Sandisk Sansa M200

[vulc4n]

The nano is no longer the only flash based 4GB player. The nano may be more classy looking, but dare I say this is going to be more practical?

Up to 4GB memory, 19 hours playback time on one AAA, and 50.00 cheaper than an equivilent nano.

Looks like a promising player to me. I'll be considering this as an alternative to the nano.

 

[Capital R]

I'd totally get this over the nano, but the question is : How is the sound quality?!

This is just so much more practical than the nano. Who cares about aesthetics: performance is what counts.

 

[YamiTenshi]

http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=140209

 

[Asr]

The 512MB version is in this week's Best Buy national circular. Damn it looks nice, and for $69.99 this week, I think I'll be getting one.

Anyone know if they have an exact release date this week? It didn't come up on Best Buy's Web site.

 

[imported_Echo_]

even though its cheaper by 50 bucks i think people would splurge extra for the nano looks

 

[vulc4n]

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Originally Posted by Echo_ even though its cheaper by 50 bucks i think people would splurge extra for the nano looks

The average public? Probably. But, I don't see the point in paying 50.00 more for something I have to keep hidden in a case anyway.

 

[Jakets]

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Originally Posted by vulc4n The average public? Probably. But, I don't see the point in paying 50.00 more for something I have to keep hidden in a case anyway.

True enough, but i think you will find the screen and controls of a nano far superior to that. I have had several flash players with that screen and firmware setup, its not very good and often is hard to find a song you want. I would pay the 50$ extra for the nano just because it looks better, has more accessories, build quality is probably better, screen and firmware is a lot better, and knowing sandisk, and hearing the few i have, the nano probably has a lot better sound quality.

 

[YamiTenshi]

I probably won't buy the Sandisk and definitely won't be purchasing the Nano, but I see this as a step in the right direction. It's only a matter of time before another company comes out with a 4gb flash player, hopefully a better one. As long as the price stays low I'll be interested.

 

[austonia]

my local Best Buy has these now, but only in 512mb and 1gb

 

[Nick Post]

Sandisk, at least their "DAP" line, has good sound quality. I have on the the red 256s and I've very pleased with everything but the 256 part.

Comparing this to the Nano isn't quite right. I've looked over the manual and I don't see any bookmarking or playlist support. Actually, I know it doesn't have playlist support, and 4 gb is pretty big to not have playlists. You do everything by directories/folders.

That said, Sandisk is a big fan of Drag n' Drop. So for a person on the go, who uses lots of computers and listens to podcasts (Odeo is great for this as your subsciptions can go into an xml feed, so it's accessable anywhere) loading it is very easy. But, without bookmarks, if you've been working in the field listening to Adam Curry or some other talkcast, and then you want to listen to tunes as you drive back to the office, you lose your place, or, you're tied to your hour long show.

If Sandisk added bookmarks, they'd be a big big contender with me. I don't care that it's flash over HD based. I feel the Nano's main competition is the Archos XS100 (which I'll probably buy this saturday). Sandisk makes great SQ, but the features are for crap. Well, not really, they just aren't there.

 

[PouncePony]

Sansa Spec Page

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As a replacement to our original Digital Audio Player line, this improved look also includes Sansa’s excellent navigation: songs sorted by title, artist, album, genre as well as playlist support.