Oct 11
Sandisk Sansa Express 1GB MP3 Player Review
I don’t like iPods.
The two big reasons being I don’t like how Apple tries to strong arm you into using iTunes, and I think iPods are way over priced, especially for what I use portable music players for.
So finding myself once again in need of a portable music player (after my wife stole/lost my others), I manged to pick up a real gem in the Sandisk Sansa Express 1GB MP3 player.
What Can $40 Buy You?
If you’re in an Apple store, not a 1GB iPod Shuffle. If on the other hand you find yourself in a leading electronic retailer, you can end up with a MP3 player with a lot more features than the Shuffle. I mean, check out these features that come on the 1GB Sandisk Sansa Express :
- Digital display
- Radio tuner
- Voice recorder AND Radio Recorder
- Micro SD expansion slot
Why I Like the Sandisk Sansa Express over the iPod Shuffle
If I had one complaint about the Shuffle, it’s that it is not as intuitive to use as it should be. I swear I can’t count the amount of times where I’ve fired it up to listen to music, I push the play button and all I get are flashing green and yellow lights. What the devil is that!? It’s like I have to learn morse code just to decipher whether or not the stupid thing is playing or not. But I guess that’s what happens when you make the thing as small as humanly possible.
Is This for You?
If you’re looking for a MP3 player to hold your entire music collection, this probably won’t have the space for you. But, if you’re looking for a cheap MP3 player that has some space and room to grow, why not get it!? And especially if you’re looking for something that beats the iPod Shuffle, I think this gets the job done hands down.
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October 12th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
I HATE IPODS! I’ll save that rant for another day. I’ve been looking for a cheap MP3 player for my boyfriend and this one looks nice, not girly, ‘cuz he hates anything even remotely girly.
October 12th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
@Fresh – Thanks for the offer. I see you’re already a friend of Brown, so I’ll definitely consider your offer. (#):D
@Angela – Yeah, I really like the look of it. It’s really sleek, comes with headphones and stuff blah blah blah. No complaints on the little device yet!
Oh, and feel free to rant about your hatred of iPods all day long! I’d love to hear it!
October 13th, 2007 at 3:06 am
Nice post. Amazing what you can get for $40. That Sansa looks pretty awesome. How much more memory can the micro SD card added hold?
October 14th, 2007 at 1:54 am
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October 14th, 2007 at 4:01 am
Yo! It’s me apexad, don’t let this name fool you.
I hate iPods as well! I like Apple, I think they make great products. If money was no object I’d have some Apple products. That being said, since I am not rich *yet* I don’t really like Apple.
My MP3 player is my phone. It’s a Sony Ericsson w580i, which is part of sony’s Walkman Phone line. It’s a slider-phone, so when I slide the number pad in all that I have is a fast foward, play, stop thing (a bit like an iPod) and to get to the MP3 player functionality, I just click the Walkman button. Currently it has 256MB but it supports M2 cards, and I am currently bidding on a 2GB one on eBay.
When all is said and done, it will cost me about $110 for it. Not bad when you consider it also plays 320×240 resoluion videos, has good games like pac-man, ridge racer, and others.
I personally prefer this phone over the iPhone. Touchscreen = bad IMO and it’s a ton cheaper!
October 17th, 2007 at 10:18 am
@CHESSNOID – I’ve seen 4GB Micro SDs. Crazy huh? Me and my friend were just talking about the 1st generation MP3 players like the infamous Rio Diamond mp3 player that had like 32MB of memory. Can you believe how far we’ve come?
@Tish – I’m on it! (As soon as I return from my sabbatical (#);D).
@keirablog – I like the new name and domain. Looks like you’re getting serious! I can’t wait until it starts paying dividends for you. *nod*
And yeah, I tried the whole MP3 phone thing with the LG Chocolate. Unfortunately the buttons are too small for me to be able to text message w/o looking, (so text messaging and games are hard if not impossible). And you have to carry a super small adapter for the phone if you want to plug in head phones. *UGH*. Oh well – Hopefully I’ll make a smarter decision 2 years in the future.
October 17th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
For 40$ the features are great .
October 17th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
@Madhur – Most definitely. They also offer a $70ish version that has a better screen and space and all that. I bring that up because $70ish is right around how much Shuffles cost and the Sansa one is still way ahead of it! (IMHO)
October 30th, 2007 at 1:21 am
All these for 40$? Great price
October 30th, 2007 at 8:36 am
@Nirmal – And I still have no complaints with it. Best $40 I’ve spent in a while. *nod*
March 9th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
finaly someone who dosn’t like ipods! yay!
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