SanDisk Sansa e280

The SanDisk Sansa e280 is a flash memory-based portable multimedia player that was released by California-based SanDisk Corporation on January 5, 2006. It can be used to play audio and video files as well as store and view images.

The player has a scratch-resistant alloy metal casing available only in black. It measures 3.5 x 1.7 x 0.6 inches and weighs approximately 2.7 ounces. It is also available only in an 8 gigabyte capacity but this can be expanded using its slot for microSD cards.

The SanDisk Sansa e280 features a 1.8-inch TFT color LCD display with a resolution of 176 by 220 pixels. There are four navigation buttons available on the front of the player. These are located around the blue LED backlit ring that surrounds the concave button. At the lower left side of the front is a separate menu button.

The player powered by a user-replaceable Lithium-ion rechargeable battery that lasts up to 20 hours of continuous music playback.

Audio

The SanDisk Sansa e280 comes equipped with an FM radio. For playing audio files, it supports some of the most common formats including MP3, WMA-DRM 10, and WAV. The player can display album art as well as song information stored in the files’ ID3 tags.

Video and Images

The player only supports files in MJPEG but software is available to convert MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, JPG, and BMP files to that format.

Recording

Apart from FM recording, the player supports voice recording which can be done through an integrated microphone.