SanDisk Sansa
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The SanDisk Sansa is a line of flash memory based digital audio players produced by SanDisk. SanDisk is the second-most popular digital audio player manufacturer (as of August 2006), after Apple Computer, Inc.[1]
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[edit] Features
The Sansa line of MP3 players is based on flash memory. [2] The price range for a Sansa is about $50 for a 512MB m230 player to around $250 for an 8GB capacity e280R. The series supports MP3, WAV and WMA formatted songs. The series also features an FM tuner to listen to/record the radio and a microphone.
[edit] Current Players
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| Manufacturer | SanDisk |
| Type | Digital Audio Player |
| First available | 5 January 2006 |
| System storage | 2/4/6/8 GB Flash memory |
| Screen | 1.8" QCIF+ LCD screen, with a resolution of 176×220 |
| Connectivity | USB |
| Online service | Rhapsody |
| Predecessor | SanDisk Sansa e100 |
[edit] e200 Series
The e200 is currently the top-of-the-line product from the Sansa series. It has a a 1.8” TFT color display and is able to display album cover art and enables the user to view pictures and short MJPEG encoded QuickTime videos through conversion on the Sansa Media Converter. The price range for the e200 series is $110 to $250, and it comes in 2GB, 4GB, 6GB, and 8GB capacities. The e200 Series feature a Liquidmetal® back casing, user replaceable and rechargeable Lithium Ion battery, microSD™ expansion slot, FM tuner, FM recording and voice recording. The FM tuner and thus the FM recording are not available in Europe.
Many new accessories are to be released in late 2006[3] through the "Made for Sansa" program.
[edit] Rhapsody Sansa e200R
On October 5, 2006[4] SanDisk announced a new Rhapsody enabled player, the e200R[5], which features integration with RealNetworks Rhapsody music service. The firmware has improvements including anti-aliased text, an AAC codec which supports MP4, M4A, RealAudio in addition to MP3 and WMA formats[6], and "Rhapsody Channels"[7].
[edit] RockBox on the Sansa e200 Series
A port of the open source firmware alternative, Rockbox, to the Sansa e200 is currently under development. The current status of the port is the ability to change the original firmware and run custom code on the device. This has been achieved by the reverse engineering of the mi4 file format that is used by many PortalPlayer based devices (excluding iPods) to apply firmware upgrades.
[edit] c200 Series
The c200 series is a replacement to the c100 series player. The c200 has a removable Li-ion battery, FM tuner and voice recorder, 1.4" color display, and a microSD™ slot for expansion up to 2GB. It is also compatible with many of the e200 series accesories, such as the docking bay. The c200 is available in 1GB and 2GB sizes.
[edit] Older Players
[edit] c100 series
The c100 series players have colour displays and are able to show cover art and small picture thumbnails. They come with 1GB or 2GB of capacity, costing $80 or $110, respectively. Information on the c100 series.
[edit] m200 series
The m200 series has four models: the blue m230, the silver m240, the black m250, and the metallic blue m260, which hold 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB respectively. The price range is from $40 to $140. Information about the m200 series.
[edit] e100 series
The e100 series is the least expensive series overall. The white 1GB model is $90 and the blue 512MB model is $60. Information and pictures on the e100 series
[edit] Marketing campaigns
In May 2006[8] SanDisk launched a controversial anti-iPod campaign labelling iPod users as iSheep, iChimps, etc. These campaigns featured graffiti type posters around urban areas and a website, iDont.com.
SanDisk has since replaced the iDont campaign with LilMonsta.com.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Sansa Product Line
- SanDisk Sansa iDont/LilMonsta Ad Campaigns
- Rhapsody MP3 player Product Page
- Unofficial Sansa Forums
- SanDisk Sansa e200 Review
- DAPReview SanDisk Sansa e200 Review
- CNET Sandisk Sansa e280R Review
