SanDisk Sansa® e280 (8 GB) Digital Media Player (SDMX48192A70)

Pros: compact, photos-video, FM radio, voice recorder and up to 20 hours of battery life

Cons: small LCD screen, funky controls, no wall charger

The Bottom Line: This is a great option to the over-priced iPods.

Review: I'm a music junkie. I have an M P3 player and a c ell phone that can play MP3s, yet I wanted a tiny MP3 player that I could use while working, hiking or walking. When my wife and I ...

Pros: Small, cool looking, sounds great, user-friendly interface, long battery life, many player functions

Cons: Small screen to watch videos. There is a slight buzz/squeal on voice recordings.

The Bottom Line: This is one of the best if not THE BEST flash-based MP3 players on the market, especially for the money.

Review: Summary I was looking for a flash-based alternative to my Creative Zen Micro yet with more memory. I found the Sandisk Sansa e280 8 GB flash memory player which met and in fact exceeded my needs and expectations. Specifications 8 ...

Pros: Tons of features. Looks great, sounds great

Cons: Barren of accessories. Only earphones, a power/transfer special USB cable are included. Nothing Else.

The Bottom Line: Get this unit. Great sound, small, durable. It has a good price. Tons of features and versatility. Really crisp screen, and it plays movies too!

Review: Recently my RCA model RD1028A MP3 player died. I wanted something else. Something new. Something that looked good! So I set about my search for the perfect MP3 player. My Criteria: Expandable so I could add memory Plays a wide variety of music ...

Pros: Feels solid, No special software needed to transfer MP3's, user replaceable battery, expandable memory

Cons: Limited to only QuickTime format for video

The Bottom Line: Less expensive, yet feature rich, compared to the iPod. Great sound, solid performance - it's a solid "buy" recommendation from me.

Review: E200 Series Overview The Sandisk Sansa e200 series includes the E250, E260, E270 and E280. The 2GB, 4GB, 6GB and 8GB respectively are high capacity flash based MP3 players that compete in features, as well as price, with the iPod Nano. All four ...

Pros: Works well; light & sturdy; extra features and GOOD PRICE.

Cons: Headphones (easy to replace). Not too much else.

The Bottom Line: Look for them on sale. It's a good mp3 player but not an iPod, so SanDisk will have to compete.

Review: I THOUGHT I was going to buy an iPod Nano - I have an Intel iMac and I love it. I went to Best Buy because I wanted to look at an 8 gig Nano. I had made up my mind that 8 gb was the minimum capacity I could live with. Well, they hadn't heard of 8 gb ...

Pros: Great user interface; space for some 1600 tracks; good sound quality; cheap

Cons: SanDisk-specific USB cable; problems with microSD slot; small buttons; Windows Media Player only playlists

The Bottom Line: Very good price/quality

Review: I own my SanDisk Sansa E280 for one month now, and I must say I am very happy with it. The user interface is good: the screen is large enough, and the scroll wheel works very well to scan through long lists of songs. The common complaint about the small ...

Pros: Great Player - rugged, good looking, works with Windows Media Player !

Cons: No Album Art. Support calls routed (at their expense) to USA.

The Bottom Line: If you want your entire album collection with you, and you store (and have been adding) songs from CD with Windows Media Player - dont think twice. Buy this product.

Review: My Daughter had a Nano as a Birthday present, and I like the idea of sync'ing my CD collection to one device, which I can connect to an FM Transmitter (legal since Dec 06)and carry it around in the car with me. Although the Nano is intuitive and easy ...

Pros: No additional software needed. User replaceable battery. Bright and clear display. Great sound quality.

Cons: Doesn't come with a charging base. Instead it comes with just a cable.

The Bottom Line: I've looked at every flash player available and this one is simply the best. Highly recommended.

Review: In the last 6 months I've purchased and used three portable music players 1. iriver Clix. 2. iPod Nano 2nd Gen. 3. SanDisk Sansa e280. The Sansa is the best of the bunch. There are two things that I believe every player should offer: 1. Ability ...

Pros: small, affordable, high capacity for a flash player, Linux-compatible

Cons: slow startup time

The Bottom Line: This is arguably the best 8GB MP3 player at any price. I recommend it for users seeking fairly high capacity in a compact, portable player.

Review: After using my father-in-law's Sansa e280, I bought this MP3 player for myself for $180 from Amazon.com and have used it for a few days since it arrived. I have seen that this player works well with Windows Media Player 10. My experience using the ...

Pros: Nice ergonomic design; solid; back lighted selection wheel feels great to finger

Cons: Buttons are hard to use as they are small; operating system is inadequate

The Bottom Line: Sansa . . . please . . . create a usable operating system for this lovely player.

Review: The ideal MP3 player has not yet been created, and while the Sansa e2xx series is very good for many of the things, the software is poor for podcasts. Also, it should be possible to put the software into a reduced eyesight mode (for someone with less ...