SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 4 GB MP3 Player (Blue)

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: B002MAPSC6
• Item model number: SDMX18R-004GB-A57
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (130 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #238 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: 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

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

195 of 198 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really nice technical improvements, but didn't need to "fix" the outside of it., September 19, 2009

By	Pramod Agrawal - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

So recently, because I love my Sansa Clip so much for exercising, and I thought I could use one more, I picked one of these up at Bestbuy. I have used it for about a week so I can't say anything about the longetivity of the new Clip Plus, but I can tell you about everything else. First I will give you the cons since there is only one and that is also only about preference. I personally LOVED the sleek look of the original sansa clip, but that has been replaced with a sort of glittery finish on the front. That is about it and to add to this, everything else from the outside such as the plastic used has been revamped to feel better in your hands and is just overall better quality. Now on to the most important part, the features. The main thing that sets this apart from the original clip is the addition of a microSD card slot. This can take up to a 32gb microSD card, so if you were to pair one with this, you could potentially get a 36(!)gb memory for this puny little item. That is the next thing I will get into, the size. If you haven't ever heard about the original sansa clip, basically, Sandisk designed this line of Sansa for portability and mainly for exercise. It feels really good in the hand and the non removable clip on the back can clip on to virtually anything. Next is the display. The menu remains much of the same, but Sansa also added slotRadio compatibility and a nicer flow to menu if you're into that. Finally we'll go to the placement of the buttons. On the old sansa clip, there was a button the side for power and hold, but a lot of clip owners including me found that uncomfortable. To cope with this, Sandisk put the power button on the top and put the hold funtion to holding the home button for about 3 seconds. So overall, this is a fantastic MP3 player in any category, but if you are in the market for one for the gym, pass up the Ipod Shuffle for 79$ with no screen and counter-intuitiveness(in my opinion) and get this really nice compact MP3 player for only 50$ for the 4gb, 40$ for the 2gb and 70$ for the 8gb. Thank you and I hope this review helps.

58 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great MP3 Player!, September 14, 2009

By	John Robinson (St. Louis, Missouri) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Amazon Verified Purchase

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

9/14/2009:

This is my first MP3 player. I'm 50 yrs. old. I paid $[...]for it. Please note that at the time I typed this review Amazon only had one style available: 4GB, in blue color. And this is because it has only been available on Amazon for about 1 month. In fact the model itself has only been available by Sandisk since early August 2009.

Sound Review: If u read some reviews online you will find that they rate the sound quality of this little guy comparable to units costing much more and are much larger. Here's an example: [...]. And I agree. Even with the volume turned all the way up, there is no background noise (as in hiss) between tracks.

And uploading music files is very easy. Just follow instructions. You can even upload tracks to the mini sd card before inserting it into the player. Nice feature.

The only thing I don't like is they (Sandisk) doesn't allow the clip to be removed like the older models. That means when, not if, but when the clip breaks (because it is made of plastic) you will have to send the whole unit to be repaired.

One more thing, make sure you connect the player to your computer and get the latest firmware update that is available. I didn't do that & found that the equalizer wouldn't work at first. But once I downloaded latest firmware and reset it, it worked fine.

ENJOY!!

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for, October 19, 2009

By	alexy - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

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

I wanted a small player to play books on tape when I am driving or exercising. This fits the bill perfectly. I recently had three good-sized books (about 50 hours total) loaded at once, with memory to spare. And I can double the memory for about $10 at today's prices, or triple the memory for the same price if I wait a little while.

Sound quality was fine for my purpose, but I'm not listening to music, so can't say one way or the other about that.

Controls take a little learning, since there are only six buttons, but I found it pretty easy to learn, and logical and effective once you do learn it.

Battery life is good. My only very minor quibble is that the battery icon doesn't do a good job of showing when you are running out. It looks low, then the player just quits, so I will probably start recharging when it looks half full. Charging is quick. And if you have a charger with a USB plug, it works here, which is great for me, since my car charger for my Motorola phone charges this.