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User Submitted SanDisk Sansa Clip 1 GB MP3 Player (Black) Reviews (cont...)Date: 2008-11-12 First time MP3 player user, buying it mainly for the radio capability I have never owned a MP3 player before this one. I wanted a player that is compact and allows me to listen to radio (mainly NPR). For this purpose, the Sansa Clip is likely the best choice. Easy to use. Clip to anywhere. Good battery life. The layout could be better. For example, it's hard to press the volume+ botton when the headphone is plugged in and you have a fat finger. But overall a good device. I would have given it 5* if mine had not failed after 2.5 weeks of use. For no reason, the FM radio stop working. But this could be just my bad luck. I don't see a lot of complaint by others. Return to Amazon is real easy. That's what good customer service ultimately should be. After this "test drive" experience, I can't help but wonder if my demand in a radio-capable MP3 player is really an outdated concept. Most NPR programs can be downloaded and played as podcast. Yes, there will be a delay and you can't call in. But how often do we really want to call in? There were enough times when the Metro went underground or when I was in a big building that I had to switch to music because of bad reception. To this regard, perhaps listening to the podcast is really the way to go and that may be why the Apple insists on not including the radio capability in its iPod. So I am going to try the podcast of the NPR programs. If I am convinced that this is the right way to listen, then perhaps I will consider the iPod Shuffle. By the way, I thought 1 GB is okay given that I don't listen to music that often. It turns out to be the opposite. If one uses this mainly during workout or if one swaps the music in and out of the device often, then 1 GB may be okay. Since I only listen to music occasionally, I tend to be more picky on what I want to listen each time, and I don't swap music in and out of the device often. If I were to buy it again, I would have chosen 2 or 4 GB and keep a bigger collection of music on the device. Date: 2008-11-12 Lived through the wash! I bought this as a gift for my husband. The sound quality is as good as my ipod and the feel of the casing quality and interface are better. It comes with a clip, so ne need for an external case. So light-weight, it doesn't pull on clothing. Two weeks later, I found it in the washing machine. I thought for sure it was toast, and was about to replace it because the quality was good and the price was so low. On a whim, I tested it out first. Not only did it still work, it retained its memory. It's still working perfectly two months later. HIGHLY recommended for teens who are not so careful with their belongings. Date: 2008-11-11 Sansa Clip This is a great product and well worth the money. I bought it for listening to music when studying, and it works great for that. The size is small, which is great for keeping it in the pocket, and the screen really helps out when searching through music. Another big bonus is the radio. Date: 2008-11-09 Technology never ceases to amaze......! This little gadget is simply amazing to me! How in the world they can pack so much high quality music performance, let alone the fm and voice features, into such a tiny package I'll never know. Documentation not very detailed. Thankfully, the display options and controls are pretty intuitive. You'll figure it out. We bought two and when they arrived I immediately connected both to pc usb ports for battery charging and file loading. Then I read the little 2-3 page booklet. I haven't tried the bundled software disk but I gather that it's just for downloading internet music which we don't need. Winamp recognized both players and listed them under "portables". I deleted the 5 songs which were already on the players. I already had a playlist for jogging so I right clicked and sent the entire playlist to my player. It only took about 5-10 minutes to xfer 550mb to the player. I've been manually loading songs to my wife's player. It's also just a matter of right clicking each file and sending to her player. No problems at all. I would assume that Windows Media Player, MusicMatch, etc. would work about the same way. The fm tuner sounds like any high quality stereo tuner to me. With no visible antennna (probably uses the headphone cable), the little Clip picked up about 10 local fm stations and we're 10 miles from town. Even has station presets and an auto scan for strong stations. Amazing! We have not tried the voice recording feature but I can see where it may come in handy. The bundled ear buds actually sound pretty good for their size but don't compare to good headphones. If you're not picky, listen to fm or audiobooks mostly, and don't mind something stuck into your ear canal, the ear buds may be all you need. They look very cool. The player automatically inserts a few seconds of silence between songs. My songs are not volume leveled or equalized but I didn't notice much difference in volume between songs. Overall, we're both very pleased with these Clip players. At this price, I don't see how anyone could ask for more. Date: 2008-11-08 Does the job well.. I already own an expensive ipod touch and shuffle; however, they don't have FM. I want to listen to FM at the gym. Setup was a breeze, connected quickly with Rhapsody and the FM stations at the gym came in perfectly. You don't need an arm band because the clip is snug and doesn't come off. It has a small screen and a limited menu. It's pretty intuitive too. What else could you want for $30.
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