Customer Reviews:
 Runner's- This one is for you! November 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have taken my Sansa on runs everyday for almost 6 months now. I am incredibly impressed- it has withstood all of the harsh conditions I have thrown at it much better than any other mp3 player I have owned (I am pretty tough on them!). It's solid state, so no worries about keeping it steady while running. Unlike the Ipod, it handles cold weather well- it does not freeze up when the windchill drops below 20 degrees. Cold does not seem to affect the battery life much, if at all. The wheel, also unlike the Ipod, is raised from the body of the mp3 player which makes it much easier to manuver in gloves. It also responds well to being dropped, as I have dropped it probably close to a hundred times without malfunction. It handles moisture reasonably well- I got caught in a downpour and got it drenched, and after a few days of drying out on my stove it works fine. Plus, it is completely compatible with linux and works flawlessly on my ubutnu system. With the price now being just under 100 dollars, I would definitely reccomend it.
Everything I wanted in a player November 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Th 8bg Fuze is a home run. Since I've purchased it, it's come down in price so the deal is even sweeter.
It sounds great, looks great, and it gets along with my computer. The capacity is fantastic and it's expandable with a MicroSD card.
I've never had an issue with battery life. I can charge it as I sit here and type on my PC.
The unexpected bonus is that this little device is great for sharing photos. My coworkers always bug me about not carrying pictures of my children in my wallet. Now I just show them this while playing a slide show of dozens of pics.
The only problems I have are the stock earbuds (I already lost the felt cover) and the fact that I can't play podcasts in my order. I just put my podcasts in another folder to get them to play in order from oldest to newest (hat tip, O.T. Holland). The more laborious way is to edit the metadata through Windows Explorer. It's time consuming and not as slick.
I haven't explored the use of a MicroSD card yet, but it looks like 2GB is pretty inexpensive (like 6 bucks!!).
 Get an IPOD or Zune, don't waste your cash on this. November 24, 2008
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
All I can say is get an IPOD or a ZUNE as they are the most reliable/durable units on the market for portable music. I own both (IPOD 5.5 gen 30gb, IPOD classic 80 gb and Zune 120gb). This Sensa unit is terrible, the controls are unresponcive, horrid ffd and rewind functionality, when you copy alot of songs at one time (my collection is over 14000 mp3's) it crashes or loses files and when it boots up afterwards the songs it said were copied are gone. Nothing but a cheap headache. The battary life for a mare 8gb player is nothing to brag about either, and good luck charging it for that matter. You can plug it in all night and when you turn it on the next day it may sometimes last 5 seconds and tell you too charge it, esspessially if you have 5-8 gb space used. This thing is garbage. All the same problems as the Sandisk I bought 3 years ago just in a new skin with new added technical problems, classic Sandisk horrid software and to top it off a worse less responcive click wheel.
 SanDisk Sansa Fuze 8 GB MP3 Player (Silver) November 23, 2008
Good MP3 Player. Great value for the money. The seller was no problem.
The only problem I found with the equipment is that it does not have the feature to program a schedule recording of radio like other MP3 players. Fore example record FM radio from 6:30 to 7:00 Monday to Friday.
Other problems are not with the equipment but with Raphsody that sometimes generate problems transfering to the external memory card.
Great device! November 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A lot of function for the money spent. Easy to set up and use. Read reviews before ordering (screen easily scratced) so I modified the shipping protector to protect the screen. Added attachments also great (cover, armband, charger). Minimum volume level is too high for me in quiet room.
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