Brand NameSanDisk
Number of Items1
Remote Control DescriptionNone
Item Display Height3.1 inches
Item Display Width1.4 inches
Product Specifications
Technical Details
- Compact digital audio player with 4 GB flash memory and MP3/WMA support
- Stores 64 hours of MP3 music or 128 hours of WMA music; integrated voice recorder
- Supports PlaysForSure WMA subscription services; built-in FM tuner with 20 presets
- High-speed USB 2.0 interface; includes carrying case with armband for portable use
- Runs for 19 hours on 1 AAA battery (included); 1-year warranty
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Take your music on the go with the feather-light SanDisk Sansa M260 4 GB flash memory digital audio player, which is bulked up with a surprising amount of features for such a small device. In addition to playing both MP3 and WMA audio files, it also sports an FM radio and digital voice recorder. It supports the Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 and features PlaysForSure support for portable music downloads. And it's powered by a single AAA battery, which will provide up to 19 hours of battery life.
The 4 GB Sansa M260 will hold approximately 64 hours of CD-quality MP3 tracks (encoded at 128kps) or 128 hours of WMA tracks (at 64kbps). It's compatible with MP3, WMA, secure WMA, and Audible audio file formats. The digital FM radio allows you to access local radio stations, as well as preset up to 20 of your favorite stations. With five equalizer types for the FM radio and music player, you can optimize your sound for your favorite style of music, such as, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Pop, and Custom (user-defined). You can also use the built-in microphone and voice recording function to capture interviews, classes, and short voice notes to yourself.
 The Sansa M260 can hold 64 hours of CD-quality MP3 tracks on its 4 GB memory. View larger. Detailed view of the basic controls. |
The compact yet robust industrial design offers an easy-to-use interface with an indigo-backlit LCD screen showing ID3 tag information from currently playing tracks (song title, artist, and album, as well as battery level and playlist). Sophisticated music library sorting lets you browse the music in your player by artist, album, song title, genre, year, playlist, and other useful criteria. The AB playback feature allows you to select a start point and an end point within an audio file so you can play that segment over and over--helpful for learning languages.
It's easy to transfer songs to the Sansa--just connect it to your PC via the included USB 2.0 connection cable, where it will appear as a Windows Portable Device on your computer. Then, just drag and drop music files from anywhere on your hard drive or use a variety of music software to move licensed music to the device. The Sansa is compatible with PCs running the Windows XP operating system.
The SanDisk Sansa M260 digital audio player uses PlaysForSure technology. Look for the PlaysForSure logo if you're shopping for a portable music or video device and you want to make sure the digital music and video you purchase will play back on it every time. Match the PlaysForSure logo on a large selection of leading devices and online music stores. If you see the logo, you'll know your digital music will play for sure. Choose from a large number of digital music and video stores, including MTV's Urge, Rhapsody, Yahoo!, MSN Music, MusicMatch, MusicNow, Napster, Wal-Mart Music Downloads, and many more.
What's in the Box
Sansa M260 4 GB MB player, carrying case with armband, stereo headphones, AAA alkaline battery, USB 2.0 travel cable, CD-ROM with drivers and online user guide, and printed Quick Start guide
Product Description
The Sansa m200 Series MP3 players offer great sound, ease of use, and high quality sound with virtually no weight. Created by the leaders in flash memory, this flash-based model provides high-quality digital music playback at an affordable price. As a replacement to our original Digital Audio Player line, this improved look also includes Sansa's excellent navigation: songs sorted by title, artist, album, genre and more. The Sansa m200 Series MP3 players are the first to provide Microsoft PlaysForSure Subscription Service for unlimited downloads. Choose to play your favorite track repeatedly, in random sequence, or play all the songs continuously Hi-speed USB 2.0 connects to almost any computer for hi-speed music transfer (backwards compatible to USB 1.1 ports) Comes with sleek carrying case and armband to protect your player and keep your hands free Easy to use - plug and play, no drivers required (except Win98SE requires driver) Indigo backlit LCD provides ID3 Tag information (v.1 and 2)
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
(...) As for the sound quality it is great. The unit is very compact and easy to carry. I mainly use it to listen to 'Audio Books' and if you pause it before turning it off you pick up right where you left off. It has great battery life and uses easy to change AAA batteries. If I had to list some bad things, they would be: You have to remember to hold the power button for several seconds or it powers right back on, I assume that is designed to prevent people from bumping the power button and shutting it off. Once you get in the habit of holding it in for a few seconds it is not a big deal. The documentation is lacking. The only other complaint would be the battery compartment lid does seem flimsy.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
I bought two of these players for my daughters for Xmas. They worked for a while until my daughters added songs using Windows Media Player. The unit is now hung in an uncorrectable "initializing" state which can't be cleared, reset or corrected. I am returning my players for a refund. The problem is listed all over the internet if you search for it but Sandisk does not acknowledge it on their FAQ/Support site.
Buyer beware.
Buyer beware.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
I received this MP3 player for Christmas of 06, and have experienced a flaw in it's design that is well documented with it's user base. I will simply paste an explanation of the problem I found.
"There is a known issue regarding these players' tendency to display "unknown artist" or "unknown album" even when Windows Explorer, or Media Player clearly reflect the correct artist and or album of a particular song when the unit is connected via the USB port. This issue appears to occur randomly and even the most recent beta firmware (version 2.2.5) has not resolved it."
[...]
Other discussions about said issue can be found will a small amount of research. However, there is no solution to this problem. I contacted SanDisk via their on-line tech support system on Jan-9, and received no response after several days. I then called their tech support line, as assigned case ID #982315 and was told I would be contacted the next day by somebody named Jason. I was never contacted by said person.
After a week of waiting, I wrote their customer service again. On Jan-23, I received an e-mail instructions to return my MP3 from where it was bought.
Replacing my MP3 player with the same model containing the same fundamental design flaw is not what I want, I want a solution. This MP3 player cost over $200, and it was shipped with a known defect.
Based on my experience with SanDisks customer service, the bug this player was shipped with, and SanDisks inability to correct said bug via firmware updates in over a year, I will not buy another SanDisk product.
"There is a known issue regarding these players' tendency to display "unknown artist" or "unknown album" even when Windows Explorer, or Media Player clearly reflect the correct artist and or album of a particular song when the unit is connected via the USB port. This issue appears to occur randomly and even the most recent beta firmware (version 2.2.5) has not resolved it."
[...]
Other discussions about said issue can be found will a small amount of research. However, there is no solution to this problem. I contacted SanDisk via their on-line tech support system on Jan-9, and received no response after several days. I then called their tech support line, as assigned case ID #982315 and was told I would be contacted the next day by somebody named Jason. I was never contacted by said person.
After a week of waiting, I wrote their customer service again. On Jan-23, I received an e-mail instructions to return my MP3 from where it was bought.
Replacing my MP3 player with the same model containing the same fundamental design flaw is not what I want, I want a solution. This MP3 player cost over $200, and it was shipped with a known defect.
Based on my experience with SanDisks customer service, the bug this player was shipped with, and SanDisks inability to correct said bug via firmware updates in over a year, I will not buy another SanDisk product.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good Mp3 Player
The controls are easy to figure out. I like it because it runs on AAA batteries. I honestly hate ion batteries, because they die eventually. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Karen94
SanDisk Sansa M260
My second SanDisk MP3 player. The M240, I already owned, is still being used by my wife. I like the ease of use, the screen, the sound, compact design, and especially the... Read more
Published on April 17, 2009 by Ralph A. Stuart
The Ideal "Basic" mp3/wma Music Player
Here's my bottom line: If you're new to mp3 players and you just want a gadget to store and play your favorite music without a big hullabaloo, any of the models in the SanDisk... Read more
Published on November 29, 2008 by Papa Tom
Overpriced compared to the m250
Now that the m250(2GB) player is so cheap, it doesn't make sense to pay almost 200 dollars for this unit. Read more
Published on May 2, 2008 by Jake Scott
Love this brand!
I have had a 2GB Sansa for a couple of years now and love it. It is easy to use and holds a great number of songs. Read more
Published on January 6, 2008 by Maureen Stock
A good value, but overall a mediocre player
I've owned this mp3 player for almost 2 years. At the time of my original purchase, this was pretty good player given it's price/capacity/size. Read more
Published on November 11, 2007 by EPMoto2002
The anti-Ipod MP3 player
Sansa has created an easily usable sturdy MP3 player that is $50 and can be used with Napster and Yahoo! Music. As an anti ipod parent this is a great thing for me. Read more
Published on September 4, 2007 by J. Mason
Flawless and Easy to Use
I have had zero problems with this unit. I've had it for over a year.
1) It syncs perfectly in Windows XP and Vista. Don;t even need included software. Read more
1) It syncs perfectly in Windows XP and Vista. Don;t even need included software. Read more
Published on July 26, 2007 by Daniel Limbach
nice idea but poor quality
I bought this a year ago and had some problems with it. It was defective from the factory. Trying to work with Sandisk customer support was not a positive experience. Read more
Published on July 18, 2007 by wet dogs
Don't buy this player nor anything from Sandisk
I was happy with this player in the beginning until I began having problems with some WMA and MP3 files. Read more
Published on May 8, 2007 by Patrick Brunet
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