SanDisk Sansa m260 (4 GB) MP3 Player

this mp3 player is awesome! i use it to listen to music and even sound record some lectures from my college courses. it is used for entertainment and studying! i havent had any problems with it. i considered getting the famous ipod but also wanted a sound recorder which the ipod didnt provide. this has it!

This baby is the hottest thing I got recently. I was debating weather to get this or an Ipod Nano and seeing that a 4GB nano cost more than $200 I opted for this one at the stealing price of only $150 (including shipping)! Compared to the Nano the m260 has a nice FM tuner. Just be sure that you are out in the open or are not deep inside a large building because the reception is a little weak but walking outside like at the part or sitting by the window in your office it works just fine.

The battery life is SO OUT OF THIS WORLD - 19 hours of straight music from a SINGLE AAA battery! The music is easy to load. Either you use Windows Media Player 9 (or another similar program) or just drag and drop. The ear buds that come with the player are of pretty excellent quality as well. I'm kind of a picky person when it comes to sound quality and I found the included earbuds perfect except that the bass is a little weak but that's not a problem unless you're the type who wants a really deep, meaty bass reproduction. The display screen is small but it does the job well of displaying my selections and titles of songs. It has a nice blue-colored LED backlight to illuminate the screen. The only thing is that when the battery does down about 1/4 backlight no longer works but the display is still present (just make sure you have some light) to see it).

The BEST thing that I love about this bad dude is that it is FLASH BASED - no harddrive. Therefore I can take it running and dancing and not worrying about any internal parts getting damaged because there are not moving parts! Plus it is 4 GB for $150 or less! The quality of the unit is well-made and I HIGHLY recommend this MP3 player to anyone looking for a swell MP3 player but with a SUPERB balance of quality, features and value.

Pros:
~ Dirt cheap and great value
~ High Quality (I was sururpsed!)
~ Excellnt sound reproduction even with its included earbuds
~ Sound equalizer
~ 19 hours straight on a single AAA battery!
~ Memory-based (no risk of damaging a harddrive thus more rugged)
~ FM tuner!
~ Small, lightweight
~ It comes with a handy clear-plastic case/pouch that you can conveniently strap to your arm.
~ Is compatible with subscription music services like Yahoo Music and Real Raphsody!

Cons:
~ Included earbuds lacking in bass.
~ FM tuner a little weak indoors.
~ Backlight goes out when battery life gets to about 1/4.
~ If you're playing an a particular album of an artist and want to choose a different one from the same artist you'll have to go back to the menu, select the artist, and then the album instead of allowing you to back directly to the artist.
~ Maybe I got a defective unit but when I place the player in Hold mode all the music has static. But when turned off the music plays normally.

I bought a Sansa m260 about a year ago on eBay. I have been using it until now--just recently it has had a major meltdown, preventing me from deleting all the files off of it in order to refill it and hopefully repair it, and rendering the player seemingly unusable. This meltdown typifies the overall performance of this MP3 player. The player works fine most of the time, but often has annoying major glitches that put a dent in its likeability. For example, an artist I had on the device that played perfectly fine on my computer did not work on the Sansa, and in addition caused the player to malfunction until the battery was removed and put back in. The same thing happened with a song that also played perfectly fine on my computer--it caused the player to freeze. Many of these glitches happened to the player on a regular basis. This also happened with a similar model one of my parents purchased--it malfunctioned frequently after a few days and eventually froze to the point of unusability. While the Sansa m260 has some nice perks that other value-priced MP3 players of its kind don't--, a recorder, mostly crystal-clear FM radio, a somewhat friendly interface, easy PC-to-player transfer, and compatibility with Windows Media Player--the frequent debilitating issues are too hard to overlook. Even the casual user will most likely be faced with numerous problems with the m260, and any other similar player of the SanDisk line. I advise potential buyers of this product, from any retailer, to proceed with caution. This is an OK product, but sometimes the problems tend to outweigh the strengths.

This is a very nice device. Easy to use and works well. Does use up batteries , but is well worth it. I really enjoy it.

Purchased mine on sale at Circuit City (there were no better Ebay deals at the time and this was my first mp3 player so I didn't want to risk it.

I purchased this one over IPOD due to it being nearly 50% less than a 4gb nano plus it had an FM tuner. I didn't want to mess with a hard-drive since I take this running, on the mower, bike, etc. and I've dropped it a couple times already.

To sum-up, an excellent player at an excellent price. The only issue I have is since I was new to this mp3 podcast thing, it took me a while to find a reliable podcast client (unlike when you have an IPOD, you can be brain-dead and get it right). Use FeedDemon2 for podcasts (it's $30 but worth it- the freebee's aren't that good and crash a lot).

The only other minor thing is the display is small, and "jogs" across the screen too slow and doesn't show much song info. Also, searching for a title is limited. A work-around is to use a "tag editor" (audioshell tageditor is one) to shorten the tags so you have more control over the display reading (and you can shorten it)....

Real good FM Radio. Scans the band and preloads the 20 strongest stations. I used it in Atlanta last weekend to find local unknown stations. Did same at home when I returned last night. MP3 Player, no surprises. several selection options available, ie... artist, genre, date, etc. Not flat like some so bulges in pocket, but I like it. I bought several more. I keep books on one, and different types of music on others. So I can keep my place when I change players. A good buy, suits my needs.............

I bought this item cuz i needed more music storage...& i absolutely luv it....

Excellent item.....U can't go wrong...

The Sansa Sandisk m260 is getting a bit long in the tooth in the electronic world and is several generations out of date but I like them so much. Prices have fallen to the point that if you lose them or damage them it isn't a huge financial crisis which is a good thing in today's environment. The units are very reliable and pretty well built so a short fall won't put it out to the electronic grave yard. Additionally, I really like the battery set up which is a regular AAA battery so you can getting going again quickly with a new battery - none of that recharging pit stop. They don't seem to burn up batteries too quickly if you turn off the display illumination. I use rechargeables and keep a few charged and on hand but worse case when the battery dies in a most inconvient location you can usually find a convenience store or somebody nearby with a fresh battery. A good antique device.

I recently purchased a second SanDisk Sansa m260 from Ebay. I like the compact size, battery life and song capacity (it holds more than 1,000 songs). I think it's a good product for a good price. Would recommend.

man i love this thing. i have a half gig which works great, has an extremely low price, and i use the recorder and fm tuner alot. im tryin to get a 4 gig which should hold me over on mp3's for like 4 years at least. i did have a problem with putting on music that became write protected once on it and it wouldnt play but it was easy to overcome and its works fine.

Very prompt supplier.It is a pleasant experience to do buisiness with.certainly do buisiness in the future.