know what that problem is. I don't know where else they would have put this strap but is is an inconvience, at least for me. The controls on the E200 series are a little recessed and not real handy for big-fisted people like me but when you put the soft case on the player, the controls on the front of the player are a little more difficuly to manipulate. It's not bad, it just makes it a little harder for my fat fingers to access the controls.
The last item is the small rectangle of plastic film that comes with the kit. You simply take it out of the package and place it over the view screen and it sticks. This makes for excellent scratch protection for your view screen. It is simple and cheap and it works. They sell this screen protector seperately so if the travel case isn't your thing then I would highly recommend getting one of the protector screens seperately.
This kit also comes with an elastic band the will go through a loop on the back of both the semi-hard case and the soft case. I thought it a nice piece of engineering that the loop on the semi-hard case is made with a velcro sizing strip that will expand to make threading the elastic band through the loop a lot easier. You can also attach the loop to other things besides the elastic band that are a different size or shape.
The way I use my E280, I usually only have the soft case (and the protector screen) on the player because that is all I need. I generally just carry my player in my shirt pocket and the soft case gives me all the protection that I need. But I very much like have the semi-hard case in case I decide to use it another way.
I highly recommend getting one of these kits if you are interested in protecting the finish on your player and protecting it from shock. If you will be traveling with your player then I believe it would be well worth the money.
Customer Review: Mostely a Waste of Money...
Summary: 2 Stars
I just got this product in, and I have to say I'm very disappointed.
First, I went to put on the screen guard. Here was my first mistake: I forgot to wipe off the screen first, and I believe that was why there were bubbles that refused to go away. Repositioning it was a major pain, and did nothing to the bubbles. Next I tried washing the screen protector with some clean water to get any dust off. That was my second mistake. After it dried, the plastic was horribly smudged and there were bubbles everywhere when I put it on. I had to just throw it away. I'll admit I might have been able to use it if I had cleaned the screen and NOT washed the screen protector, but there is zero room for error here.
Second is the leather case, again a major disappointment. It doesn't fit properly, so there is always a part of screen or a button that's covered; there are no openings for the record button or microSD slot; the velcro flap covers the hold switch and microphone hole; and worst of all is the smell! They say it's leather, but it's certainly not high quality leather. I question if it's even made from real cow skin! All in all, another worthless item.
Next is the hard case. First the slot to put the Sansa in is too large without the leather case, so if you have just that inside with the case zipped up, the Sansa will rattle around! The only way to fix this, aside from using the smelly leather skin, is to jam your earbuds in the extremely small netted pocket. The room for the earbuds is so small that after you cram them into the pocket, it does a pretty good job of keeping the Sansa in place when it's all zipped up. On a personal note, I'm not fond of the giant SanDisk logo on the front of it either, much as I like their flash cards/drives and mp3 players, but I suppose that's just a matter of opinion.
Lastly is the lanyard and dust wipe. The people creating the lanyard were not being bright that day, as they made it just fine to clip on to the leather case and the hard case, but just too big to clip it on to the Sansa itself. That would have been nice. Also, the lanyard isn't even a drawstring, so you can't tighten it! As for the dust wipe ... it's a dust wipe! What more do you want? It's the only thing that does its job right.
All in all, this was a waste of $18. As stated the wipe is good, I'm sure I'll use it a lot for my black Nintendo DS, and the hard case does its job (mostly) so I might continue to use it, especially since I don't have anything else to put my Sansa in! I would highly NOT recommend this kit, unless you absolutely need an OK hard case and a dust wipe, but if not, then you should probably just get a silicone skin. That's what I'm about to do.
Customer Review: Great Value, Almost Everything I was Looking for in a Case, 1 gripe
Summary: 5 Stars
I looked at all the cases available (only those with amazon free shipping of course) and i settled on this one because of everything included and the price. It included mostly everything i wanted, which was a body case for my sansa to protect it from scratches (the screen protector is great, use a credit card to smooth out bubbles) and a durable carrying case to store the whole thing in my dirty backpack. The body case is decent, though the back is a bit thick. The leather is high quality but in my opinion a silicone case would be more snazzy.
The bubble carrying case is excellent. Some reviews wrote that the mesh pouch within was too small for earbuds, because they were worried that, when closed, the buds would press into the screen. Not true, its got room for any earbuds (sennheiser mx400, yeah!), and to prevent the buds from pressing into the screen? How about flip the player so its facedown so that the buds press into the back of the thick leather case? Problem solved. And I have full confidence in chucking this case around with my player inside. Very protective.
My one major gripe is that there is no arm band strap included even though on the leather case there is a slot on the back to thread through such an arm band. Im assuming that its made to be a belt loop but cmon an included arm band would have put icing on the cake.
The lanyard is stupid, this one and the original one included with the sansa. Its not like this player is the size of an ipod shuffle. Nevertheless it is a better lanyard.
I dont have a problem accessing the buttons or headphone jack with the leather case on, though the top velcro strap covers the hold button, which i rarely use anyway.
The polish rag is convenient to wipe off the screen and I just use it to line the bubble case.
Overall, if you need something to fully protect your sansa, get this. Its cheap, looks pretty good, and is very protective. If you are looking for the best looking body case, get something else.
Customer Review: Slight Less Than Perfect
Summary: 4 Stars
the package itself it hard to beat overall. however the individual pieces do have their flaws.
Leather Case/glove: the case fits the Sansa perfect and allows for regular use of the dial and buttons in front. The case covers the Record button on the side and the Lock switch on the top. The case velcros from the top, so opening it and moving the lock switch isn't to bad. The support straps on the bottom do allow enough room for the charger to connect without taking off the cover. there is a belt clip type attachment sewn into the case. this is where the case disappoints, the only way to get it on your belt is when you are actually putting on your belt, No easy ON/OFF.
Hard Case: There is little to case. It does it job as designed, it holds the player with the leather case on snug. The netted side will allow for the case lanyard that comes with it and your headphones. You have to tuck the head phones a bit to the side to allow the case to close easier. there is some type of velcro type belt thing on the back. Don't know what it's for or how to use it.
Lanyard: Sansa designd a hook loop on both the leather case and the hardware to have the lanyad to attach itself to. Which allows for greater flexability on use.
Clear Screen Cover: I was able to get the screen cover on the player with zero air bubbles. I lined the screen cover with the player and dropped it on. Gravity took it the rest of the way, it sealed itself to the player.
Anti-Scratch Cloth: Again, works as designed. Though, not really needed since the clear screen cover does it's job well. It would mainly be used to get finger prints off the player.
The only thing that this kit is really lacking is a actual belt clip on the leather case. It's a little thing but very important for people on the go such as myself.
Customer Review: Tidy protection for your Sansa player
Summary: 4 Stars
The smaller, leather shell is very nice looking and holds my Sansa player securely, but the thickness of the leather around the wheel-shaped directional controls makes using those buttons slightly cumbersome. The foam-fitted outer case seems quite adequate to protect the player from most rough handling, though I've yet to put it to the test -- it would be great for listening while mountain biking, or hiking, etc., as long as you don't have to use the controls too often. The lanyard is nice for carrying it around, but the velcro belt loop on the outer case isn't so great -- it started to come unstitched from the case after just a couple of test pulls. The clear screen cover is fine, but could probably be trimmed down a little to fit the screen without hanging over the edges, and mine has some bubbles which I can't seem to smooth out, but honestly, I don't really notice the bubbles when the screen is on. The lens-cleaning cloth is , as far as I'm concerned, an unneeded extra, since I'm already using the screen cover, but I could use it to clean my sunglasses, I suppose.
Overall, I'm fairly pleased with this kit (with the exception of the flimsily-stitched velcro belt loop I mentioned), and I feel that I can now go just about anywhere with my Sansa player and have the ability to keep it safe from damage in most situations. Suggestion: You might want to also keep a small ziplock baggy for your player inside the case pouch though, in case you're near the water, or get caught in a rainstorm, since the case isn't waterproof.