The New SanDisk Sansa View
So, SanDisk has returned with the Sansa View- a widescreen, flash based media player that is the successor to the Sansa e200. The Sansa View has storage up to 16 GB, is thinner than the e200 (8.8mm thin), supports MPEG4/WMV/h.264), has better resolution (320 x 240 pixels), has a bigger screen size (2.4 inches), and also sports a new clickwheel. If that’s not enough for you, the Sansa View also has a built in FM tuner, a microSD card slot (up to 8 GB), MP3/WMA/WAV audio support, and 30 hour audio/ 6 hour video battery life. The 8 GB Sansa View will set you back $149, and the 16 GB Sansa View will cost $199 when they launch early next month.
SanDisk Sansa C250 in Red and Pink!!
SanDisk’s Sansa C250 mp3 player is available with new red and pink colours!! The Sansa C250 comes with 1 GB or 2 GB of memory, a 1.4 inch colour display, an FM tuner, radio recording, voice recording USB 2.0 support, a microSD expansion slot, and a removeable and rechargable Li-ion cell battery. SanDisk’s Sansa C250 retails with a price of $99.99 for the 2 GB version.
Sandisk Sansa e260
Engadget recently reviewed Sandisks’s Sansa e260 (one of three mp3 players in the new e200 series) and found it quite to their liking!
Sandisk has manufactured a new line of flash drive mp3 players- the e200 series. The e260 is about the same size as the iPod nano, but is twice the width.
As you can see, all of the mp3 players in the e200 series have scroll wheels, which are akin to the original ipod. The wheel even glows blue when you use it!
As for the back of the Sansa, it is made from Liquidmetal, and thus is able to completely withstand scratching and fingerprints. The front of the Sansa has a glossy black finish, which does attract fingerprints, although to a lesser degree than the 5g iPod does.
The screen of Sandisks’ Sansa e260 is 1.8 inches (slightly larger than the iPod nano), and very crisp and easy to read. The Sansa can even play some video. Apparently, it can be a little difficult downloading music from services such as iTunes and placing them onto the Sansa, but on the other hand it’s quite easy to move music that you already have on your computer to your Sansa e260 via the USB port.
The Sansa comes in 2 gb, 4 gb, and 6 gb capacities, and retails for $179, $229, and $279 respectively. Compared to the iPod nano, the Sansa comes out on top, with a cheaper price, larger screen, FM tuner, a SD expansion card slot, and a longer battery life.