SanDisk Sansa m250 2 GB MP3 Player (Black)

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Editorial reviews

Product Description
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)

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Amazon.com Product Description
Weighing not much more than its power source (a single AAA battery), the Sansa m250 2 GB flash memory digital audio player is a full-featured, ultra-portable MP3 player. The m250 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 M250 can hold 32 hours of CD-quality MP3 tracks on its 2 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 2 GB Sansa m250 will hold approximately 32 hours of CD-quality MP3 tracks (encoded at 128kps) or 64 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 m250 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 m250 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 m250 MP3 Player, Earphones, Armband and Case, AAA battery, and USB 2.0 travel cable.

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-08-18 rating:
Sansa 2 Gb - Mp3 Player
I bought this product because I wanted a player with more memory space because my 1Gb was filled. I also purchased this type of player because I was not interested in viewing videos or photos (like an I-pod). The other appealing thing is that this unit is powered by an easily attainable AAA battery. I did not want a player powered by the lithium built-in battery because I don't always have a means of re-charging this type of battery. I did not want the unit to be drained while on a camping trip or similar outing, b/c I would not have a computer available to plug a USB into. I realize this type of MP3 player is not produced in quantities due to the migration to I-Pods but I hope they continue to make these and even expand with more memory. AAA is the way.
The player has a good quality sound, but the menu operation takes a bit getting used to. It is a good player for the price though.

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review by: hardlythelastword date: 2008-08-17 rating:
Great for the city bus
If you're a person who likes to watch video clips on tiny screens or sniff at people unhip enough to buy anything without Steve Jobs's fingerprints on it, then this little player might not be for you.

If you, like me, want a reliable and battery-friendly mp3 player for those afternoons when you're too tired to read on the bus or to plug into an FM car adapter when you don't want to listen to what the radio has to cough up, then this unit does just fine. I've had mine over a month now, and I've used it to listen to all sorts of podcasts. The 2GB flash storage is enough to last a good week of commuting, the display is helpful enough, the controls are simple, and perhaps best of all, the unit is compatible with Amarok for Linux. For less than thirty bucks, I'm really quite pleased.

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review by: date: 2008-08-17 rating:
NOT USEFUL for TALKING AUDIO with Multiple Folders - Get CREATIVE instead
The Sansa is NOT useful for TALKING AUDIO with Multiple Folders, especially my required Sorted Play Order.
The Sansa brand is better used as a plan MUSIC ONLY Player

* I bought the SanDisk Sansa m250 2 GB MP3 Player w FM to replace a Creative 1 GB MuVo Tx FM that had a detachable flash drive with built-in USB connector.

* My Creative cost $70 and lasted about 2 years. I was able to use it as a regular detachable flash drive for data and running programs. Apart from the easy data flash drive I liked the large number of settings that Creative had, particularly the fact that it sorted audio files by File Name and allowed me to select individual folders (copied over from my pc).
Most of my audio are lessons and I need to play or repeat folders that are sorted by mp3 TAG using file name ... like Tony Robbin's motivational material or Vernon McGee's Thru the Bible CD Set.

* I bought the Sansa thinking that I could just re-copy over my usual audio files and listen to them as before ... NOT the case. Even though it's a good size drive for the price and requires the separate USB attachment, it won't allow the access of data or programs and I CAN'T listen to my audio files in SORTED file name order unless I use the SONG selection which just plays everything on the entire drive ... If I select by Artist or Album then the play order is by Title (and it may be a different jumbled order). Sansa should COPY the Creative brand usability features!!!

* I'm going back and buying the cheaper model of the Creative MuVo MP3 Player with Detachable Flash Drive ... I can skip the FM Radio model.

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review by: Barb date: 2008-08-17 rating:
SO NICE
This product is all it is said to be and more. Great company to deal with.


review by: date: 2008-08-16 rating:
Battery operated- very nice
SanDisk Sansa m250 Product works great. I have over 300 songs on my unit and have room for more. My family has several other MP3 players. What is nice about this product is that it runs on a AAA battery. No need for charging this item. Also the battery last a good long time The size is compact enough to fits into a pocket. Easy to use.
If your not great at remembering to charge your MP3....this could be your dream MP3.
I used this product on my walks (about an hour a day). This MP3 player last just over 2 weeks on one AAA battery. About 17 hours give or take a couple hours. Can't complain.

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