SanDisk Sansa m250 2 GB MP3 Player (Black)

I just bought this player for my new Honda which has an aux port in console. Since I will use it mostly in the car or while walking/running, I didn't need any video so went for what I thought was a very good price. It arrived very quickly and works exactly as expected.

Regardless of using Windows Media Player or simply dragging and dropping files, it did NOT want to play the files in alphabetical order. It always looked for track numbers (if available). Even if you sorted the files first in WMP.

If you use WMP and keep everything in playlists, you'll be OK. But if you have various podcasts and songs you want to arrange in your own order of play, forget it. Your chosen order of play will be lost when you sync the songs. Same is true if you rename the files (a, b, c before the file names) in the order you want and then drag and drop.

I had my doubts but this player has proven itself to be easy to use and reliable. The best thing is that it uses a standard AAA battery which you can get anywhere; this is especially good for travel to foreign countries. No software is needed and you can upload songs from any computer! The ear phones are not the best; the type that hook on you ears are more comfortable; this cause some pain and irritataion especially when sweating heavily. The case that comes with it looks real flimsly but work very well and seals out the rain. The only negative for the case is the dificullty in removing the player to change the battery. That is probably a good thing as you know the play will stay in place securly. The buttons are great; very easy to use while exercising and very reliable in thier fuction. The unit doesn't shut off accidently and forwarding to the next song is very easy while engaged in physical activities.

Seriously, why buy a 2 gig ipod when this is available? 2 gigs? Check. MP3 and WMA support? Check. FM radio? Check! Voice recorder? You bet your sweet bippy!

I got this thing for a song, and it came with everything. USB cable, battery, everything. It is amazing. It can store a ton of songs and even has a backlit display. Definitely one of the best purchases I have made.

This is a super MP3 if all you want to do is listen to music. It is easy to operate, sounds good and is inexpensive. Unfortunately, I wanted to listen to recorded books and there is no bookmarking feature. If you want to hear the first part of the story many times without getting to the end this is your player. If you want to hear the whole story at different sessions buy something else. The sales literature on most MP3 players does not list bookmark capabilities for their players--too bad.