Price Drop - SanDisk Sansa M240 1GB MP3 Player
There are so many choices for MP3 devices to listen to your music on the go. They range from a couple of bucks to several hundreds of dollars. One inexpensive device with good quality sound is the SanDisk Sansa M240 1GB MP3 Player. It comes with an FM tuner built in with 20 preset stations for you to program. The 1 Gig of memory will easily hold about 235 MP3 songs and 475 WMA songs.
It will easily lasts over 18 hours of continuous play on just one triple A(AAA) battery. It also handles multiple file formats including MP3, WMA, DRM WMA and other Audible file formats.
One other cool feature of the SanDisk Sansa M240 1GB MP3 Player is the built in microphone for voice recording. It comes in several colors and at less than $20 at some sources, this is a great yourself or as a gift for others!! I found a great source for $14.99…and you get 2 units for that price!!! Just make sure you submit subscribe to our email list to find out where to get it!
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Microsoft Zune 30 Gig Review
This article is dedicated to the Microsoft Zune 30 gigabyte
hard drive based MP3 player, version 1, the original Zune. I was one of the early adopters of the new Microsoft product that was trying to take a chunk out of the iPod market. As this hasn’t happened, I felt it necessary to let consumers know that the Zune is an excellent MP3 and video player, and I will layout the pros and cons of this initial Microsoft product.
PROS:
- Excellent and high quality video playback.
- High fidelity audio playback.
- Large and colorful album art display.
- Strong battery life.
- Built-in FM receiver.
- Wireless squirting to other Zunes nearby.
- Good earphones included.
- Audio/Video output accessory. (sold separately)
CONS:
- Software (WMP-like) is not very useful.
- Video encoding is extremely slow.
- No games support.
- No podcast support.
- Navigation is somewhat finicky on the device.
- Can not replace battery.
- No built-in voice recorder.
The Zune 2.0 software package is much better. It includes podcast support and a supremely better user interface in both the software and the device.
A few weeks ago Microsoft released version 3.0 that has Audible support for playing back audiobooks via their service. There are more features and enhancements, but as of yet I have not installed the software update.
All in all I think the Zune is a viable alternative to the hugely successful iPod franchise. It is definitely worth taking a look at a Zune before you purchase your next MP3 player.
