- Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 111 reviews Back to product review
- My rating: 0 stars
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11 out of 16 people found this review helpful
2.5 stars
"Still rough around the edges"
Pros: Really good design. Excellent features. MiniSD Slot is big bonus.
Cons: File conversion to proprietary formats makes unusable as transport device. Limited file format support, especially, no support for popular lossless formats.
Summary: The reason so many of us have shunned the iPod is the proprietary nature of it's software, from the iTunes lock-in, to incompatible file formats and then SanDisk one ups the all the iPod competition, but drops the ball by using the same tricks as the iPod. Here's a hint, you don't beat the iPod by being just like it. Give us standard file formats and support for loss-less audio formats, and allow us to just use the device like a storage drive and you will have winner. Oh, and while you are at it, fix your website and provide some documentation for this product.
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I called SanDisk tech support, and they say that, contrary to adlyb1's comment, you can use the e270 as a storage device on your PC by just flipping a switch on it.
Where to buy
SanDisk Sansa e270 (6GB):
$99.00 - $149.00
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Amazon.com Marketplace
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$99.00 | Yes |
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$149.00 | No |
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