A good quality music player (Sandisk Sansa E280 8 GB)

Member Name: KiltedWarrior

Product:	Sandisk Sansa E280 8 GB
Date:	09/05/08 (34 review reads)
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Advantages: Good design/quality and capacity for the price

Disadvantages: Can only charge from PC. Earphones could be better

Good quality MP3 player , large capacity - will take about 1500 MP3's. Generally easy to use, with good menu/navigation system. Solid build quality, not a cheap plastic player as you can get with some.
Sound quality is more than acceptable with a range of equaliser options etc to play with.
I have the version with the FM radio - this is OK if your not on the move , but if your travelling on a train or the like then it not a great radio , but when not moving it provides good reception and sound quality.
The screen is good, very easy to read. Havent tried it for movies , but I think it would be too small to use for that, ( but you have the option to use it for movies MP4 etc!) it can also be used to store photos, and if you want to you can use it a very fancy memory stick .
A minor annoyance for me is the "random" play option isn't very randon it plays randomly in the same sequence.
Earphones are not the best , but I find that most MP3's tend to have average earphones, and to make the most of the players you need to upgrade top a better set of earphones

Plus points
Good battery time - approx 20 hours .
Ease of use - works well with windows media player
Solid constructon will take a few knocks
Negative points - can only be charged from a PC - via the USB connector. A mains charger option would have been nice. Earphones could be better

Summary: Well made and good valeu for money

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