I purchased the Sansa Fuse 4gb and I've put in a 4gb micro card. I used to have a Sansa e250 before I had my Fuze, and that little guy still works today. I upgraded to a Fuze because I had a micro memory card that wasn't compatible with my e250, and the Fuze was by SanDisk-the ONLY mp3 brand I'll EVER trust. That, and the Fuze had more internal memory and was thinner than it's older version.
I got my Fuze back in August 2009, and it runs like a charm to this day. Let me tell you, I use this thing ALL THE TIME. I use it when I'm drawing, exercising, waiting for someone to pick me up-things like that. In the spring, summer, and fall I go jogging everyday, and I always bring this device with me. It's perfect for working out because it's small enough that you can carry it in one hand or strap it to your arm. It's got a cool play list feature that allows you to create your own lists of music, and if you want to listen to just those, you select the list and the player will play only the songs that you have on it. I use that feature every time I go jogging-I select my GoList and set the settings to SHUFFLE and REPEAT ALL.
I've only used it a few times to watch videos, and the picture and sound quality were really good. My primary use for this is music though-so I can't really rate the whole video thing. Same goes for the picture feature. I got this so I could play music, not look at pictures or videos. I used to have a few on the internal memory, and they were pretty good quality.
I LOVE the built-in radio in this thing, and the ability to record songs or talk shows from it is awesome! I use this feature a few times a week when I listen to 89x and Dave and Chuck the Freak. It even has a counter when you choose to record-which tells you how much time you have left for recording, and how long your current recording is. If you have nothing on the internal memory, you can get a good 10 hours out of it. I've tried to figure out how to get it to record on a micro, but I don't think it will. Though, if you decided to move your recordings to a computer, be careful! The Fuze uses WAVE format-which is the rawest format you can get music in. This means that it isn't compressed AT ALL, in fact, one of my recordings was 20 minutes. On the Fuze, it's not that large of a file-but when I moved it to my computer, it was a huge 144MB file that needed some serious compressing!
The mic is really cool-and something my e250 had as well. It doesn't seem like it would, but the built-in mic is actually really strong and can pick up sounds from a fair distance away. I've used this mic several times, mostly to record funny moments and lectures at my college. Again, the mic uses WAVE format-so the files are pretty big when you move them to your computer, but they take up hardly any space on the internal memory.
The battery on this thing still works for me! I still have the 24 hour charge, and I only have to charge this thing once or twice a month! If you want the most out of your battery life, let me tell you that dimming the back light and changing the screen off setting to 5 seconds is the best way to conserve battery life. However, I know that some people wouldn't want to do this, but it's been working for me!
If you get a Fuze, I recommend getting a cover or case of some sort for it. Is it fragile? No, not at all-but it IS prone to fingerprints. This drives me CRAZY-I hate having fingerprints anywhere on my Fuze, so I bought a nice black felt-like cover for it and I use a small rectangle of see-through cling wrap on the screen to stop fingerprints. Then again, maybe you don't care.
Also, the Fuze does NOT come with a media sync. This means that if you want to upload pictures and movies, you'll have to go to SanDisk's website and download the Sansa Media Converter. I'm pretty sure that if you buy the Fuze from a store brand new, it'll come with a small instruction manual that tells you the website to go to in order to download the Converter. Don't worry, it's completely free! :)
All in all, the Sansa Fuze is another great mp3 player by SanDisk. In my personal opinion, it is a thousand times better than an iPod-and way more affordable. I'll choose a SanDisk mp3 player over ANY brand every time-they're just that good! This mp3 is great for someone who wants a reliable device without paying an arm and a leg for it. Mine has lasted me over a year, and it works just as great as the day I bought it! I'll recommend this product to anyone looking for a mp3 player!
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| Price | $299.99 | $39.99 | $53.99 | $39.99 | $20.99 |
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| Color | Black | Black | Black | Black | Black |
| Item Dimensions | 3.1 x 1.9 x 0.3 inches | — | 2.23 x 1.44 x 0.6 inches | 2.6 x 1.8 x 0.4 inches | 1.97 x 1.18 x 0.59 inches |
| Item Weight | 2.10 ounces | — | 0.85 ounces | — | — |
| Supported Standards | MP3 | MP3 | AAC, MP3 | MP3 | MP3 |
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