SanDisk Sansa e280R Rhapsody (8GB)

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"Move over IPOD and ITunes...Sansa and Rhapsody is coming for you."

by tennell on January 8, 2007

Pros: Nice Design, Long Battery Life, Large Display, Expandable memory, User replacable Lithium Ion Battery

Cons: Nothing. This product is packaged with the same ammenties as their competitors.
Summary: The Sansa 280R in conjunction with Best Buy Digital Music Store powered by Rhapsody has completely changed how we listen to music. Each time you hook up your player to your computer and open Rhapsody, new music is added based on your listening tastes. This is determined by how you rate songs in your library. If there is a song you absolutely hate, you can rate it with a zero or a "ban". Any tracks you ban will not be loaded into your player again. As time goes by, you will receive more and more music that is to your liking. Note this feature is only available on the E200 series Sansa players that have an "R" at the end. The regular E200 Sansa Series does not have this cool feature. The software also has a built in firmware updater to keep you up to date automatically. The most recent firmware version as of this writing is 1.0.2.21. This firmware or higher (in the future) addresses all of the other complaints and issues such as skipping forward, skipping backwards, adding to a playlist on the fly, etc. To further the experience of this product I would also recommend the I-Trip FM Trasnmitter by Griffin Technologies and the Power Block Duo also from Griffin Technologies. With the I-Trip, you can play your Sansa E200 series player through your car's stereo system as well as charge the battery. The Duo Power block is three chargers in one. It can be a car charger, a wall A/C charger, or you can use the extra "special" USB cable to connect to your computer. This player also plays video, photos, FM transmitter, voice recording, and the ability to record FM broadcasts. With so many features and flexibility, this product beats an IPod all day long.

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