SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 4 GB MP3 Player (Red)

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: B002MAPRYU
• Item model number: SDMX18R-004GR-A57
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (102 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #55 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

There's so much more to love when you play with a SanDisk Sansa Clip+ MP3 player. With four gigabytes of storage, this tiny player lets you listen to up to 1000 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. 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

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91 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good improvements on orginal Clip, September 8, 2009

By	Ross A. Seymour "rseymour10" (La Crosse, WI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 4 GB MP3 Player (Red) (Electronics)

The title says is all: Clip +. It is really the first generation of the Clip plus a few well thought out design and firmware changes.

The volume control is now on the opposite side, the side with the usb plug rather than the headphone. With right-angle headphone plugs, you needed to swing the headphone plug out of the way to use the volume control on the old Clip.

The on/off switch is now on the top instead of the left side (where the volume control now is). I often needed to turn off my Clip while under a shirt and not looking at it. I actually turned it off only about half the time because of slide switch. Now there's simply a button on the top. The hold button, which used to be on the on/off switch, is now activated by holding down the menu button. Since I rarely used the hold button I can't say whether this is an improvement.

The clip on the back is a big design change. The clip, for better or worse, is no longer detachable. Personally, I liked being able to detach it if I was using velcro rather the clip to attach to something, like a bag. That being said the new clip is sleeker. Closer to the back of the body and a bit wider. The clip now has a ridge at the end of the clip as opposed to the circle of the old Clip. It seems to hold on just as well.

The square controls (as opposed to the former round controls) doesn't make much of a difference. If you are using the controls by feeling rather than seeing, the square may make it a bit easier to know where you are at on the controls.

Otherwise it is the same size and all. My old Clip silicone case fits it OK, but I will get a new case when they come out.

Inside there are some firmware changes. Included now is a menu item for Slot Player chips (a soon-to-be obsolete format if I've ever seen one). The menus slide rather than jump, giving it a smoother look (I guess). In the old Clip, when you pressed the center button while a track was playing, it went to a visualization, then a listing of the current track playing. Obviously a redundancy. Now, it show info on the next track to play, instead of the current one. Other changes had already been incorporated in firmware updates for the original Clip.

One new function is the replay gain function. Very useful if you shuffle songs. This allows music to play back at about the same volume without you, the listener, having to actually change the volume. It works by adding a bit of instruction to each music file with information about how loud or soft the track is and then the volume of the player adjusts accordingly. Whether your tracks have replay gain information on them depends on how you got them. Many media players, like Media Monkey, can read the tracks and add this information.

One further note on the replay gain function. It should be set to song if you are on shuffle. Also the pregain is set a bit low. If you find yourself fiddling with the volume, increase the replay gain setting to 6 or 9.

The manual says it has gapless play. I believe you need to rip your tracks as gapless for this to work. Many standard mp3 converters don't do this, but maybe it is more prevalent for AAC (iTunes).

The best for last: a micro card slot. This allows you to add capacity to the player (currently the limit is 16gb with larger cards on the horizon), well above the 4gb that it comes with. If you have gone lossless (I use FLAC) then you know that extra file space is a big plus. With only FLAC files, the 4gb player holds about nine hours of music (probably five times more with normal MP3 files). This is fine by me but if I'm going on a trip then having the expansion capacity will be a big plus.

Sound quality wise, it sounds about the same to me, compared with the old Clip. Which means it sounds great, amped or not. Some have noted a fuller, warmer, louder sound, but my old ears can't pick that out.

Why people don't use these by the droves at the gym is beyond me. I still see very few of these players down at the Y, while I see all manner of big iPods. This little machine is perfect for the gym or any on-the-go activity.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Working well for AUDIO BOOKS. GREAT SOUND QUALITY, March 21, 2010

By	Andree Leblanc "mosaiclady" (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 4 GB MP3 Player (Red) (Electronics)

Length:: 2:30 Mins

Update: April 3, 2010: So far I have been using my Sandisk clip for an AUDIO BOOK PLAYER: As I have nothing to compare it to, except a cd player and a trip to the library, it's pretty neat. I go to sleep each night with the player in my ear. I've been able to download books from the library very easily and put them in the audiobook section of the player. It does begin where you left off, if you hit the pause button. You can delete chapters as you finish them. I read a lot. So I am finding that you have to charge it pretty much like a cell phone. Almost every day; but it's quick. THE SOUND QUALITY IS GOOD. And I'm picky about this kind of thing. I use my old long USB cable. I've dropped the little disk about 4 times now and so far it's still fine. I chose to go with a 4GB, to get used to the technology and see how long it would last with my kind of usage. My neighbors used to joke with me because I was walking an elderly dog with a booklight and a book. Having a book in the clip is so much easier. Another point about listening to books versus reading. When your eyes get tired, listening is great.

As a 51 year old non techy person, I have spent hours and hours researching which mp3 player to buy to meet my needs. I needed to replace a cd player I was using to listen to AUDIO books. My Panasonic SL-SW505 that I purchased on Ebay used last year was dying. So I knew this was coming and had to enter the 20th century. I looked at all the brands and came cose to Creative Labs Zen, yet the poor comments on customer service and the fact that the screen was big and I was not going to be watching videos, finally led me to Sandisk. Because a big screen will use up battery life.

Pros:
1. When I opened the box it came with a 4" cd that freaked me out because it would not fit into my hard drive. So I was afraid to open the box if I couldn't load software. Turns out you don't HAVE to use the 4 cd. Only if you want to use Rhapsody. BUT, I WAS ABLE WITHIN 5 MINUTES TO GET A TECH PERSON LIVE ON THE PHONE WHO SAID ALL WAS FINE JUST CONNNECT WITH USB AND YOU ARE GOOD TO GO. YEA!! So now I began to open box, which is where my video comes in, because it was too funny. Like breaking into a bank.

2. This little guy is tiny, like the size of a matchbox. But it worked seamlessly with the my public libraries software and I had a book loaded really fast and was listening that night. It goes through a process called syncronizing and works with Windows Media Player which I already had.

3. for AUDIO BOOKS: The screen after about 9 seconds goes dark which is what readers want if they are trying to ease into sleep. Also if you hit pause, the top button on the front and then turn off, it will pick up where you left off the next night. Kind of like a bookmark. Also once you learn on, off, volume, and pause, it's easy to be half asleep and turn volume up or down or off just by feel. When I learn more, I'll add more. So far I really love my new toy!

4. Sound quality is good too, not tinny at all.

5. Also, it works with any USB cable. It comes with a 9-inch one which is really too short!

Andree Le Blanc

Cons: none yet.

85 of 104 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buggy for a 2nd generation product, September 12, 2009

By	Larry Melman - See all my reviews

This review is from: SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 4 GB MP3 Player (Red) (Electronics)

The Clip+ is the ideal size for runners or gym rats. Mine replaces a Creative Zen Stone Plus w/Speaker (now obsolete), and if you are familiar with this player, the Clip+ is exactly the same size and thickness. It fits easily into a pants or gym shorts pocket. I will probably cut the clip off, which will make it even thinner.

However, I think by now, everyone has owned an mp3 player, and there is a set of basic features that we all expect to have. We expect buttons to work in a standard way. The Clip+ is confusing and/or a failure on many counts. I am still trying to understand the Clip+, but almost without exception I am finding that everything I was used to doing is more difficult or simply impossible. I can't believe this is a "version 2" product.

1. The Clip+ has a date/time setting, but the only place to see it is on the menu where you set it. What was the point?

2. The buttons on the front of the Clip+ depress way too easily. If you bump your pocket just so, you'll pause the player or change tracks. This never, ever happened on my old player - the buttons had enough resistance to prevent this. To avoid this on the Clip+, you use the Lock function which locks out all the buttons. That's better than nothing, but not much. The volume and on/off buttons are on the sides of the case and have more resistance to accidental bumping.

3. The Clip+ assumes that you use MP3 tags to organize your files/albums, so their menu system is based on that. The suppliers of the podcasts I listen to, don't seem to care about tags. And that's fine. I simply rename my files to be in the alphabetical order that I want to listen to them. The Clip+ supports this, but it is not the default mode. You have to wander through the menus to find "Folders" mode. And even so, the menu system seems to jump back into "tagged podcast" mode all the time.

4. The Clip+ lacks a "play one track and stop" mode, which was very handy on my old player when playing podcasts. The player would stop, I'd delete the track and start the next one. This mode doesn't exist on the Clip+. I used to take my old player to bed at night and "play one and stop" was useful there as well. The Clip+ has a sleep mode which is a fair alternative, but it takes about 10 button clicks to get to it.

5. There seems to be a bug where if you delete a file while it's playing, near the end of the file... the Clip+ deletes the NEXT file. You are asked to confirm that you're deleting a file... but you're not told which file is on the chopping block. Nice going there.

6. The display is 3 lines. Most of their menus are 4 lines long. Again, poor design.

7. The Clip+ has a bookmark feature for podcast and audiobook files. If you have played part of a track, a record is kept of your last position in the track. If you leave the track and return later, you return to the bookmarked spot. Sounds like a good idea... but it's buggy. Suppose you're in a track and want to start over. You can't. The "back" button takes you to the start of the _previous_ track. (Hopefully that's a bug they can fix.) From there, the "ahead" button will return you to your (bookmarked) position where you were before. All you can do is manually scan back to the beginning. Sometimes you are given a choice to "Resume" or "Restart" a track... but never when I really want it. If I have to think this much about a "feature" and still can't figure it out, it's the mark of poor design. Stuff like this should just work without having to think about it.

8. In general, the Clip+ requires far too much use of the menu system. On my old player, I could do everything I needed to do with 2 or 3 button presses at the most. I could do a lot of stuff on the treadmill without breaking stride, and without even looking. Not so with the Clip. You really have to be looking at the menus to do anything.

9. The card slot really ought to have a rubber cap or plug. It's just wide open to dirt, lint, moisture, etc. You can see the circuit board through the slot. That can't be a good thing.

Well, I hope this helps anyone considering the Clip+.