SanDisk Sansa c240 review (1GB, black)

To transfer music to the Sansa c200, use the included USB cable to connect the player to either a Windows or Mac PC. Note that you'll need to first select the mode--MTP or MSC, respectively--in the settings menu. Mac users can simply use the drag-and-drop method in Finder to transfer artist or album folders to the player's music folder. Windows users have a choice of transfer methods: use drag-and-drop or a WMA jukebox such as Windows Media Player or Rhapsody. The Sansa c200 is compatible with MP3s and both protected and unprotected WMA files. The player supports playlists as well.

SanDisk isn't known for its stellar audio quality, and the c200 keeps up the tradition. Sound quality is fair to poor; music sounded flat, bass-deficient, and slightly tinny when listening with the included earbuds. Swapping in a set of Shure E4cs improved quality slightly, offering more on the low end, but songs still lacked warmth and depth. Most music sounded fairly hollow, although down-tempo, minimal rock (Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, for example), and dub music sounded passable to pretty good, depending on the track. The rechargeable battery, which is user-replaceable, is rated for an unexceptional (but acceptable) 15 hours; CNET Labs tests beat that rating by about an hour.