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| Brand: SanDisk
Category: CE
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $28.79
You Save: $11.20 (28%)
New (45) Used (4) Refurbished (3) from $19.99
Rating:  287 reviews
Sales Rank: 433
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 2.2 x 0.7 x 1.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: SDMX11R-001GK-A57
Model: SDMX11R-001GK-A57
UPC: 619659041137
EAN: 0619659041137
ASIN: B000VIHFZ4
Release Date: October 29, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 MP3 Player November 21, 2008
This is a good MP3 player for the money. Very light weight and convenient, the clip is great when your walking or running. Also the songs download easily and nice that it has an built in FM radio with presets.
 Dead On Arrival November 19, 2008
OLED was not functioning so I immediately returned it to Amazon. Saw the same Sansa Clip later at WalMart for $5 less than Amazon and bought it because it would be easier to return if it did not work. This one works fine.
Almost Perfect! November 17, 2008
I absolutely love everything about this product. The only thing I have had problems with is the clip that slides into a metal piece on the back of the player. Sometimes it comes off and I am afraid I am going to lose the clip, which is the biggest reason I bought the MP3 Player.
 Highly unstable November 13, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've handled three units over the past year or so. One had to be returned because the battery drained fast and the down button wouldn't work. The latter was actually fixed by formatting a few times, but nothing helped the battery. Customer service was responsive and they quickly replaced the unit. My dad only uses it for the radio function. So far so good.
My unit's more heavily used though, and it's run the gamut of problems:
- computer won't recognize it, can't read files
- won't recognize connection to wall outlet, won't charge
- crashes on some long music tracks
- freezes upon restart
- no volume
These problems happened more frequently and with increasing severity as time went on. I haven't bothered to return it because I've been able to figure out solutions so far with help from Sandisk forums. Try:
- Menu > Settings > Format (deletes everything!)
- Get a USB wall charger. I use an OEM Motorola cell phone charger with typical male "B" type mini-USB plug, 5V 550mA. Get the guaranteed OEM unit from Amazon: Motorola Mini USB Travel Charger for Motorola Phones If you have a problem, try switching back and forth between computer USB and wall charger first--sometimes that helps "reset" the player. Try also turning off the player and plugging it into the wall outlet.
- switch USB mode from Auto Detect to MTP or MSC and try connecting again. The unit may switch back to unreadable; change USB mode to something else. Keep doing that as long as you can stand it.
- Sandisk is good about releasing firmware updates, but often they seem to introduce problems of their own. "No volume" was fixed, I think, by updating to v01.01.30A firmware. My player still crashes on problem files.
Other notes: the player won't charge if it's off. It will also refuse to charge from a computer that's off.
Build quality seems solid enough. The clip on back is hefty. Sound quality is great. I miss my old Samsung YP-U2 though--never had problems with it, but I gave it to my sister. Unfortunately, the U3 looks like Samsung was skimping on build quality.
The Sansa is simply the most unstable device I've ever owned. I've wasted a good part of my life trying to fix various problems with it. Maybe it'll be better with this latest firmware, but can't recommend the player to anyone unless they like to tinker. It's the equivalent of a vintage motorcycle--beautiful when it works, but out of commission for at least 50% of its life because something blew out.
Next go around, I think I'll try a Cowon iAudio 7.
First time MP3 player user, buying it mainly for the radio capability November 12, 2008
I have never owned a MP3 player before this one. I wanted a player that is compact and allows me to listen to radio (mainly NPR).
For this purpose, the Sansa Clip is likely the best choice. Easy to use. Clip to anywhere. Good battery life. The layout could be better. For example, it's hard to press the volume+ botton when the headphone is plugged in and you have a fat finger. But overall a good device. I would have given it 5* if mine had not failed after 2.5 weeks of use. For no reason, the FM radio stop working. But this could be just my bad luck. I don't see a lot of complaint by others. Return to Amazon is real easy. That's what good customer service ultimately should be.
After this "test drive" experience, I can't help but wonder if my demand in a radio-capable MP3 player is really an outdated concept. Most NPR programs can be downloaded and played as podcast. Yes, there will be a delay and you can't call in. But how often do we really want to call in? There were enough times when the Metro went underground or when I was in a big building that I had to switch to music because of bad reception. To this regard, perhaps listening to the podcast is really the way to go and that may be why the Apple insists on not including the radio capability in its iPod. So I am going to try the podcast of the NPR programs. If I am convinced that this is the right way to listen, then perhaps I will consider the iPod Shuffle.
By the way, I thought 1 GB is okay given that I don't listen to music that often. It turns out to be the opposite. If one uses this mainly during workout or if one swaps the music in and out of the device often, then 1 GB may be okay. Since I only listen to music occasionally, I tend to be more picky on what I want to listen each time, and I don't swap music in and out of the device often. If I were to buy it again, I would have chosen 2 or 4 GB and keep a bigger collection of music on the device.
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