SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 4GB MP3 Player with Radio and Expandable MicroSD/SDHC Slot – Black
Posted by Notcot on May 18, 2010 in Portable Sound & Vision |
- Supports MP3, WMA, secure WMA, Audible, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, plus audio books and podcasts
- Expandable microSDTM and microSDHCTM memory card slot grows with your music library and easily loads slotRadioTM or slotMusicTM cards
- Digital FM tuner with 40 presets for listening to sports, your favorite music station or tuning in at the gym
- Long-life, rechargeable battery with up to 15 hours of continuous playback
- Built-in microphone to record your thoughts on the go
SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 4GB MP3 Player with Radio and Expandable MicroSD/SDHC Slot – Black
This little mp3 player is by far the best i’ve owned. It is the size of a matchbox (a small one.. not those massive matches for lighting cookers). It has the most simple menu and readable display which in itself is impressive in a player this small…. however the most amazing thing is that through the insertion of a micro sd card this becomes a 32Gb player in the size of a matchbox…seriously. Surely this is wrong? 32Gb is bigger than that isn’t it?…apparently not. In addition, like the old sansa clip it sounds absolutely superb (slightly better,slightly less harsh.. really picking holes in the old one, there which i own, i feel guilty).. as always an earphone upgrade is a good idea but the ones provided with this player are no worse than those given with ipods and sonys. I use seinheisers which are great. I’m serious, buy one and, if you have no need for video, this is better than anything out there regardless of the price.. which is also daft. I think Sandisk are mad..Wonderful thing this.
Rating: 5 / 5
After a long time looking at reviews I decided to go for the Sansa clip+ 8 GB and have not been disappointed. I wanted a player for music (MP3 and WMA) and podcasts, and this does all that I need it to do.
Playing – As other have said, it is very small, but mine has 8 GB of internal and I also got an 8 GB micro SD card. The player allows you to play stuff from either internal or external memory or will show it all together in 1 seamless list – which is quite good. I have nearly filed the MP3 and all the play options seem to work really well. You can play all, by artist, podcast, album, genre and recently added – so even though there can be quite a lot of stuff you can usually easily find that new album or podcast quickly. This player will allow you to turn off through a podcast and return to the same point – which is useful for long recordings.
Sound – I got a pair of Phillips earphones and the sound is pretty good. There is an EQ and the volume is loud enough for me
Usability – I find this quite good and can usually get to where I want to go quickly. The instructions are minimal but you can get a full set on line. But you should be able to work without them. I think this is very easy to use. The screen is simple but tells you all you need. If you have a play around there are interesting features, like if you press the centre button the screen changes to EQ. Press again it tell you the next song. Also, while playing a song, if you press down you can get access to load of features, such as the music list, sound features or track information
Power – this seems good so far. I have used for many hours and not had any problems
The MP3 has an FM radio which works ok. You can record what you are listening to.
All in all i think this is a very good MP3 and a fantastic price
Rating: 5 / 5
Well, I’ve just started going to the gym, and I didn’t want to take my huge iPod video with me and have to carry it around in my track bottom pocket or in my shorts. So i figured I would go and get an iPod shuffle. Well first of all the new iPod shuffle has bad reviews left right and centre, plus you cant change the headphones, so then I thought I’d get one of the older ones. Well they are simply too small and I cant get enough of a range of music on the damn thing.
I hunted round on Amazon and found this little player, had some good and bad reviews. Well, for the money I figured I’d give it a try as the good reviews said it had good sound quality and it is also expandable in memory size. Well the 8GB version has enough space to put a small selection of my library on specifically for the gym, but also enough for variety (OK you have to bear in mind that my MP3 collection is in excess of 280GB!!). Anyway, if you dont get stupid and try and put the worlds smallest format/quality files in wierd formats so you can squeeze as much music on this thing as possible then you’ve got yourself a great player. I prefer quality of sound to quantity of music. The quantity lives on my PC, not on my portable!! I use 192kbps usually for ripping CD’s, and purchased downloads at 320kbps. I never convert down, I like quality as I said!!
Right enough waffle, heres the important stuff…
Space……….. – 8GB much more space than a shuffle, and expandable via a microSD card.
Sound quality… – Very good indeed. There are EQ adjustments, enough to suit me, and make the quality of sound great.
Head/ear phones. – Not so great, I replaced the standard ones with Genius HP-02 Live Headphones. Available on Amazon!
Screen………. – Excellent for it’s size, easily readable, unless you have bad eyes, nice clear text and backlit.
Controls…….. – Couldn’t be easier. Very straight forward to use.
Size………… – Well… it’s about the size of a small matchbox, and thats just brilliant!
Clip………… – It has a handy clip (hense the name) which works well, and doesn’t seem flimsy.
Usage……….. – Quite easy, but I cant write files directly to the Removable disc in Windows.. Works well with Media Player though.
Features:-
Standard music player selections, i.e. Artist, Albums, Genre etc
Built in FM radio, great reception and easy to use. (No RDS though! So you need to know your channels)
Shuffle feature, works well.
Great little graphic display when music is playing (bars style graphic)
Simple to use control pad.
Downloadable manual (from SanDisk site)
Easy to transfer music via Media Player, couldn’t get Windows XP to write to the removable disc though using the “drive”. Not sure why!
For the price of this player I would say you could do worse by buying an iPod shuffle, old or new. This player to me seems far better quality and value for money than an iPod shuffle. Don’t get me wrong it would never replace my “proper” iPod, but for the type of thing I need it for, i.e. the gym, it is absolutely perfect. I’ve used it while running, on the cross trainer and while doing weights and not had any grief with it.
I would say if you are planning on getting an iPod, take a look at this first. For me I was sold, even after reading the bad reviews!
There are some drawbacks. Once the rechargeable battery stops holding a charge theres not much you can do other than use it as an external USB disc, but for the money if the thing lasts 3 years it has been well worth it. And also as I understand it, SanDisk support isn’t the best in the world.
Rating: 5 / 5
This little mp3 player is so small and simple to use. It’s a great alternative to the more expensive brands. The display is very basic and I guess that’s where the cost has been cut. If you’re not after an mp3 that can also take pictures, videos, etc and you just want a portable music store then this is well worth it.
Rating: 4 / 5
I have one, my Wife has one and now my Daughter has one. They are great. What we like about them is that they can clip anywhere. Even during summer, when I dont wear a jacket and my shirts dont have a pocket, i still find somewhere to clip it. The sound all depends on what ear piece you use, but the sound level is certainly loud enough. The menu is very intuitive. The radio is great. Unlike portable DAB radios, if the frequency isnt too strong you are not left with out sound. I had trouble with obtaining radio frequencies when I first got it, but after i downloaded the up dated software I havent had a problem. Hope this helps.
Rating: 5 / 5