SanDisk Sansa m250 2 GB MP3 Player (Black)
The Sansa m200 Series MP3 players offer great sound, ease of use, and high quality sound with virtually no weight. Created by the leaders in flash memory, this flash-based model provides high-quality digital music playback at an affordable price. As a replacement to our original Digital Audio Player line, this improved look also includes Sansa's excellent navigation: songs sorted by title, artist, album, genre and more. The Sansa m200 Series MP3 players are the first to provide Microsoft PlaysForSure Subscription Service for unlimited downloads. Choose to play your favorite track repeatedly, in random sequence, or play all the songs continuously Hi-speed USB 2.0 connects to almost any computer for hi-speed music transfer (backwards compatible to USB 1.1 ports) Comes with sleek carrying case and armband to protect your player and keep your hands free Easy to use - plug and play, no drivers required (except Win98SE requires driver) Indigo backlit LCD provides ID3 Tag information (v.1 and 2)
Weighing not much more than its power source (a single AAA battery), the Sansa m250 2 GB flash memory digital audio player is a full-featured, ultra-portable MP3 player. The m250 includes FM radio and voice recording, a backlit LCD screen that displays ID3 tag information, support for multiple file formats, and full compatibility with most subscription services.  | The Sansa M250 can hold 32 hours of CD-quality MP3 tracks on its 2 GB memory.
Detailed view of the basic controls. |
The Music LCD screen. | 
The FM Radio LCD screen. | 
Top Level Menu. |  |
Take Your Music With You
The 2 GB Sansa m250 will hold approximately 32 hours of CD-quality MP3 tracks (encoded at 128kps) or 64 hours of WMA tracks (at 64kbps). It's compatible with MP3, WMA, secure WMA, and Audible audio file formats. The backlit LCD screen shows ID3 tag information for the currently playing track (song title, artist and album). Navigate the music on your player with ease, sorting by artist, album, song title, playlist or other criteria. With five equalizer types, you can optimize your sound for your favorite style of music, such as, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Pop, and Custom (user-defined). Keep the music coming with up to 19 hours continuous playback using one AAA Battery. FM Radio
The m250 includes a digital FM radio tuner for portable radio listening. Easily access your favorite stations by adding them to one of the 20 presets. Voice Recording Included
Use the built-in microphone to capture interviews, classes, short notes to yourself, or anything else you might feel inspired to record. Peace of Mind With PlaysForSure
The SanDisk Sansa m250 digital audio player uses PlaysForSure technology. Look for the PlaysForSure logo if you want to make sure the digital music and video you purchase will play back on it every time. Match the PlaysForSure logo on a large selection of leading devices and online music stores. If you see the logo, you'll know your digital music will play for sure. Choose from a large number of digital music and video stores, including MTV's Urge, Rhapsody, Yahoo!, MSN Music, MusicMatch, MusicNow, Napster, Wal-Mart Music Downloads, and many more. Ease of Operation
To transfer songs to the Sansa, simply connect the device to your PC via the included USB 2.0 cable. The device will appear as a drive in the Windows Explorer. Just drag and drop your compatible music files and be on your way. Additionally, use a variety of music software to move licensed music to the device. Works with Windows XP and Windows Media Player 9 or later. What's in the Box
Sansa m250 MP3 Player, Earphones, Armband and Case, AAA battery, and USB 2.0 travel cable.
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SanDisk Sansa m250 2 GB MP3 Player (Black) Reviews
The player, including the radio, works great, and it was easy for me to figure out its operation and change settings even though I'm a novice and did not have a manual. After researching a great many players, including those with video capabilities, we decided on the Sansa m250. Besides the relatively high costs of such batteries and tools one should have to replace the battery, the operations are so intricate and prone to risk of damage to the units, that we were dissuaded from buying a model with internal, rechargeable batteries. I promptly received a reply with the correct information and was able to download the manual.
So if you want one, buy it sooner rather than later. The first reply was one of those "knowledgebase" auto-replies that didn't address the specifics of my request and didn't help. At least I could not find it listed in Sandisk's on-line store or any of their links but I did find some information on it on their website by doing a Google search. We would have like a player with greater (than 2 Gb) capacity, but settled on this one for a number of reasons. I found on-line videos and instructions about replacing the battery in i-Pods models, Zune's, and several others.
We are new to this technology. I sent an e-mail asking for the url to download it. I accidentally damaged the mini-CD that contained the manual when I was trying to open the #.%*$#@^ clamshell packaging. I was shopping for MP3 players for my wife and I. I sent another request to customer service asking for a human to read my message. Second was the price: less than $30 and with free shipping.
The Quick-Start guide was adequate to get me started. Third was the many positive reviews posted here. First was the fact that it uses an AAA battery, instead of a proprietary one. Great customer service is a forth reason to strongly consider this model if it meets your needs. A last note is that this model apparently is discontinued. I went on line to Sandisk and tried to find the manual but didn't have any luck.
This is a really great mp3 player, I have not figured out how to do the play list yet, and I did not like the ear buds that came with it, so I got my own, but it is easy to manage and I like that I can turn it off and when I turn it back on it's right where I left off.
This Sansa is nice weight, with a durable feel. I bought mine more than a year ago and use it almost daily. Lately my husband and son have "discoved" mine and are constantly asking to borrow it.
I bought cheaper mp3 players for neices last year and was disapointed in the feel of those. The only down side that I have found is an operational error. This is the primary reason I'm getting them their own.
They were lightweight plastic and didn't have a backlight at all. I'm very pleased with mine and the price is just right. After a year + of use it still functions like new.
when I lend it out, the borrowers don't always hold down the power button for the required 3-5 seconds and the battery is usually dead when I finally track it down and retreive it from them.
I bought a Sansa 2gb MP3 player for my husband. He loves it. He was surprised. He plays it all the time.
This is not a big deal with songs. The FM tuner seems to operate well and hold stations. This is my first experience with a MP3 player and I might upgrade in the future. My only significant complaint is that I can't book mark my place when I interrupt listening.
Audio books from the library download in parts that span an hour or more of playback and the m250 will only resume at the beginning of a part. Overall I am pretty pleased with the SanDisk m250 MP3 player. My m250 cost half as much as another player I was considering which did have book marking capabilities. I use it primarily for listening to audio books and the radio while working outdoors.
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