SanDisk Sansa Rumors

The Sandisk Sansa e280 shows a pure counterpoint with the older Sandisk digital audio players like the e100 series. As the previous e100's look fragile and run-down all-round, the e280 has a very strong feeling and a stylish aesthetic exterior. The scratch resistant metallic body on the backbone is especially fascinating. It has a fine matt coating and makes the device feeling stout and indestructible during handling. Sansa's weights like almost correct for its dimensions though a little on the heavy side. All the same, I didn't feel that annoying in the least. Sansa e280 as well admits a micro SD slot that not only brings you additional storage capacity for your mp3 files, but likewise turns the e280 into a card reader.

The bundled Media Converter software could be set up reasonably speedily and when the Sansa e280 was attached it was instantly recognised and prepared to run. The supplied CD went with an installer for the Rhapsody subscription music store. It would involve the 2 had better act mirthfully conjointly, and so they did. The e280 was in real time accepted by the OS and I got on the go to fill it up with Rhapsody ToGo music in no time. It appears to take 2 to 3 secs to download each mp3 file to the player. Album covers are simultaneously downloaded to the DAP to be showed while replay.

Push the power button, and almost 15 seconds (fifteen?!) After the Sandisk Sansa e280 is ready to enjoy. Contrary to the Zen Micro, there's nay fast start mode. It is a feature that I lose after being used to the Zen's almost straightaway rush of music. The LCD screen is great and clean and the colours are really fine. The device is as well rather sensitive: changing tracks or fast forwarding is bouncy. The track and record album cover interchange just about instantly and the new mp3 file begins playing almost 1-2 secs after. Not everything is perfect altho. The one especially unreactive feature along this player is the track scoring system that admits you to delegate a 1 by 5 star rating to whatsoever given song. It is a bright idea, but when you rank a track the device freezes down for what looks alike a minute. Luckily, the sound keeps going running while that time.

Talking of sound, I'm really delighted with the sound quality. I detected virtually no ambient noise and at almost one-half loudness on the wheel, the e280 produced output loud sufficient to driving my Sennheiser HD570 earphones. A lot of competitive players do not do likewise.

The discovered battery life is about 18-19 hours, which is near adequate to what Sandisk advertises. I think it is potential to reach twenty hrs with a temperate usage practice. I listened to the Sansa e280 along the go to the office for around two hours a day and the device was capable to work without a recharge for almost a week and a one-half, which is really good.

A few additional functions that accompany the Sansa are the FM radio and microphone recording. As a matter of fact, you will be able to even record the radio receiver signal to the Sansa e280. It is nice feature if you need a copy of your loved morning talk show or that music you like but do not recognise the artist of. The microphone recording feature is really easy to enjoy with just push of a button.