6.4 out of 10

SanDisk Sansa e260

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User Score (687)

7.8
Expert Score (16)

8.4
Design (6)

6.5
Value for money (61)

7.0
Features (61)

6.8
Ease of use (108)

6.4
Performance (8)

5.9
Sound quality (24)

6.6
Sound (46)

6.9
Durability (47)

5.8
Reliability (2)

5.8
Overall quality (8)

6.0
Battery performance (48)

7.6
Display (6)

6.6
Video quality (3)

8.3
Functionality (4)

6.2
Audio & image quality (47)

7.1
Ergonomics (5)

5.0
Speed performance (2)

5.8
Equipment (4)

7.0
Portability (47)

7.7

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good sound, good value for money, easy to use, small, long battery life

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Expert Reviews

PC Magazine

9.0/10

11 May 2006
The e260 has an excellent combination of features, style, ease of use, and price, but the overall user experience still isn't quite as smooth as that of the iPod nano. Read more
- Removable battery. Sturdy shell. Very good audio quality. Easy to use. Expandable storage. Extensive feature set. Strong FM tuner.
- Playlisting features aren't great. Buttons are slightly difficult to press. No lossless support. Loading music in USB mode causes erratic behavior. Requires separate a...
PC World

5.0/10

19 May 2006
Unit has a thumbwheel and Read more
- Has thumbwheel, Large 1.8-inch screen
- Menu navigation can be unintuitive
CNET

6.0/10

16 May 2007
The SanDisk Sansa Express is a solid choice for those who need an ultraconvenient MP3 player with a decent smattering of features. Read more
- The SanDisk Sansa Express features a handy plug-and-play design; it's inexpensive; it offers several desirable extras such as an FM tuner, support for protected WMAs, ...
- The screen of the Sansa Express is tiny and it's capable of displaying only two colors, so there's no album art or photo support.
TheTechLounge

15 August 2006
Well, it appears that the iPod killer really is a mythical beast, at least for Sandisk. The Sansa e260 has all the trappings of a good iPod slayer: sleek looks, nice features, handy interface, lower price... But the e260 just isn't as easy to use as the mighty Pod. And in a market of blindingly fast change, few folks are going to bother with learning the little idiosyncrasies of a second tier MP3 player when Apple has made the process near idiot-proof. Read more
- High quality sound and video, Good user interface, Sleek design, Solid state memory, Good battery life with user replaceable Li-Ion cell, Expandable microSD memory slot
- Confusing playlist transfers, Slow boot time, Playlists cause menu lag, Occasional lock ups
Tech2

1 May 2007
S anDisk is more popular in our side of the world for memory cards that most of the budget conscious buyers avoid in favor of cheaper (and often fake) brands, but in the other parts of the world, their Sansa series of MP3 players have been getting a lot of attention and are more widely appreciated than Creative’s Zens. That makes the Sansa players the second most popular in the world, coming in right after the iPod. Read more

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SanDisk, best known for flash drives and memory cards, may just have one of the better MP3 players on the market in the SanDisk Sansa e200 series. Reviewers insist that if you are looking for alternative to the iPod and have not been enamored by models from the likes of Creative, Samsung, etc., then you should give this little unit a thorough look-see. Featuring an FM tuner with recording options, the SanDisk Sansa e200 series offers all forms of audio and video playback. The unit offers voice recording capabilities as well as both photo and video playback features. Compact and durable, the SanDisk series offers a tactile navigating wheel and a solidly designed user interface system. It also comes with a user-removable battery.

As with other purchases, the base package is a tad short of complete. Once again, the SanDisk Sansa e200 series offers no AC adapter in the base package. Reviewers indicate that some of the buttons surrounding the unit’s scrollwheel are not all that tactile friendly. Other issues include the loading of photos and video - you must go through a conversion using the accompanying bundled software to do so. Moreover, recordings are made only in WAV formats. In addition, the scrollwheel is considered a tad below the performance of the iPod equivalent. The unit also produces some system noise that can be heard through the headphones at low volume. Overall, the SanDisk Sansa e200 series offers superb features, decent sound quality and processing performance, all for a reasonable price. Offering an FM tuner and recording possibilities for both the radio and voice options and you have a step up over the iPod. Throw in an excellent battery life, the unit’s compact size, its skip-free MP3/WMA player capabilities and you have the perfect alternative to the iPod market.

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Manufacturer's Description

The Sansa e260 is built with tough titanium alloy that serves a dual purpose: sexy style, and unprecedented durability. The Sansa e260 can take a licking and keep on ticking and with battery life of up to 20 hours, thatâ.

Usage: Music Recording
Screen Size: 1.8 inch
Expansion Slots: MicroSD (Transflash) Card
Storage Capacity: 4 GB
Number of Songs: 1000
Main Storage Type: Built-in Memory

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