SanDisk Sansa m250 2 GB MP3 Player (Black)

I bought this MP3 player because my iPod broke and I did not feel like spending $250 right away to get a new one. All I wanted to use this SanDisk for was working out at the gym, and listening to some music before sleep.

This product works fine at high volume in the gym setting, but the equalizer is crap. I use a nice pair of skullcandy headphones, and the music sounds like it is coming out of an extremely old set of speakers.

At low volume, there is this very irritating buzz that interferes with the music, probably because the MP3 decoder that the device uses is crap.

Bottom line - The product sucks if you are used to listening to high quality MP3's above 128kbits. All of my music is at 256K or higher, and it just sounds like crap. I only use this device in the gym where I play it very loud, which drowns out the annoying buzz that you typically hear at low volume. You get what you pay for with this device.

I was so excited to get this device for audio books. I was very disappointed when I started a book and found that if I stopped mid-chapter, I could not get back to my place. It's a big problem when the "chapter" is an hour long and I've listened to 40 minutes of it! I either have to start over, skip the last 20 minutes, or let it run and set a timer to pick it up at the right spot. Not very convienent. Great sound, easy to load with music...would be fantastic if I only wanted to listen to music!

I am very happy with my MP3 SanDisk player. It's easy to operate and small enough to carry any where.

Thanks.

I bought this to play audible books, not music. I find it difficult to manuver through, especially to bookmark my place. If I put it on pause to attend to something else for a minute, it shuts itself off in about 30 seconds. Then you have to wait about 5 mins to turn it back on again. I like my Creative Zen much better.

This was a gift for my older sister. She has been very pleased with thus far. However, the battery life seems to be less than what is written on the package.