SanDisk Sansa e270 6 GB MP3 Player with SD Expansion Slot (Black)
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Customer Review: This is awesome!
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this to give me some sort of MP3 device when traveling on aircraft that I don't have to worry about changing batteries and can carry a large number of songs. This thing is awesome for that. It is small enough that I can fit it on an interior coat pocket and be rocking out to my songs with out having a bunch any discomfort at all.
To load up all I have to do is plug this in to my computer, which also recharges the battery, and drag and drop from my music directory onto the SANSA or sync it up via the Windows Media player. The only software on the CD provided is what you need to convert some basic picture files over and to covert a videos for presentation on the screen. The screen is pretty small and I wouldn't recommend converting a movie or anything else over to be played on the small screen. There is a large amount of detail lost.
Though this only has a 6GB internal drive it is expandable by buying some of SanDisk's microSD cards of which there are 2GB cards out there so you could expand this to a 8GB player with out a problem. The only downsides I have with this is the provided ear buds, the simple felt carrying pouch, and there is no arm or waist bad provided to secure this for exersicings. Don't use the wrist strap they included, I did and ended up dropping it on a run, when the strap broke. You should look at getting a better pair of ear buds and look at buying a hard plastic travel case for this when you do buy this MP3 Player
Customer Review: Wow... so unexpected what happened... if you want an "mp3 player" get something else...
Summary: 2 Stars
I have been messing with the unit extensively for about 3-4 weeks now. Like usual, I had transferred over all of my media over to the unit and everything seemed to be working fine. Or so i thought. Turns out, this unit is EXTREMELY picky about the mp3's it will and won't play. I found it sort of weird at first when I had put the unit on shuffle and some of the same songs looped over and over again. It was because the unit failed to play the other or so 3 gigs of my music altogether. It was strange... and that's not all. When I tried different methods of transferring over my music to get it to read, the unit just kept reseting itself, and reconnecting to my Windows XP over and over again... this was especially noticeable when I was trying to rename my songs off of the unit, and move files around within the unit itself (not through Windows). Overall, when I had first purchased this thing, I was really happy with the way everything had functioned. But then I started really messing with it (i.e. taking it to workout and so forth). Save your money people... I simply wasted my money on this thing. Buyers remorse? Absolutely. Especially since it won't do well what it was designed to do... play mp3's. So sad now. Also, as a sad ironic note, all the .avi and divx files I had transferred over using the supplied program with the unit played rather beautifully and sharp. But the thing is, I bought it to play mp3's, and not videos. Oh well... hope this review helped.Customer Review: This product stinks
Summary: 1 Stars
I dislike ipods so i figure I try something else and hope for the best..Unfortunately I was wrong
Itunes and Ipods are definitely much better..
Basically this device is a cheap piece of crap and it seems like Sandisk's approach is WYSIWYG..disappointing
PROS:
- long battery life
- email tech support is quick and good but website support sucks bad
CONS:
- it's easy to setup but instruction manual is useless
- buttons are rigid and miniature and difficult to press with a skin on
- wheel is very stiff and offers very little functionality
- software is buggy and terrible
- freezes occasionally
- navigating through menus stutters and lags
- boot time is 10 seconds
- video mode has no options
- needs serious firmware updates
- time is listed only in settings menu = useless
- tons of issues with playlists getting erased or not working properly
- every firmware update erases all your settings, including radio presets
and the list of issues goes on and on...
anyone who has reviewed this product positively obviously didnt do a thorough job because these issues exist and its definitely irritating
I am extremely disappointed and will never buy a sandisk player ever again
My suggestion is to try it out thorougly before buying..so you dont make the same mistake I did and trust other people's lopsided reviews...
Customer Review: overall good product for the price
Summary: 3 Stars
when i first recieved the Sansa e270 it was all i hoped it would be: small(almost too small), good sound quality, and a very sleek design. However, some things that i do not like about the e270 are the "cheap" scroll wheel, the fact that it refreshes the database everytime i plug it into the computer, and the media converter that comes in the package.
Loading music into the e270 was very simple once i mastered the use of windows media player 11. The device was automatically loaded with all my songs once i connected it to my computer because the windows media player detects all songs and automatically synced with my player.
However, loading video was a whole different animal. The media converter that came with the player was mediocre at best. all the videos i had saved on my computer were all wrong types of video formats so the converter wouldnt accept them. *IMPORTANT* to load video onto my device i downloaded the Videora video converter for the iPod. This FREE program accepted all my video types anid converted them into a format that the sansa media converter could recognize.
This player is great for the price and i would highly recommend it to anyone with a [...] dollar budget. Remeber to read the prodect detail carefully because this player may be smaller than you expected. Also remember to download a program like videora to convert your video file to make them compible with the sansa media converter.
Customer Review: Great Product
Summary: 4 Stars
This was my first MP3 player purchased and I just turned 60. I have had it for a month and could not be happier. It fills my needs perfectly. It took me 3 days to fill it up to 90% capacity with music from my CD collection. I love the fact that I can add a memory chip to expand capacity and the battery is user replaceable. I had no difficulty finding cases, car and wall rechargers, and wires and systems to play on my car radio and stero system. My grand kids and daughter in law all have ipods, so I tried them out and did backround work on the internet comparing makes and models before my purchase. I am extremely happy with the sound quality, fm radio and the factory supplied ear buds. I have some more expensive sennheiser headphones that I have not used on this player yet and probably won't til the originals wear out. The only problem that I had was placement of the voice recorder button on the side of the unit. I hit it by mistake several times. When I bought a crystal case for protection, it also resolved that problem. I hope that Sand Disk comes out with larger memory chips than the 2 gig in the future but I can buy the 2 gig chips for $29 from internet suppliers. No problems ripping and syncing. Excellent owners manual and customer service. Have had no lock ups. Battery life is excellent at 20 hours. I love my e270 sansa!