SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 8 GB MP3 Player (Black)

by SanDisk

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.6 inches ; 0.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002MAPS6W
• Item model number: SDMX18R-008GK-A57
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (282 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #75 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

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  Electronics > Portable Audio & Video > MP3 Players & Accessories > MP3 Players

• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 20, 2009

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

There's so much more to love when you play with a SanDisk Sansa Clip+ MP3 player. With eight gigabytes of storage, this tiny player lets you listen to up to 2000 songs in stunning audio quality. It boasts a wide array of outstanding features, including an FM radio, long-life battery, and integrated voice recorder. And with its expandable memory card slot, you can add pre-loaded microSD, slotRadio or slotMusic cards, so you can listen to your favorite music, podcasts and audio books without having to access a computer or wait for downloads.

SanDisk Clip+ MP3 Player At-a-Glance: Easy -- Large OLED screen makes it easy to choose songs and playlists. Tiny -- Ultra-compact design with integrated clip makes it easy to take everywhere you want to go. Expandable -- In addition to the internal storage, a memory slot lets you add a microSD, microSDHC, slotMusic, or slotRadio card for more music options.

An expansion card slot lets you easily add more music. (Blue version shown.) View larger.

The Sansa Clip+ MP3 Player plays MP3, WMA, secure WMA, Audible, Ogg Vorbis, and FLAC music files. View larger.

Tiny MP3 Player with Big Sound
Brought to you by SanDisk, the global leader in flash memory cards, the Sansa Clip+ MP3 player offers distinctively big sound and a wide array of features packed into a tiny, ultra-compact design.

The Sansa Clip+ MP3 player, recipient of an August 2009 CNET Editors' Choice award, is built to bring your music to life. The player features solid-state flash memory for skip-free playback, making it ideal for working out with, and with MP3 quality for a rich, full-bodied sound. Whether you're a jazz aficionado or a classic rocker, the Sansa Clip+ MP3 player will ensure that your music comes through loudly and clearly.

The Sansa Clip+ MP3 player supports the most popular audio formats, including MP3, WMA, secure WMA, Audible, Ogg Vorbis, and FLAC.

Expandable Memory Slot for slotMusic and slotRadio Cards
Thanks to the Sansa Clip+ MP3 player's expandable memory card slot, you don't have to rely on your computer or the Internet to listen to the music you love. Simply insert a preloaded microSD or microSDHC card, and you'll be ready to play music, podcasts, or audio books in seconds--with no waiting for downloads and no computer required.

You can also use the memory slot to add slotMusic or slotRadio cards for even more music options. slotMusic and slotRadio cards let you instantly enjoy your favorite music without being dependent on a computer or Internet access.

slotMusic cards include a full album of your favorite artist and have plenty more room to add music from your own music library. Simply choose your favorite artist and slotMusic cards will give it to you straight from the package to your eardrums.

And with select slotRadio cards, you'll get 1,000 songs‡ preloaded onto a card. Each card features handcrafted playlists and hundreds of artists from top music charts. Whether you want Rock, Hip-hop, Country -- there's a slotRadio card that will get you movin' and groovin'.

(Note: microSD, microSDHC, slotMusic, and slotRadio cards are sold separately. Visit sandisk.com for details about slotMusic and slotRadio cards.)

The Clip+ comes in three colors. (Click your favorite.)

Just Clip and Go
Everything about the Sansa Clip+ MP3 player is designed with your active lifestyle in mind. About the size of a matchbox, it weighs less than an ounce and features an integrated clip that secures firmly to your clothing for easy, hands-free portability, making it the ideal MP3 player to take on your morning runs or afternoon workouts.

A large, bright, easy-to-read OLED screen and searchable menus make it easy to choose playlists or songs, while the long-life rechargeable battery offers up to 15 hours† of continuous playback.

In addition to all the great digital music features, the Sansa Clip+ MP3 player includes an integrated digital FM tuner with 40 presets for listening to sports, talk radio, or your favorite music stations at the gym. It also has a built-in microphone for recording your latest and greatest thoughts on the go.

The Sansa Clip+ MP3 player is backed by a limited one-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Sansa Clip+ MP3 player, USB 2.0 transfer cable, earphones, and quick-start guide.

Sansa Clip+ MP3 Player Capacity CAPACITY 8 GB* Up to 2000 songs** Based on 3.5 minute songs 4 GB* (Black, Blue, Red) Up to 1000 songs** Based on 3.5 minute songs 2 GB* Up to 500 songs** Based on 3.5 minute songs * 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. Some capacity not available for data storage. ** Approximations: results will vary based on file size, resokution, compression, bit rate, content, host device, pre-loaded files and other factors. See www.sandisk.com

† Based on continuous playback at 128kbps MP3; actual life and performance may vary depending upon usage and settings; battery not replaceable.
‡ These slotRadio cards contain songs pre-programmed in music playlists for unlimited playback with slotRadio card compatible devices only. Visit slotRadio.com for slotRadio compatible devices. Much like radio, these songs are played in sequence and cannot be rewound or re-arranged, yet individual songs can be skipped as often as you want. Song and playlist files cannot be copied or viewed (for example on a PC).

Product Description

The Sansa Clip+ MP3 player gives you more to enjoy.  Enjoy up to 2,000 songs†† with an 8GB* player, FM radio, long-life battery and voice recorder. PLUS now even more! Expand your enjoyment when you add in preloaded content cards** into the new memory card slot, including slotRadio™ and slotMusic™ cards**. Or, save your own music, podcasts, and audio books onto a microSD™/microSDHC™ memory card** to expand your play.It’s brought to you by SanDisk with awesome sound to enjoy your music. Just clip it on and enjoy more music with an incredible 15 hours† battery-fueled fun. See what you’re listening to with the bright, easy-to-read screen and intuitively searchable menus. Color your world in red, blue or sleek black undertones.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

185 of 186 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Clip+ does everything it needs to, and nothing it doesn't., September 18, 2009

By	S. Rysdyk (Michigan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 8 GB MP3 Player (Black) (Electronics)

I owned the first generation clip, and the new 8gb clip+ retains everything that was great about the first while adding all around refinements.

Pros:
- Overall build quality has improved, but especially with the clip mechanism.
- Files on MicroSD integrate seemlessly with the on board memory.
- The volume and power buttons have more ergonomic placement on the device.
- Sound quality remains great.
- Audiobook files can be sped up slightly to save some "reading" time.
- The interface is a little smoother and nicer to move through.
- The square trackpad makes it easier to navigate without looking at the player. (good for runners)


Cons:
- No cap on the MicroSD slot, so that could potentially get dirty.


If you don't need gimmicks such as touch screens and web browsers, then this player is quite possibly the best on the market for value, size, and quality. The Clip+ is definitely worth the few extra bucks over what the first gen clip is selling for now.


UPDATE: Having used the product for a while the one thing I'm disappointed with is battery life. The meter drains down to 50% at the expected pace, and then goes from 50% to 0 quite fast. I haven't timed it but i'm sure the battery life (using all default settings) is quite less than the advertised 14-15 hours.

81 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellently small, infinitely expandable, September 24, 2009

By	Defaultluser - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 8 GB MP3 Player (Black) (Electronics)

I've been very pleased with this small wonder, it is about 1/2 the size of your average portable mp3/video player with an LCD screen, but the OLED screen on the Clip+ is still very readable and easily navigable. I've paired my player with a 16GB MicroSDHC card, giving me enough room for my entire mp3 collection in a player the size of a matchbook.

The player itself is very lightweight, but feels very firm gripped in your hand, and the buttons have a very solid feel when pressed. The clip is non-removable, but probably not a breakage concern like the previous Clip.

Some technical observations:

The Clip+ plays back OGG Vorbis tracks completely gapless. It does not play back mp3 files encoded with LAME gapless (but the gap is extremely small).

The off-pitch playback issues of the original Clip (songs used to play at the wrong speed) are fixed in the Clip+.

Battery life is around the advertised 15 hours. It's not amazing (it trades battery life to have the screen and the slot), but it does last a week of casual listening.

Sound quality is outstanding, better than I ever expected from such an inexpensive player.

FLICKER WARNING: the OLED screen is crisp, but due to how the technology works, the screen must be refreshed like a CRT. Thus, if the refresh rate is too slow, flicker is visible (to those who are sensitive). The refresh rate of the Clip+ screen is very low, and people sensitive to it (including myself) can see flicker.

57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly Impressed, September 28, 2009

By	Jimi "Rocks my f'n face off" (Birmingham, AL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 8 GB MP3 Player (Black) (Electronics)

I am very impressed with this device. I needed something small and light so that I could use it while running or biking, and I couldn't ask for a better product.
Before coming across this, I had purchased the new iPod shuffle, which looks cool and is incredible small, but that is where the pros end for that device. I immediately returned the shuffle when I realized I couldn't use my Shure 530's with them (wtf?).
Then I found out about this awesome player. It obviously fits my need for a small, light player, and the fact that it clips easily and securely to a shirt is great. Now, in order for it to earn a five star rating, it needed to do a lot more than just clip to my shirt, and it far exceeded my expectations:
- Sound Quality: I am amazed at how much better this sounds than my iPod classic. The bass reproduction is the most noticeable difference. Hip Hop and electronic music was always lacking in the bass presence with my old iPod, even when paired with some great headphones. There is no issue with this device. The bass does not sound over bloated or artificial in any way, just clear, bold bass as it sounds out of a home theatre or car. Sound Quality is absolutely top notch. Be sure to rip your music using high quality settings, because the difference is definitely noticeable between highly compressed files and larger ones. Lossless files sound amazing.
- Durablility: Can't speak on this yet. I've only had it for a week. But it seems pretty well built. The only issue is the lack of covering for the micro SD slot. This seems to be the weakpoint and I expect problems with reading micro SD cards before the player itself has any problems
- Battery Life: No complaints here. I took it with me out of town last weekend and still haven't had to charge it. It's got about 50% charge after many hours of listening. This will definitely suffice for me.
- Ease of use: Nothing major enough here to cause me to rate it less than 5. It's not as easy to navigate as an ipod, but the value and other considerations make this easy to overlook.

Overall: I really love this product. At only $70, it is a low risk buy that will definitely prove its value in spades. With 32 gb cards on the horizon (c'mon san disk! Hurry up with em!), you can potentially have a 40 gig player the size of a box of matches. This thing is cool.