| | |  | Covers | Home » » » » » SanDisk Sansa m250 2 GB MP3 Player (Black) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | The Sansa m200 Series MP3 players add to SanDisk's growing line of products for the audio market. 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 SanDisk original Digital Audio Player line, this improved look also includes Sansa's excellent navigation: songs sorted by title, artist, album, genre as well as play list support. The Sansa m200 Series MP3 players are one of the first to provide Microsoft PlaysForSure Subscription support. | | | Features: | |
• Lightweight flash memory digital audio player--weighs just 1.5 ounces
• 2 GB memory holds 32 hours of MP3 and 64 hours of WMA audio
• Microsoft PlaysForSure support for compatibility with wide range of online stores and subscription services
• Integrated FM radio with 20 presets; built-in microphone and voice recorder
• Powered by single AAA battery, for up to 19 hours of usage
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 1.7 inches | | Product Height:
| 5.3 inches | | Product Weight:
| 2.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 615 reviews |
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 AAA Battery.Nov 16, 2009
Why, in this day and age, would I want to buy something that runs on a AAA battery when there are many a more user friendly Mp3 players on the market. Don't get me wrong, 2GBs of memory is quite good, it's just that why wouldn't Sandisk make a rechargable internal battery when all, ALL, of the other Mp3 players on the market have one.
I've owned what you could call its sister device (a smaller 1GB device) that worked exeedingly well, it even had a rechargable battery. It works as well as the 1GB device, but the use of a AAA battery is what kills the potential for this device in my mind. There is no, absoloutly no excuse for the need for batteries in an Mp3 player.
 PERFECTIONOct 15, 2009
IT IS SO NICE WHEN YOU GET WHAT YOU ORDERED, WHEN YOU EXPECT IT AND IT WORKS PERFECT.
Been through 3 already!!Oct 06, 2009
We bought 2 of these for our daughters for Christmas a couple of years ago. Shortly after the warranty expired one of them froze on the boot up screen never the function again. Customer Service said it was fried and there was nothing they could do. Felt bad and bought our daughter a new one. About 9 months later the exact same thing happened to the other original player. We're obviously NOT replacing it with another. Just waiting for the one we bought about a year ago to fry up!
 No frills player that does the job right.Sep 24, 2009
I was looking specifically for a player that used ordinary replacable batteries. From what I found, the Sansa m250 is the best bet.
Navigating through files is the only sore spot. Navigation basically works just like on CD players of old, track-at-once. From what I've found, there isn't any playing by folders and what-not, which means trying to find a specific file or even genre is a chore if you have a lot of files on it.
The upside? My computer recognizes the player like a flash drive, so adding and removing files is just drag and drop. No iGimmick software you're forced to use. Of course, you can synchronize it with a media player if you wish, which might even simplify the process of organizing your files on the device. I don't know, I haven't tried it that way.
The bottom line is: if you're looking for an on-the-go gadget to have your entire audio library at your fingertips, look elsewhere. If you want a simple player to drop in your pocket while running errands or exercising, or wanted the dependability of replacable batteries (especially for long trips or camping) this player is the way to go.
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 a good player until they die for no reasonSep 15, 2009
We've had three of these players in different memory sizes over the yrs. I really want to like them because they're great players, especially for the $, but only when they decide to work- they are definitely NOT reliable. The ~5 yr old original 512mb one we have is still going although it will occasionally get flakey and not fire up unless you remove the batteries and then you can put the same back in and it'll work. And then it will sometimes have no sound output and fix itself after a few minutes (it's not the earbuds). I had a 1gb one that, for no reason, died after about a month of use- it wasn't dropped. It will turn on but it will not allow you to see it via PC and it will not play- just fires up and "idles". The latest, a 2gb, has music loaded, and plays, but it will no longer let you see it via PC to add more songs. It is not full.
In short, this could be a great player, especially for the $, but they definitely have major hardware issues.
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