SanDisk Sansa Fuze 2 GB MP3 Player (Black)

I love this player! It's perfect for just carrying around on-the-go, and if you want more space you can expand the memory with a microsd card. My only complaint is that after two months the screen monitor cracked internally, and though I did eventually get a replacement, it took FOREVER. More than a month. Hopefully this new one will last.

The Sandisk Fuze is probably the best MP3 Player, it competes with the ipod and I just love it.

This is worth the money for it has numerous functions aside from a mp3 player. However, i wonder why they put the headphone jack under the unit.

The Fuze has more features than I want, but it is very easy to use and it is very easy to ignore the useless features.

When you get the unit, plug it in to the USB cable to charge it. Once it is charged, go into the settings menu and change the mode to MSC. This makes the Fuze act like a regular flash drive, so it will work with any operating system that supports USB. Next, format the unit. Sandisk includes some sample music that was installed in MTP mode. The two modes are not compatible, so your player will have wasted space if you keep the sample music.

Next, go to Sandisk's website. They will have a *.bin file available so you can flash the Fuze's firmware to the latest version. Just copy the file over with any file manager. They do have an updater program, but that doesn't work on my OS.

You now have a player that can handle FLAC and OGG format audio, as well as all the usual ones. That means Librivox and Project Gutenberg audiobooks work, so hard to find classics are easy to get. And if you're an audiophile, you can use FLAC for higher quality sound. There is enough space to fit at least 4 hours of MP3s and a short audiobook.

EDIT: I've picked up a set of cheap IEMs (jvc air cushions, about 80-90% as good as the high end IEMs I've used, at 1/10 the price). The sound is now very clear, with no hiss. Sometimes a good audio chip will have software that adds hiss, but the Fuze is free of this problem. The whole setup will easily fit into a jeans pocket, even if you're a curvy female who likes a close fit.

The display is not visible on a sunny day in direct sun on the lowest brightness setting. Tilting it slightly solves that. The clock is visible even when the unit is locked.

The radio sounded quite clear in my few minutes of playing with it... it's definitely a useless feature for me.

The delete option is a little confusing. I haven't found a way to delete a song unless it is playing. I'm used to doing the odd cleanup on my player to get rid of songs I'm tired of, and I can't find a way to do that without a computer. Very minor annoyance.

Overall, this is a really great player. I've had it for almost a month, and almost no problems
Pros:
Great sound quality
clear display
VERY easy to use- both listening and adding music
adding video & music is fast
exactly as promised
Cons:
scratches rather easily

Definately a good buy!