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SanDisk Sansa Fuze

 

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  • User Score (2929)
    8.5 8.5 from 2929 reviewers
  • Expert Score (41)
    7.8 7.8 from 41 reviewers
  • Design (11)
    6.7 6.7 from 11 reviewers
  • Value for money (336)
    6.8 6.8 from 336 reviewers
  • Features (324)
    6.6 6.6 from 324 reviewers
  • Ease of use (229)
    5.3 5.3 from 229 reviewers
  • Performance (104)
    6.8 6.8 from 104 reviewers
  • Sound quality (33)
    8.1 8.1 from 33 reviewers
  • Durability (153)
    5.0 5.0 from 153 reviewers
  • Reliability (8)
    7.4 7.4 from 8 reviewers
  • Overall quality (108)
    7.3 7.3 from 108 reviewers
  • Looks (7)
    7.9 7.9 from 7 reviewers
  • Video quality (2)
    5.5 5.5 from 2 reviewers
  • Audio & image quality (46)
    8.4 8.4 from 46 reviewers
  • Speed performance (8)
    7.8 7.8 from 8 reviewers
  • Equipment (10)
    8.3 8.3 from 10 reviewers
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  • Score Distribution

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7-8
(28)
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(3)
3-4
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Users:
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. BCCHardware

    BCCHardware
    13 April 2009

    Because of the quality of the Sansa Fuze, this review has almost written itself. Like the e200 series before it, this unit is very well designed and has excellent features: Great sound, attractive screen, easy-to-use interface, durable case, robust battery, quality microphone, and other great functions. I have been consistently demoing this unit since I received it and I have found it to be fantastic overall. Read more

    • Ability to delete songs on the fly., Great battery life, Competitively Priced, Easy to Use
    • Travel pouch holds player upside down, clutter gets in, Power slider - cannot just turn on while in pouch, have to remove

  2. PC Magazine

    PC Magazine
    7.0/10
    13 March 2008

    The Sansa Fuze isn't particularly innovative—it's just another simple, yet solid portable media player from SanDisk. We just wish it had more robust file support. Read more

    • Reasonably priced. Cute, compact design. A microSD slot for memory expansion. FM radio. Voice and radio recording.
    • File support is limited. All video and photo files require conversion.

  3. MacNN

    MacNN
    8.0/10
    29 September 2009

    The Good Excellent (if not original) design and physical controls. Continues to use a solid software interface. Very low price for the feature set and quality. Software-independent; works with Linux, Macs, and Windows. FM radio, microSD slot, and voice recording. Good DRM support for those who need it. The Bad Unnecessarily pulls AAC and H.264 support; pixelated video. Simplistic radio and voice recording. Slightly scratch-prone front face. Read more

    • Excellent (if not original) design and physical controls., Continues to use a solid software interface., Very low price for the feature set and quality., Software-inde...
    • Unnecessarily pulls AAC and H.264 support; pixelated video., Simplistic radio and voice recording., Slightly scratch-prone front face., Cost of microSDHC high enough t...

  4. PC World

    PC World
    6.0/10
    12 May 2008

    A low price, deep feature Read more

    • Slim, compact design, Expandable memory
    • Video playback isn't crisp

  5. Mp3.com

    Mp3.com
    7.3/10
    14 November 2008

    The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is a great value--a slim design, simple interface, plentiful features, memory expansion capability, and solid sound quality all come with an easy-to-swallow price tag. Read more

    • The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is super cheap and nicely compact; it comes in a variety of colors and has an expansion slot that accepts microSDHC cards. The player offers a v...
    • The Sansa Fuze uses a proprietary dock connection, the interface is blah, and the screen has a dingy look to it.

  6. What Hi-Fi?

    What Hi-Fi?
    8.0/10
    31 January 2009

    Unless you have a certain fruity logo on the back of your device, the MP3 player market is hard going. This, though, is a good offering. Read more

    • Solid, with a smart finish; clean interface; decent sound; expansive storage
    • Headphones aren’t much cop; lacks a little punch and weight

  7. fwd.channel5.com

    10/10
    22 April 2009

    The Fuze manages to be suitably sparky without either fizzling out or exploding in your hand. A cracker of a media player at an almost pocket money price. Read more

    • Light up this Fuze and you won’t want to retire – its 1.9-inch screen may be a shade smaller and less sharp than the nano’s but delivers visual fireworks when watching...
    • The control wheel isn’t quite as fast or intuitive as an iPod and the Fuze is a touch larger and heavier than its Apple rival. It’s also stripped down in terms of extr...

  8. Electronics Made Easy

    Electronics Made Easy
    8.0/10
    8 March 2009

    The SanDisk Sansa Fuze 8GB can perform the tasks that most people in the market for an affordable mp3 player are looking for. The size makes it ultra portable and throwing it into a purse or even a pocket is super easy. The battery life and playback capabilities are more than adequate. It is no iPod or Zune but for those looking for a budget device for their first parlay into the mp3 market will be more than satisfied with the Sansa Fuze. Read more

  9. DigitalVersus

    DigitalVersus
    10/10
    10 February 2009

    Sandisk's Sansa series is a success. The Clip boasts great quality and the Fuze has enough to show off to make the competition worry . Read more

    • Audio quality, choice of formats, Lightweight, Compact, Discreet
    • Interface could be revisited, Proprietary cable

  10. CNET

    CNET
    8.0/10
    12 March 2008

    The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is a great value; a slim design, a simple interface, plentiful features, memory expansion capability, and solid sound quality all come with an easy-to-swallow price tag. Read more

    • The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is supercheap and nicely compact; it comes in a variety of colors and has an expansion slot that accepts microSDHC cards. The player offers a va...
    • The Sansa Fuze uses a proprietary dock connection, the interface is blah, and the screen has a dingy look to it.

  • User Reviews

  1. Will be taking it back!

    Bestbuy
    2.0/10
    Reviewer: katnipped, Bestbuy
    22 September 2011

    Couldn't find any speakers for it that I could hear (I cannot stand earphones, earbuds). Tried to take it on one of my walks (with the earbuds) but the thing "skipped" all over the place, from track to track, even from program to program! It's virtually useless unless you want to remain motionless with earbuds stuck in your ear! Read more

    • It's easy to transfer music to it
    • SKIPS upon any little movement; can't hear through any speakers

  2. GOOD FOR MUSIC, NO RECOMENDED FOR VIDEOS

    Amazon
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Cesar Romeo Azmitia "cramcino", Amazon
    11 January 2012 See Product at Amazon ($57.95)

    Good product and price is very good. Small and necessary for your music. A bit cumbersome the issue of video encoding, in a strange format conversion, but the music is good. Read more or see product

  3. Far better then the Ipods

    Newegg
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Traintech86, Newegg
    8 November 2011

    All in all, this is a great product. I am soooo sick of these music players from micro and appple that require you to use their proprietary software to sync your ipod. I just had to spend 3 hours recovering 400 songs from someones pod...with a player like this one, you won't run into these problems. Buy one and enjoy! Read more

    • Small size and SD slot can hold a lot of music and still gets great battery life. Mine has a small scuff on the screen but its a device that you carry with you. These ...
    • I had a 4GIG one years back and it worked equally as amazing...till i upgraded the firmware. This was on the 4gig but it didn't take the upgrade well. I upgraded it ju...

  4. too much whiz and not enough bang

    J&R
    4.0/10
    Reviewer: BG4NYC608, J&R
    11 August 2010

    manual said 5 hrs.of play,more like 2.5 hrs.barely makes the journey to work.headphones are a joke.a no return policy makes this a rather costly mistake as i also went for the extended warranty.[...]. Read more

    • Sleek/Compact
    • Freezes Up, Poor Sound Quality, Short Battery Life

  5. SanDisk Sansa Fuze (4GB)

    6.0/10
    Reviewer: DarkSideButter, pcworld.com
    3 weeks ago

    -10. I would never suggest or recommend anyone ever purchase a product from sandisk after the experiences I had with this manufacter. Read more

    • screen size
    • RELIABILITY, Volume knob freezes and customer service stinks. They do not warranty the product. I returned 3 defective devices and the longest any replacement lasted w...

  6. "Decent player with easy to use GUI; not very reliable"

    CNET
    4.0/10
    Reviewer: backwardsdog, CNET
    14 September 2011

    The Sansa Fuze is a good mp3 player if you're looking for a easy-to-use, affordable player with the option to expand or swap out memory cards. The interface is easy to use and not having a touch screen means you can easy skip songs without having to look at the screen. However, after only just a year, mine suddenly and for no reason, got the white screen of death. This isn't unheard of with these players, either. No amount of troubleshooting has yet fixed mine. Read more

    • + Expandable memory means you can load the player with a lot more than 2GB of music + Low price, who can say no to that? + GUI isn't overly flashy. Easy to navigate
    • - Not completely compatible with Mac OS, which means junk files that are difficult to delete off the player - occasionally mis-orders songs - mine died after only a year

  7. not worth the price

    Tiger Direct
    2.0/10
    Reviewer: Tiger Direct
    3 weeks ago

    I have an older Sansa Fuze that has worked great. Unfortunately, I have purchased 2 of the Sanza Fuze + (refurbished) with both failing to charge. I would not recommend the refurbished items at all. Read more

  8. Sansa Fuze 4GB MP3 Player...Inexpensive Media Player with FM, Video, MP3, 1.9" LCD

    8.0/10
    Reviewer: hvarmit, epinions.com
    4 weeks ago

    I wanted a new mp3 player but didn't really want to spend a whole lot of money (I was looking to spe Read more

    • can record radio, has a lot of storage, can add more storage, easy to use
    • need Sansa converter to convert video files

  9. Great mp3 player

    CompUSA.com
    9.6/10
    Reviewer: surcraig, CompUSA.com
    2 weeks ago

    SanDisk Sansa Fuze MP3/4 Player (Refurbished) This mp3 player is by far the best for the money. Had a 4GB that was stolen and replced with this 8GB model. Intuitive to use. No need to read instructions. Just pick it up and play. Sound quality is good with decent headphones and through car stereo. Only downside was this order came with a defective pair of headphones, but already had another set. I dinged quality one star for that. Otherwise this is a great mp3 player. Read more

  10. Great mp3 player

    Buy.com
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: N, Buy.com
    6 December 2011 See Product at Buy.com ($61.98)

    This mp3 player from Sandisk is great for listening to music. It does what you want and nothing more. The interface of the Sandisk Sansa 4gb mp3 player is a bit difficult to use. Build quality is good for a Sandisk mp3 player. This does not feel like it is high quality. Read more or see product

  • WikiFreak Description

SanDisk Sansa Fuze

The SanDisk Sansa Fuze features capacity of 4GB/8 GB Integrated, 1.9-inch color TFT LCD, audio formats (Ogg, Vorbis, FLAC, Audible, WAV, WMA, MP3), video format (MPEG4), photo format (JPG), 40 Digital FM presets, Built-in microphone, voice recording, USB 2.0, 3.5-millimeter headphone jack, Rechargeable Player battery (embedded), Earphones, Quick Start Guide, Installer CD with User Manual.

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The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is an MP3 player with capacity of 4GB/8 GB. It also …

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SanDisk Sansa Fuze

The SanDisk Sansa Fuze features capacity of 4GB/8 GB Integrated, 1.9-inch color TFT LCD, audio formats (Ogg, Vorbis, FLAC, Audible, WAV, WMA, MP3), video format (MPEG4), photo format (JPG), 40 Digital FM presets, Built-in microphone, voice recording, USB 2.0, 3.5-millimeter headphone jack, Rechargeable Player battery (embedded), Earphones, Quick Start Guide, Installer CD with User Manual.

Features

The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is an MP3 player with capacity of 4GB/8 GB. It also has 1.9-inch color TFT LCD. The device also supports audio formats such as Ogg, Vorbis, FLAC, Audible, WAV, WMA, MP3.it also supports video format of MPEG and photo format of JPEG. In addition to this it also has 40 Digital FM presets. It also contains a Built-in microphone and allows voice recording. It also has a USB 2.0, 3.5-millimeter headphone jack and an embedded Rechargeable battery. It comes packaged with Earphones, Quick Start Guide, and Installer CD with User Manual.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

The Sansa® Fuze™ MP3 player 4GB Red gives you a little bit of everything to enjoy. Watch video on a 1.9" screen, share photos, jam to FM radio, and play with the sound recorder. Rock out on a silver player with up to 1,000 songs, watch up to 6 two-hour movies, or store up to 2,400 photos.** Expand your enjoyment when you add in preloaded content cards** into the memory card slot including slotRadio™ and slotMusic™ cards**. Enjoy more music, videos and photos with an i…

Specifications

  • Alternative names
    Sansa Fuze 4GB

Release Date

  • First seen
    12 March 2008

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