Mp3 Players and Ipod Reviews

SanDisk continues to add to its line of Sansa MP3 players, which has been attractive to consumers from the start thanks to the low price point at which the company can list its players. While cheap pricing has made SanDisk a real contender in the portable audio space, the company is not content to rest on that fact alone to draw new customers, persistently tweaking its new offerings in an attempt to make them better. Such is the case with the Sansa Fuze, a slim device with a high-quality feel and several shiny color options. Sure, it’s a bit of a Nano clone, but it also sounds good, offers plentiful features, and is cheap as all get-out–just $80, $100, and $130 for the 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB models, respectively.

SanDisk has largely been one of these competitors until March, which has seen the company release one of its most direct challenges to the iPod to date and one of the first most obvious challengers to the third-generation iPod nano.

The SanDisk Sansa Fuze makes a great first impression. At 50×7x78mm, it fits nicely in your hand. I tested a sleek black 4GB model; at E99 (£77), it’s about £20 cheaper than the same-capacity Nano. (The Fuze also comes in 2GB and 8GB versions, priced at E79 and E129, respectively.)

The SanDisk Sansa Fuze’s robust feature list includes support for subscription services such as eMusic, Napster, and Rhapsody To Go. The player also has an FM tuner with 40 presets, a voice recorder and microSD expandability.

SanDisk Sansa Fuze Reviews From pcadvisor

Build Quality 4/5
Features  4/5
Value of Money 4/5
Overall 4/5

SanDisk Sansa Fuze Reviews From pcmag

Pro: Reasonably priced. Cute, compact design. A microSD slot for memory expansion. FM radio. Voice and radio recording.

Cons: File support is limited. All video and photo files require conversion.

SanDisk Sansa Fuze Reviews From cnet

The good: The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is supercheap and nicely compact; it comes in a variety of colors and has an expansion slot that accepts microSDHC cards. The player offers a variety of desirable features such as an FM tuner, Rhapsody DNA integration, photo and video support, and a voice recorder. Plus, the battery life for both music and video is very good.

The bad: The Sansa Fuze uses a proprietary dock connection, the interface is blah, and the screen has a dingy look to it.

The bottom line: The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is a great value–a slim design, simple interface, plentiful features, memory expansion capability, and solid sound quality all come with an easy-to-swallow price tag.