Sansa Fuze v Sansa e280: Does anyone know of any outstanding differences between the two.
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Yeah, those seem to be the major differences. The non-user-replaceable battery on the new View sucks though...that was one nice feature about the e200 series (as oposed to iPods) and seemed to make complete sense. I have had to use firmware update on my V1 e260 to recover from a crash and it was pretty seamless and I lost no data. V2, I believe, does not support the "recovery mode" firmware update. I have no idea what the parameters of the View are regarding this. Maybe it just never crashes! (not likely...) Other thing is the better stats on the microSD expansion slot...now up to 8 gigs (wow!) and using microSCHC. That's 16 gigs total without a hard-drive. Awesome! I have found, after some initial frustration and confusion with the expansion slot on my e260, that I just never put it in MSC (Mass Storage Class) mode and ALWAYS use it in MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) mode. I found moving files with Windows Explorer pretty glitchy in MSC mode. (Windows iExplorer would freeze up or get very strange-acting) Now, I just pull the microSD card, stick in into card reader on my computer (with the full-SD-size adapter) and add files like it was a pen drive. Perfect for podcasts which you switch in and out frequently and perfect for loading stuff for a trip. You could have a second card for you wife's/gf's music or podcasts as well and just swap it out without a Windows session. It DOES mean a much longer boot-up (really "refresh data" after the initial normal bootup...) but I think it's worth it for the flexibility of adding and deleting files so easily. You can always just remove the microSD and not deal with the "refresh-data" wait if you get sick of it. 8 gb of microSD would be nice though! Also, I'd like to hear some objective feedback regarding the sound quality of normal audio with the View as compared to the e280. Is is MUCH better? The e280 has become so inexpensive I may just go for that and wait out the View for another year or two.
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I don't know... but I do know that I have a sansa MP3 player (it uses Creative software) I LOVE IT! I just can't find it again. This feel like a piece of crap and I haven't used it yet. I'm not excited to use it and I'll probably NEVER buy a sansa product again. I wasted $40. The quality feel of this piece of junk is so bad I would get a Dollar store MP3 player before I'd get this, and I'd feel as I upgraded. I don't recommend it.
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I am having problems getting songs to load from Windows Media to this card. Is there some sort of conversion needed to have this work in my Sansa Fuze?
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Thank you, thank you. I wasn't sure it would work with my Sansa Fuze. It sounds like it will work fine. "Jay Ohh"
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The Fuze feature set is the same, it seems to be the continuation of the e200 line, the big difference is that the Fuze does pretty much everything better. The wheel is much better designed, the interface is smoother in terms of navigation, the firmware is less buggy, it uses a better video format I believe, better battery life and it has much much better sound quality (compared to the v1 e280, not sure about the v2). The only advantages of the e280 would be the easily replaceable battery and ability to load Rockbox (though this is only for the v1, not the v2).
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thanks for the reply.. I ended up buying the sansa shaker mp3 player (I liked the idea of having a speaker option), for my 8 yr old niece this Christmas. I wish I didn't. It seems that if you have a Mac, and buy music on iTunes you, can't transfer it to an mp3 player, unless it is an iPod. ITunes music is in AAC format... you can't change it mp3 format. Mac apparently says that the sound quality is better.. I'm not so sure, and I am definitely disappointed that Mac doesn't at least give you the option. I'll just continue to let her use my old 2nd generation iPod.
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You won't be sorry if you choose the Sansa Fuze MP3 player. I have two of them now, the 4 gig and the small 2 gig Sansa Clip. I previously bought iPods for my grown children as gifts and am very familair with their functions, but the Fuze goes way beyond them and the price is well less than half of that of a comparable iPod. Read my review of the Fuze above. I think the audio and video quality is as good as you can expect, but mainly depends on the quality of the digital input from whatever device you take them from. The one thing iPods have over the Sansa products, as well as most other MP3 players, is the abundance of peripheral devices to use with the iPod. You can find all sorts of things that accept the iPod, but usually have to find devices for the Sansa here on Amazon or other on line sites. They exist, you just have to look harder for them. My advice....don't hesitate...get the Sansa Fuze and look here on Amazon for other devices to use with them if you feel the need. I did, and don't regret my choice at all.
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Despite SANSA advertising differently and apparently also in contrast to earlier versions the newest version with Firmware 3.01.11A does not play audio books in an acceptable manner. You may be able to put them on your player but there is no bookmarking capability so they do not restart where you left off and the fast forward function cannot/will not skip forward more than about 5 minutes and resume play. Whats worse is the player says in its digital readout it is starting where you left off but just goes back to the beginning anyway. I contacted Sansa support about this and their response was the e280 and other players in this series weren't meant to do books but I could buy a Sansa View and it would work correctly. In my opinion, they disabled what was a functioning player with the new firmware because they brought out the new and more expensive Sansa View. If you really want this for books it isn't the right player. I am sending mine back because I bought it for the same reason.
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I really don't know. I'd suggest checking what the specs were for the 2GB Sansa.Sorry.
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I am not really sure. I ordered it because it was listed as the replacement cord for our Sansa Fuze Mp3 player but it looks like it would fit yours as well. The best I can tell you is that it is pretty inexpensive to order so if it doesn't work you can always send it back with out to much financial distress. Wish I could have been of more help. sorry
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Sorry. Mine malfunctioned and I returned it. Bought the Sansa and love it. Anything you can download to your laptop or PC you can transfer to the device.
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The view and fuze have very similar controls and interfaces(It may be the exact same if not really close). The view basically just has a bigger and better screen and is a bigger device. Neither has replaceable battery and both integrate the sd card. If you want to mainly watch video's get a view if you want to mainly listen to music get a fuze.
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I have had my fuze for about 6 months and it is working well for me. I use it mostly for audiobooks. When I turn my fuze off and back on the audiobook I was listening to it asks me if I want to resume playback and it goes to the place where I was. The only time it doesn't ask is if I take the memory card out and reinstall it. This is my third sansa mp3 player and I have given them to others. I have only had one bad one.I had a e240,e280 and now the fuze. I love it.I like the fuze narrower profile.Check and make sure you have the most current updates
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I'll find out soon. Just ordered one for the Sansa e260 mp3 player. PS: I used to live in Wheat Ridge.
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The sansa e280 can play books on tape, but it is tricky. It took me a while to figure it out but it can be done. You have to set it up as a play list to keep the book in order. Plus before you transfer the tracks to the sansa you have to make sure that all the id v.2 tags are labeled differently because that is how sansa labels the tracks, not by the filename. I know this because that's all my wife lisens to on hers.
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I have a Sansa that has no trouble with vista using the windows meida player. I love it I was thinking about the zune but from these post maybe not I should just stick with the sansa since it also has the sd slot for expansion.
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I am very happy with my 2GB Sansa. Just updated the firmware (very smooth application downloaded from Sandisk site).Sleek design, not as cool as Nano, but very close. Ubercool video which Nano doesn't have, which works surprisingly well.Bigger screen than Nano too. Micro SD slot a great plus. And it also works like a storage device, so you can take files with it, something Nano doesn't do.Go for the $129 (at time of writing) 4GB model.