Sandisk 8GB Sansa Clip MP3 Player with Radio - Black

 

 

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Being a bit of a technophobe (I still haven't explored the full possibilities of my Nokia 3300 - and as for texting.....!)I was looking for an MP3 player that was really REALLY easy to use, with a great storage capacity.

I came across the Sandisk Sansa Clip by accident while doing an internet search for 8Gb SD cards and the looks really struck me. It's just like a Mini-me iPod. In fact it was so iPod-ish it was difficult to judge the size.

Googling for reviews, helped there. Without exception they were all very positive and one compared the size to a matchbox - and it's true. It's a very snug fit but it will go into a matchbox! Amazing!

What really sold it to me though, was the tiny little screen. Other MP3's around this size don't have one at all and I just couldn't get my head round how you could use them without one.

After much procrastination (I really am a technophobe)I took the plunge and ordered two - one for me and one for my wife.

I went for Amazon as the price was good and delivery was fantastic. Ordered at 4pm they were in my hands by 11 o'clock the next day!

Within 10 minutes (no exaggeration) there were 100 songs on one to give it a try. (Just click and drag existing MP3 tunes from the existing library, it's as easy as that.)

It's easy to navigate around using the click wheel and drop down menus and whie doing that the real killer feature was discovered - a graphic equaliser!! Five pre-sets and one custom.

I'm using the custom, set up as recommended by someone on the Sansa Clip user forum. Works great and really sharpened up the sound, giving it an extra bit of sparkle.

To top all of this it has a built in FM receiver which, to be honest, I haven't really used - but a great bonus feature that I must try out sometime.

The only other thing I've 'customised', apart trom the G.E. is the headset.

I prefer the small in-ear type. More discrete, more comfortable and exclude a lot of outside noise - but the supplied earphones are absolutely fine.

Would I recommend it?

Without a shadow of a doubt.

In fact I have - and several people at work have bought them after seeing and trying mine. It's a cracking piece of kit, looks the business, is really easy to use, oozes quality and looks sensational.

Buy one, you won't be disappointed.

What can i say.....its sexy, sleek, tiny, value for money and light.

This mp3 player is very stylish and practical, well made the only bad thing about it, is you cannot create folders to seperate your albums, however in the player you just search by artist.

But overall this is an amazing thing. Best MP3 player i have had.

I bought this MP3 player just after Christmas - I had a budget of £30-£35 and thought I wouldn't be able to get 8GB, but did. This MP3 player is superb, the battery life is more than adequate as is the sound through the standard earphones. It is tiny, fits into the palm of your hand and the clip feature is brilliant for the gym.

It looks stylish and seems to be made of a high quality plastic. Nothing flimsy here touch wood.

Another good feature - no annoying software to install, simple transfer from Windows Media Player! Radio has good reception as does the microphone.

Minus points:

You need the 8GB, I have 1500 tracks and it's registering as 'nearly full'.

Playlists - There is a function for this called the Go list, but it seems rather basic and I can't figure out how to create my own new one with my chosen name. Maybe I will find out how to do this in the future.

FM Radio - As said above good reception, but goes up in odd number intervals beginning at 87.1, 87.3, 87.5 etc meaning I can't listen to radio stations at .2, .4 etc intervals but this is a minor annoyance, hardly awful.

---OVERALL--

Design 9/10
Software 10/10
Menus 8/10
Sound 9/10
Features 8/10
Build Quality 9/10
Battery Life 8/10
Value 10/10
Support 8/10
Speed 9/10
TOTAL 88/100

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5.0 out of 5 stars Still After Nearly 4 Years The Best Music Player In Its Class !
I had one of these Sansa Clips back in 2008 when they came out. It was a 2GB in Black. I obsessively loved it, but because it is so very small and desirable it got pinched and I... Read more

Published 13 days ago by Oliver

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT PRODUCT
Great little product ,no problems after many years of use,Easy to interact with and sort genres.Use on a daily basis and the battery still charges fully very well

Published 27 days ago by fizzio

5.0 out of 5 stars Great features and VFM
I bought the Clip after seeing a 5 star review in one of the Sunday papers - and it didn't half justify that rating! Read more

Published 1 month ago by Dash Riprock

2.0 out of 5 stars Good and Bad
My problem is that it's always been very quiet at the highest volume. If I'm in a room, alone then it's okay, but when i'm walking somewhere or i'm in the car or bus, then the... Read more

Published 1 month ago by P. Richardson

1.0 out of 5 stars terrible product rubbish customer service AVOID
I just had another of these little bleeders die on me, seems the earlier clip models 8g in particular have a problem and Sansa are not going to hold their hands up and do a recall... Read more

Published 3 months ago by toymotor

5.0 out of 5 stars Suprise ending
I liked this player for a number of reasons,mainly the amount of memory for the price. Also, the option for higher volume was a boon ,particularly on an airplane where the volume... Read more

Published 3 months ago by Cthomas

5.0 out of 5 stars What a little surprise!
I bought this MP3 player because of the very positive reviews!
Pros:
- Small size (pretty tiny) with a very useful clip.
- Great price for storage space. Read more

Published 5 months ago by William Barnett

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice little player
I bought the Sandisk 8GB Sansa Clip MP3 after reading reviews over a selection of different MP3's and decided that it would be the most reliable for what I wanted and the price... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Fruitcake

5.0 out of 5 stars What more could you want?
For the price size and capacity you could not get a better MP3 player for your money AND it has a radio which for me puts it ahead of the i-poducts. Read more

Published 9 months ago by CMO

5.0 out of 5 stars Sansa Clip 8gb MP3 Player - SUPERB
I haven't got a bad thing to say about this little beauty other than when it went through the washing machine and needed drying out for a couple of weeks! Read more

Published 11 months ago by shearer27

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