SanDisk Sansa Clip 2 GB MP3 Player (Blue)

I first purchased a 1GB Sansa clip for my son, and loved it so much we bought a 2GB for me in pink, and 2GB for my husband in blue. Great little Mp3 player! Works great, easy to use, and couldn't be simpler to load music (and I'm not computer savvy). I can even download audio books onto it from my public library. It easily attaches to my computer for charging, and I've found that the charger for my RAZR cell phone fits this perfectly as well, if I want to plug it into the wall for charging. Battery life is great, and I love the clip. I definitely prefer this to the Ipod shuffle - for 2 reasons. It has a screen so I can choose what I want to listen to very easily, and it is compatible with my public library's audio files. Ipod isn't compatible with the library downloads.
I've used the earphones that came with it, and they are fine, but I tend to prefer the feel of another pair I already owned. My son uses the pair that was included, and has no complaints.
I've purchased albums and songs on multiple sites, and everything I've dowloaded has worked perfectly on this player. I can't say enough great things about it. My whole family loves it! Highly recommended.

This is the 2nd one of these I have bought. The first one I originally bought for my dad, but kept because I liked it so much. Everything I could ask for in a player without the weight, size, or cost of *less functional, more popular players*.

Voice and FM recording work fine. Audio playback is great. The included headphones actually sound amazing, much better than any of my mp3 player headphones or my DJ headphones.

The plastic-y feel can get a little annoying but it's not so bad when you consider the price. Also does not have the screen cracking problem that other Sansa players have.

Biggest problem with the player is the long recharge time via USB. I have heard there are plug chargers, but have not yet looked for one.

Overall, I highly recommend this product.

If you dont use the player for 2 days the battery dies. The product is not good, however the interface and auto song organization is pretty good.

When looking into buying an mp3 player I had several things I wanted, but wasn't certain--at first--that I could find: Great sound...FM tuner...voice recording...screen...size...Napster compatibility and most importantly, cost. We purchased several Creative Zen Stone shuffle-type players for our daughters for Christmas convinced that they were compatible with Napster, which they are not...so we were a bit disappointed. Oh, they are fine players, but not being able to download from our Napster account was a giant negative. The girls chose to keep their Zen Stone's and download off our current cd collection.

So...the wife and I went on a search for mp3 players for us. We knew what we didn't want, but weren't sure we could get everything we wanted at a decent price. Out of the blue, we accidentally discovered the Sansa Clip and after a brief once-over, my wife and I decided this was what we've been looking for.

First, these little gem's are small. Considering all it does, it is amazingly small. Sure, it's thicker than the ipod shuffle, but the shuffle lacks quite a few of the features of the Sansa Clip--and it's STILL cheaper by not a little, either. The screen is great. MUCH better in person than I thought it would be. If you absolutely INSIST on a color screen that can also show photos and video, look elsewhere, but if you want a screen that displays quite a bit of info and is VERY easy to work with, the Sans Clip is fantastic.

At first we were afraid after opening the box that it wasn't Napster compatible, which would've been a HUGE letdown...but after some 'net surfing and investigating, we discovered this: according to Napster, the Sansa Clip is NOT on their official list of compatible mp3 players...yet. According to SanDisk, yes it IS compatible, it just hasn't been certified just yet. What WE discovered is that yes, it IS compatible and works just perfect with synching music to our players. Problem solved. If you have one yourself and you wonder the same thing, take it from me, it IS compatible -- but if it doesn't work, try it using a different computer before you write it off.

Sound quality is also a BIG deal for me. I work in radio and I have become almost annoyingly accustomed to digital quality audio, and while some people may not be bothered with this, I find it bothersome when I hear a song that is so obviously recorded from more than 10 years ago and you can hear that analog *hiss* in the background on almost all songs not digitally re-mastered. Some people either don't care or can't hear it, but for some reason I do...and with ths Sansa Clip, the quality is exceptional. One of -- if not the best I have tested.

Features that come with the Clip include the shuffle category, which I think could use some tweaking because when I put it in this mode, I hear specific songs repeat sometimes after only 3 songs have played...I want my shuffle to play all the songs randomly--but never repeat anything unless and until it has played ALL the songs stored in memory. Call me picky, but that is my only real gripe with this model.

I like how you can choose music based on genre (country, pop, rock etc) and you can rate all songs using from 1 to 5 stars...VERY convenient--after you finally have all the songs rated. It does take time to set it up, but worth it.

The voice recording is a cool feature in case you are stuck somewhere and need to write something down or save a thought you just had and you can't write it right away. VERY nice addition.

Size. For MY money, this little player is tiny. I am constantly amazed I can carry with me 500 mp3 songs in such a small package. Sure you can buy more memory mp3 players, but honestly, who listens to 5,000 songs that regularly that you have to add them to your playlist? My wife loads anything and everything, whether she just likes it a little or a lot...for me, I like to download ONLY the songs I REALLY like. I don't want to have to skip ANY song in my library--but if that isn't a problem for you, passing one song for the next is as easy as pressing the right side of the wheel on front. Voila. Easy.

The included earbuds are fine and provide decent audio quality, but never quite fit my ears all that comfortably. This is not a problem for my wife, so I guess each person must weigh this factor individually because the earbuds are NOT one size fits all, more like one size fits most. I have a pair of Phillips noise cancelling earbuds which work WONDERFUL and more than fulfills my audio eccentricities.

Finally, co$t. For the money, I think it is VERY hard to beat the features in the Sansa Clip and quality. I have yet to see a comparable name-brand mp3 player for the price that fulfills all my needs (and wants). While one may be out there, I just haven't found it personally. I am VERY happy and quite thrilled I have this little device around to help me out when I work out at the gym, go walking or just sitting around and need my tunes with me. If you are looking to make an investment in a small player with multiple features at low cost, you would be hard pressed to do better than the Sansa Clip.

I was about to buy the ipod shuffle, but found out it didn't have an FM radio, and it only plays MP3's. After researching several other brands and models, I decided that this was the best for me. I got an incredible surprise when put the earphones on and played some tunes on this Sandisk player! The sound quality is superb...it really depends upon the quality of the MP3 or WMA track you're listening to. It's just as good-sounding as my Zen Microphoto. The earphones that came with it are excellent-sounding...not the best, but excellent, even though the wires look a bit on the thin side.
The LCD screen is bright and very readable...I wear -1.25 reading glasses and I don't need them to see what I'm selecting. The buttons and slide switches are good quality. The clip is plastic, and spring-loaded.
The capacity of this 2 gigabyte player is rated at 1000 songs in .WMA format; less if it's MP3. I'm sure you can get more songs in, if the songs are less than 4 minutes each.

I was pleasantly surprised that even though all I did was dump all of my MP3's unsorted, the Sansa put them all in genres, albums, artists, and playlists! And about the only thing I wish this Sansa Clip had is a bigger memory.

It's smaller than a hot wheels toy car, so it's perfect for when you don't have much room when traveling. It has a built-in clip, so I place it on the back of my baseball cap when I go walking or working out.

This is a very rugged and dependable mini mp3 player. I recommend it highly.