Problems with your Sansa M230 I am on my second Sansa M230 player after less than a week use on both. They both lock up and non of buttons will work. I can't even turn it of to re-boot. I have to take the battery out to re-boot it.Is this item a lemon, or have i just had bad luck with two bad players in a row. Problems with your Sansa M230 I am on my second Sansa M230 player after less than a week use on both. They both lock up and non of buttons will work. I can't even turn it of to re-boot. I... » Read More Problems with your Sansa M230 I am on my second Sansa M230 player after less than a week use on both. They both lock up and non of buttons will work. I can't even turn it of to re-boot. I have to take the battery out to re-boot it.Is this item a lemon, or have i just had bad luck with two bad players in a row. « Show Less
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have you checked to make sure the "hold" button isn't on at the bottom of the player?
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I bought two of these for my teenage sons and one worked great the other won't do anything and I'm having trouble getting any help ontheir website how do I get a hold of a real person for help.
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If you bought from Amazon recently try to return it to them.. They said they would give me a full refund because a defect is considered their error. Holiday return period ends January 31.
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THE PLAYERS ARE LEMONS since Nov. 10th 2006 , I have had 5 Sansa m240 Players do the same and fail to re boot. Waiting now for Sandisk to send another replacement.. returned one Sansa m230 that failed and got my money back. The longest any has worked was 4 and a half days... and as little as less than 2 hours.. THEY JUNK.. W.Pierce
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My m230 has been fine for over a year now and my husband froze once and he went to their web site San Disk go under troubleshoting and follow the reformating instructions and now it has been working ever since... I can't complain about my m230. So far so good!!!!
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I had one of these 16GB Sansa View players and yes, I added a 16GB mini SD card to double the memory of it. It worked great until the battery finally failed. I am surprised that you found one of them still working since they are quite old now. They are at least 6 years old or more now. I had to eventually replace mine with a Sansa Fuse+ 16GB and used the same 16GB micro SD card in it as well without reloading the card. The Sansa View is far superior to the Sansa Fuse+, congradulations on finding one that still works. Beware of replaceing the battery in it, the replacement batteries are ever so slightly thicker than the original one and my screen cracked when trying to close it with a new battery. I had one of these 16GB Sansa View players and yes, I added a 16GB mini SD card to double the memory of it. It worked great until the battery finally failed. I am surprised that you found one of them still working since they are quite old now. They are at least 6 years old or more now. I had to eventually replace mine with a Sansa Fuse+ 16GB and used the same 16GB micro SD card in it as well without reloading the card. The Sansa View is far superior to the Sansa Fuse+, congradulations on finding one that still works. Beware of replaceing the battery in it, the replacement batteries are ever... » Read More I had one of these 16GB Sansa View players and yes, I added a 16GB mini SD card to double the memory of it. It worked great until the battery finally failed. I am surprised that you found one of them still working since they are quite old now. They are at least 6 years old or more now. I had to eventually replace mine with a Sansa Fuse+ 16GB and used the same 16GB micro SD card in it as well without reloading the card. The Sansa View is far superior to the Sansa Fuse+, congradulations on finding one that still works. Beware of replaceing the battery in it, the replacement batteries are ever so slightly thicker than the original one and my screen cracked when trying to close it with a new battery. « Show Less
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I imagine it can but don't waste your money. I have had nothing but trouble with this junk since I got it. Like having to reset it EVERY time I charge it and many times while listening. Somany times infact that after only 3 months the reset stopped working all together. I have the old unit also and it still works most of the time. You may be better off looking at a Sansa Clip or one of the other Sansa units. Creative seems to have lost the ability to make a decent MP3 player.
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well, it happened to me about 3 months ago. Totally bricked and useless. I looked it up here and all over the net... and it's just a bad unit and everybody's broke. I gave up and got my 20 year old Onyko unit out of the garage. Doesn't do much and there are limitations, but it sounds better. I don't have the $$ to fix it. Such a drag. At least it's not a SONY it might have broken sooner! :-)
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I recently bought the 8GB Nano from Amazon and returned it within a week due to the problems you describe. I thought I was the only one. 8GB Nano would freeze up at least once a day, and would sometimes turn on unexpectedly (when it was turned off and I would just pick it up) with a solid white screen that would not turn off and would not respond to button presses - I would have to reset it. I was so disappointed with my ipod experience that I requested a refund (rather than a replacment) so I can buy a competitor's product. I am jaded about Apple/iPod now.
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Have had mine for over 2 years and no problems yet. But then it might depend on how much you use the player? Mine doesn't really get used that much.
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I've used my Sansa for years, charging it only when the battery is completely drained and it still holds a charge for days of playing. You might try connecting it to a PC and checking the settings. Sometimes the memory can get overloaded which will freeze up the Clip causing it to shut down. Possibly try a full reset by pressing and holding the Power/Menu button for approximately 20 seconds, then release. Count to five then press the power button to turn it back on.
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Yes, it worked with mine for quite some time. I had a 8GB Sansa, but this is not what would make or not it to work. I had it at my summer house and unfortunately, due lack of use, it didn't work anymore, but has an excellent sound and did wonders for almost two years. I hope you have good time.
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NO! Mine got stuck replaying to same song. The buttons stopped working after 1 use
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Well, I couldn't get my money refunded through Amazon, so I returned the broken Zen Micro to Creative. They had the nerve to send me a refurbished Zen V Plus instead of repairing the Micro. I've now filed a complaint with the BBB. Meanwhile I bought a Sansa e250. It doesn't have bookmarking, but so far I'm very happy with it. Of course, it's only been a few days. There's been no reason to reset it or remove the battery or go looking for solutions to strange problems, all of which I had to do within a few days of receiving my original Zen V.
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I also bought a zen v, and literaly, in 3 days it was no longer working. It always froze immediately on startup and then died from not being able to charge. I ordered a sansa e250 and am hoping it will be much better. After my experience, I will never want a Creative zen product again.
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I have two Sansa players and have been very happy thus far. Owned an older Zen model, most unhappy, and because they've never had an FM radio, refused to purchase an Apple player.
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My first (Sansa Clip) lasted a couple years. The last two (Clip+) failed at 45 days and 60 days, respectively.
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Sadly, we gave up on the mp3 player. We were able to get it to work, but each button servers a different function, depending on what screen you are in.The person I bought this for, wanted to be able to just click and drag music to the device, hit the play button, and be on their way. This device is not quite that simple.However, it sounds like your device has a malfunction. It is possible that your battery is not holding a charge.
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My 2Gb nano that is just a few weeks old also freezes up. I had just synched it not that I think about it. I've had it freeze about two other times but when I did the reset it worked ok. This time, it will not even reset. I guess I have to let the battery run down because it is frozen with the screen fully lit up. I loved my last iPod but swore I would not buy another one because of the problems with the 20 Gb HD. I got another one because I thought with the flash memory I would not have as many problems. Rats.
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Is there anyone who can answer alpinecow's question? Also, I heard that the Sandisk Sansa will not play chapters in proper order. Is this still the case?
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I'm not sure. I would caution that my experience with sansa mp3 players has been mostly negative. I had earlier mp3 players without a touch interface and these were pretty good. The players with touch were so dreadful that I'd never buy another Sansa device.