SanDisk Docking Station for Sansa c200 and e200 Series Players

by SanDisk

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 6.1 x 2.7 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000IBJKIE
• Item model number: SDAMX-BST-A75
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The SanDisk SDAMX-BST Sansa Base Station provides you with a full music solution and a more complete Sansa MP3 player experience by making charging, music transfers, and best of all the playing of your music at home more convenient, more practical, and more enjoyable.

The SanDisk Sansa base station is compatible with Sansa c-series and e-series MP3 players that are 200-series models or above. This unit provides a dedicated home for your compatible Sansa MP3 player, allowing you to easily transfer music and content from your PC to your player without having to hook it up each time, and automatically charging your Sansa's batteries while it is docked. The Sansa base station can also be left connected to your home stereo or entertainment system, allowing you to enjoy the music on your Sansa at rich, full stereo volumes. As a further convenience, this base station comes with a handy IR (infra-red) remote that lets you wirelessly operate the primary control functions of you Sansa MP3 player from the comfort of your couch or anywhere else in the room, and when you are not using it, the remote control stores out of your way in a cavity built in to the bottom of the base station.

The SanDisk SDAMX-BST features a small footprint so it doesn't take up a lot of room and can go anywhere, and a durable plastic enclosure that protects all its vital parts from damage or wear and tear. The base station's interface is right on the top so you can easily see song information on your Sansa's screen while it is docked. The less sightly audio-out and PC connectors are located on the back, while the IR remote interface is located discreetly on the front for best-possible reception. This unit comes in a sleek black finish that not only perfectly complements your Sansa MP3 player, but goes well with virtually any home decor.

Product Description

Charges Sansa MP3 Player while connectedConnect to and play audio content through an audio system instead of headphonesEasily transfer music/content from PC to Sansa MP3 playerCompatible with c200 and e200 series playersIncludes remote control

Customer Reviews

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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple: it does what it says, December 27, 2007

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Dull Roaring - See all my reviews

This review is from: SanDisk Docking Station for Sansa c200 and e200 Series Players (Electronics)

First off, don't let some of the poor reviews here concern you too much. Anyone looking for a cure-all device to deliver a plethora of features for under fifty bucks is looking in the wrong place (and will probably be disappointed no matter where they look).

This Sandisk base station is a strong unit and serves its purpose competently. I can't find fault with anything on it so far; it's simple, convenient, and sounds great. Set-up took less than a minute, and the included instructions were unnecessary. Operation of the no-frills remote is intuitive, and navigation of the Sansa player (not included, of course) via the dock was already second nature from having used the player previously.

Specifially, here's what I like about this dock/station:

-It sounds fantastic. The built-in amplification alone is worth the purchase. As anyone who's jacked an MP3 player into a stereo, powered speakers, etc probably knows, you need to crank up the volume on one or both of the devices to get decent sound. This dock solves that problem easily.

-It takes care of the charging dilemma some users complain about with the Sansa players (that is, how to charge the player without tying into a computer in the process). Charging now can be done anywhere, and the stand allows the player to sleep with dignity--standing up in it's base; not laying on the floor with a cord coming out of its rear.

-The remote is a useful bonus that, along with an attached pair of powered speakers (see below) or stereo system, turns your Sansa into its own system.

-The weighted base, slip-resistant undersurface, and rear-ported jacks allow for easy and attractive placement pretty much anywhere. I read in a previous review the complaint that this base isn't heavy enough. Short of gluing a cinder block to the bottom of this, I'm not sure what else Sandisk is supposed to do. The weight is fine, and in fact even adds some perceived value in its heft.

-It comes with two custom-fitted adaptors for either of the mentioned Sansa series, giving you the option to retrofit the dock to one or the other series.

Now, if you feel like investing a little extra, and really want to get the most from this device, try what I did. Buy a pair of quality powered speakers (I'm using the Bose Companion 2 multi-media speakers), and plug them into the docking station. This gives you a sturdy, clean-sounding stereo system complete with easy playback, excellent sound, customized EQ (maybe the best reason to buy Sansas), basic remote, FM tuner (via Sansa), and an attractive, minimalist appearance. All in all, it's a worthy sound system that can be easily moved from room to room, and can be broken down for use as individual components.

Absolutely worth the few bucks it costs.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sansa E240 and SanDisk SDAMX-BST Base Station Review, June 13, 2007

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D. Williams "DCW" (Daytona Beach, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SanDisk Docking Station for Sansa c200 and e200 Series Players (Electronics)

Call me "unhip" if so desired, but "apple" means one of two things to me: edible fruit and/or the latter-date record label of a pioneering English rock band.

My little ol' Sansa E240's four gigs of storage (total storage can be as much as six with a two-gig Micro SD card) holds, count 'em, 16-hours worth of 160Kbps or higher (mostly 192Kbps) bit-rate tunes. Meaning: mostly used when I fly or work in the yard, since I first loaded it I've twice flown cross country (round trip) and "pulled weeds" without hearing the same tune twice (because it picks right up where previously stopped). Granted, I didn't use it every single second while in the air, but I have used it substantially each time.

Speaking of longevity: the E240's hardy battery power lasted the first Florida-to-California round trip and still held half of its charge upon return.

The E240 is intuitive (only cracked the instructions for initial startup info) and I can quickly, like almost "right now," get to key playback aspects such as volume control (love that 'ring wheel!'), forward, back, pause, and more. The color display's so good it's hard to believe.

As for the Base Station: In a stroke of genius, Sansa-maker SanDisk actually put all the wire connections ON THE UNIT'S BACKSIDE! In a day and age where protruding FRONT wires seem the rage, these guys got 'em out of the way.

Wired connections - for which cabling in each case is provided with the SDAMX-BST base station - are: power; USB 2.x; and, handy-dandy stereo RCA audio cabling for direct connect to stereo system. Though I run all of my home entertainment through a dedicated desktop (and thus will otherwise use the USB cable), the RCA cabling is a nice touch for those having a system with RCA inputs and not already using a computer to control music playback.

The Sansa E240 - with a full, non-factory silicone case - fits solidly onto the base station's charging cradle. To be honest, when first received I was a little bummed that the Sansa E240 unit itself didn't use a female USB 2.x mini-port, which is more and more commonly seen today. However, I can now easily see how one would likely have to often strip the unit from something like a silicone case - which increases the E240's exterior dimensions and might not otherwise fit a narrower, unit-sized cradle - if it didn't have the somewhat larger, but more stable, Sansa-specific female/male fitting.

The unit's remote - for which a (non-charging) cradle is likewise provided on the base station - works at least 35-feet away, the distance I now sit from the base station as this is being written.

Oh, already up-and-running, I've yet to open the base station's manual, even for initial startup information. It was that simple to set up.

Acquired through an Amazon-associated merchant (PC Micro Store), I also got a complete Sansa E2xx kit, that has a silicone cover, USB 2.x Sansa-specific cable, runner's arm band and car power (cigarette lighter) port connector for the USB-to-Sansa cable. Worth every cent.

In short: The above works for me and pretty darn good at that - all for hardly more than an iPod Nano, alone.

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product, with a few annoyances, March 9, 2007

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Nicholas Claypool "Amazon User" (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SanDisk Docking Station for Sansa c200 and e200 Series Players (Electronics)

I got this dock to hook up to my theater system. It looks nice, and does exactly what it is supposed to do and it does it well. There are however some minor annoyances that wouldn't be so annoying if I hadn't paid what I did for this.

1. Power cable easily disconnects from back of dock.
2. Base needs more weight in it, moves around too easily.
3. Remote and Base collect more finger prints than dust.
4. Remote seems as if it needs to be pointing directly at the front of the unit and can only be used at no more than 10'. The further away you are the harder it is to get the base to pick up the signal.