SanDisk Sansa m240 1 GB MP3 Player (Silver)
by SanDisk
Our Price: $99.95
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $36.00 (click here)
Category: Network Media Player
See more product details
Customers in the UK,
Buy this product at amazon.co.uk
for British Pounds
Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: SanDiskBrand: SanDisk
Edition: Electronics
Audio: English (Original Language)
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Model: SDMX3-1024-A18
Publisher: SanDisk
Studio: SanDisk
Music Label: SanDisk
Product features:
- Lightweight flash memory digital audio player--weighs just 1.5 ounces
- 1 GB memory holds 16 hours of MP3 and 32 hours of WMA audio
- Microsoft PlaysForSure support for compatibility with wide range of online stores and subscription services
- Integrated FM radio with 20 presets; built-in microphone and voice recorder
- Powered by single AAA battery, for up to 19 hours of usage
- Etymotic Research ER6i Isolator In-Ear Earphones (Black)
- Bose Mobile In-Ear Headset
- Beats by Dr. Dre Tour High-Resolution In-Ear Headphones from Monster
- Monster Turbine High-Performance In-Ear Speakers
- Monster Turbine PRO High-Performance In-Ear Speakers (Gold)
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of SanDisk Sansa m240 1 GB MP3 Player (Silver)
Customer Review: It's Offical--The Sansa M240 Is Just Average Fair (3.5 Stars)
Summary: 3 Stars
Call me an impluse buyer if you will. I don't care. I was doing a usual Sunday search through the ads and occassionally Office Max comes up with a few. I looked threw the paper and found something, a Sansa M240, for fifty, yes fifty dollars. Then it hit me, do I really want to take the iPod more than 1,000 and across the other side of the U.S.? Not to mention hard drives don't work too well at higher altitudes, but the M240 uses flash so who cares? I mixed the facts with the price and ended up buying the M240 only a day after the ad. Again, go ahead and call me an impulse buyer, but how can you turn down a 1 GB MP3 player for fifty bucks that would have a purpose? Certainly not me.
I bought the player expecting something that would output decent sound quality, be user friendly, is inexpensive, and stores at least 1 GB. In other words, something that works and won't cause any hair pullage. I suppose this player does all of that, but there are those that do better. For fifty bucks this is a great player but without the mark-down price you can probably do a little better.
I opened up the box and it contained the player, a hand strap, a plastic case, earbuds, an instruction booklet, and a CD of some sort. The plastic case is nothing special, just your average case, didn't help or hurt the player. The arm strap is simply one of those cheap velcro straps that holds your arm and the player at the same time. I found it flimsy and unsafe, besides, the player is small enough--why would you need an arm strap? The earbuds are alright. The foam pads are too small for the buds in my opinion, therefore they are hard to put on and will rip easily. The sound of the buds was actually fairly decent, but my JVC buds sound a bit better. The instruction booklet was pretty weak in my opinion, only listing basic functions of the player and nothing else. No mention of the equalizer, adding songs, or any advanced features, so I didn't really look at it more than once. Also the CD was very strange. It was one of those mini-CDs (looked a lot like the ones for the Nintendo GameCube), and chances are your computer can not use this kind of disc unless you have the certain drive for it. Luckily this player doesn't really need software. The player also comes with an AAA battery to power it. One positive is the battery life--I did indeed get a good 18 hours out of one AAA battery which is more than satisfactory.
A big con is, regardless of what Amazon reviews have said or what the package says, I couldn't figure out how to add the playlists through My Computer. Now, don't get me wrong, you most definitely can add songs to the player through it, but not playlists. The player has (if you want playlists and etc) to be used with either Windows Media Player or RealPlayer, both of which aren't amazing at syncing songs to MP3 players. Using Windows Media Player I made a playlist and an auto playlist. The playlist was uneventful but the auto playlist was a pain. I can limit the genre to rap, but (because of my disorganized ID3 tages) I could not have rap and hip-hop. Ugh. Not to mention when I had my iRiver H10 I always had problems with Media Player all the time, like pausing mid-sync and doing other random things. Luckily I have not much desire to keep adding and adding to this player, especially since my music collection explodes through its capacity of 1 GB. Connecting the player was simple through the USB cord, but I thought it was really short--even compared to the iPod's cord.
Now to the actual player, it is small, sleek, and looks pretty darn cool. The Amazon photo makes it look huge, but honestly its no bigger than the average flip-cellphone. Navigating through music is simple enough, just go through artists, albums, genres, etc. There's also a play all button. I do have some issues with the menu. The problem I have is that the songs and artists cut-off. For example, I have Christina Agu and Christina Mil instead of Christina Aguilera and Christina Milian--and the menu scrolls through these names very slowly. This isn't a huge issue for most, but it will be for some, especially those that have number extensions with their files. Otherwise, scrolling through the menu is pain free. The screen is easy to see in the dark because it is backlight, and it doesn't waste battery life very much unless you leave it on forever. You can also adjust contrast and brightness, but factory settings looked fine to me.
You have all of the basic programs such as repeat, A-B, shuffle/random, and so on. Scanning through your songs is quick but you can't hear it while its going through its time, so you have to remember certain time numbers to go to an exact spot.
Sound quality of the unit is great and doesn't lack at all. Though your headphones really make your MP3 player sound great or horrid. The player can get very loud but again if your headphones are cheap junk you won't get a lot of volume from it. I played with the EQ settings and didn't find any of them to my liking. There's also a custom EQ, but I like my music to sound neutral. If you want extra bass, the custom EQ should please you--nothing disorted on it unless I turned up a frequency all the way.
I tried the glorious FM radio and it was pretty much an add-on. The reception was pretty mediocre and the equalizer did not work on the radio. There are, however, 20 presets and auto-scan. I guess its good if you have to listen to the radio, but it doesn't take me away from my files. Also, I read some websites that listed this as having an FM recording feature. It does not.
This player also comes with a voice recorder which actually suprised me. The quality is quite good. The files save in .wav format which takes up a bit more space than .mp3 but you can always encode it later if you wish. Other features contain sleep features that will shut off at a timed setting and. the ability to change languages, and a hold button to lock off the features. The only other dissappointment of possibly expecting too much is that there is no expansion slot, which is avaliable on many other models.
Overall, the Sansa M240 has its pros and its cons. The sound quality of the unit is decent, the voice recorder is nice, its very sleek and slim, has an LCD, (Apple, you listening?) and the battery life is killer. But the menu is annoying, the FM tuner is mediocre, the FM tuner can't record, adding playlists to the player is a pain, the instruction booklet is poor, and *apparantly* this player has a bad past in customer reviews. Is it a bad player? No. Is it worth fifty bucks? Yes. But if it weren't on sale, I could probably find something "great". Don't get me wrong though, this ain't a bad player at all, just kinda "in the mean". 3.5 stars.
NOTE: I will update durability wise or if something goes wrong.
Description of SanDisk Sansa m240 1 GB MP3 Player (Silver)
The Sansa m200 Series MP3 players offer great sound, ease of use, and high quality sound with virtually no weight. Created by the leaders in flash memory, this flash-based model provides high-quality digital music playback at an affordable price. As a replacement to our original Digital Audio Player line, this improved look also includes Sansa's excellent navigation: songs sorted by title, artist, album, genre and more. The Sansa m200 Series MP3 players are the first to provide Microsoft PlaysForSure Subscription Service for unlimited downloads. Choose to play your favorite track repeatedly, in random sequence, or play all the songs continuously Hi-speed USB 2.0 connects to almost any computer for hi-speed music transfer (backwards compatible to USB 1.1 ports) Comes with sleek carrying case and armband to protect your player and keep your hands free Easy to use - plug and play, no drivers required (except Win98SE requires driver) Indigo backlit LCD provides ID3 Tag information (v.1 and 2)Amazon.com Product Description Weighing not much more than its power source (a single AAA battery), the Sansa m240 1 GB flash memory digital audio player is a full-featured, ultra-portable MP3 player. The m240 includes FM radio and voice recording, a backlit LCD screen that displays ID3 tag information, support for multiple file formats, and full compatibility with most subscription services.
 |
| The Sansa M240 can hold 16 hours of CD-quality MP3 tracks on its 1 GB memory. Detailed view of the basic controls. |
 The Music LCD screen. |
 The FM Radio LCD screen. |
 Top Level Menu. |
 |
Take Your Music With You
The 1 GB Sansa m240 will hold approximately 16 hours of CD-quality MP3 tracks (encoded at 128kps) or 32 hours of WMA tracks (at 64kbps). It's compatible with MP3, WMA, secure WMA, and Audible audio file formats. The backlit LCD screen shows ID3 tag information for the currently playing track (song title, artist and album). Navigate the music on your player with ease, sorting by artist, album, song title, playlist or other criteria. With five equalizer types, you can optimize your sound for your favorite style of music, such as, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Pop, and Custom (user-defined). Keep the music coming with up to 19 hours continuous playback using one AAA Battery.
FM Radio
The m240 includes a digital FM radio tuner for portable radio listening. Easily access your favorite stations by adding them to one of the 20 presets.
Voice Recording Included
Use the built-in microphone to capture interviews, classes, short notes to yourself, or anything else you might feel inspired to record.
Peace of Mind With PlaysForSure
The SanDisk Sansa m240 digital audio player uses PlaysForSure technology. Look for the PlaysForSure logo if you want to make sure the digital music and video you purchase will play back on it every time. Match the PlaysForSure logo on a large selection of leading devices and online music stores. If you see the logo, you'll know your digital music will play for sure. Choose from a large number of digital music and video stores, including MTV's Urge, Rhapsody, Yahoo!, MSN Music, MusicMatch, MusicNow, Napster, Wal-Mart Music Downloads, and many more.
Ease of Operation
To transfer songs to the Sansa, simply connect the device to your PC via the included USB 2.0 cable. The device will appear as a drive in the Windows Explorer. Just drag and drop your compatible music files and be on your way. Additionally, use a variety of music software to move licensed music to the device. Works with Windows XP and Windows Media Player 9 or later.
What's in the Box
Sansa m240 MP3 Player, Earphones, Armband and Case, AAA battery, USB 2.0 travel cable, and Quick Start Guide.
Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
Similar Digital Cameras & Photo Products
SanDisk Sansa c250 2 GB MP3 Player (Black)SanDisk; SanDisk; SanDisk; Electronics; Network Media Player
Best price: $39.95
Price in other shops:
Koss KPH5 Stereo Headphones with Foam Ear CushionsKoss; CE
Best price: $0.01
Price in other shops:
20Q Version 3.0 - BlueMattel; Mattel; Toy
Best price: $6.00
Price in other shops:
Coby 4 GB Video MP3 Player with FM Radio (Black)Coby; Coby; Coby; Electronics; Network Media Player
Price in other shops:
Elite Silicone Airline Tubing, 20 FeetRolf C. Hagen (USA) Corp.; Hagen; Kitchen
Best price: $3.69
Price in other shops:
SanDisk Sansa c140 1 GB MP3 Player (Black)SanDisk; SanDisk; SanDisk; Release date: 2006-04-15; Electronics; Network Media Player
Best price: $129.99
Sandisk 1GB Sansa m240 MP3 Player with Digital FM Tuner PINK (SDMX3-1024-A18B Pink)SanDisk; SanDisk; SanDisk; Electronics; Network Media Player
Best price: $99.99
SanDisk Sansa m250 2 GB MP3 Player (Black)SanDisk; SanDisk; SanDisk; Electronics; Not Machine Specific; Network Media Player
Best price: $59.95
Price in other shops:
SanDisk Sansa m230 512 MB MP3 Player (Blue)SanDisk; SanDisk; SanDisk; Electronics; Not Machine Specific; Network Media Player
Best price: $27.95
Price in other shops: