SanDisk Sansa c250 2 GB MP3 Player (Black)

SanDisk Sansa c250 2 GB MP3 Player (Black)
Binding: Electronics
Manufacturer: SanDisk
Product Description:
The Sansa c200 Series MP3 players are the latest in SanDisk's audio line. Created by the leaders in flash memory, this flash-based player provides everything you need to play music, enjoy photos, and FM radio - in vibrant color!
Amazon.com Product Description:
The latest in SanDisk's audio line, the Sansa c250 2GB MP3 Player provides everything you need to play music, enjoy photos, and listen to FM radio. This affordable device also includes a bright color screen, on-the-fly voice and radio recording, a microSD slot for memory expansion, and an intuitive, easy-to-use interface.



The Sansa c240 can hold 16 hours of CD-quality MP3 tracks on its 1 GB memory.


Easily transfer music to your device in Windows.


Import several image formats to your device.

Full-Featured MP3 Player
The SanDisk Sansa c250 will play MP3, WMA, WAV, and protected WMA DRM (digital rights management) music files. Enjoy the album art on the compact color screen, along with track information via ID3 tag support. The Sansa c250 MP3 player has two gigabytes of built-in flash memory, which allows you to store up to 500 songs (32 hours of playback) in 128 kpbs MP3 format, or up to 1,000 songs (64 hours of playback) in 64 kbps WMA format. Additional capacity can be added via the microSD slot. It also supports subscription music stores, for easy purchase and downloading of new music to your player. Finally, you can adjust the sound to your preference using the digital equalizer's five presets: normal, rock, jazz, classic, pop, and one customizable user setting.

Take Your Photos With You
Use the c250's color screen to share slideshows of photo thumbnails with your friends. The device supports JPEG, TIFF, PNG, BMP, and GIF files, which are easily converted using the included Sansa Media Converter software.

Portable FM Radio
Enjoy programming in a more traditional way with the built-in digital FM radio. Keep your favorite stations stored in the twenty programmable presets, and cycle between them with ease. Record FM radio on the fly, saving your favorite programs for later.

Voice Recording
Have a thought you need to get down before it evades you? Use the built-in microphone to record voice memos. Capture interviews, classes, presentations, short notes to yourself, or anything else you might feel inspired to record for later listening.

Easy Transfer
The c250 uses a high-speed USB 2.0 connection for fast file transfers from your computer. Once connected to your computer, the device is detected by your operating system and appears as additional drive. Simply drag and drop your music files to the device and you're ready to go. Alternately, you may use Windows Media Player or other music software to manage your files. Requires Windows XP and Windows Media Player 10 or later.

Time to Play
The included rechargeable lithium-ion battery allows for hours of music before needing a recharge, and is removable--buy a spare for a long road trip or other situation away from power outlets.

What's in the Box
Sansa c250 digital audio player, Earphones, USB Cable, Quick Start Guide, Lanyard, and 1 lithium ion battery.

List Price: USD 99.99
Lowest Used Price: USD 21.97
Lowest New Price: USD 27.49
Lowest Refurbished Price: USD 16.49
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Average Rating:
Features:
  • Flash-based player that provides you with everything you need to play your favorite music, enjoy your best photos, and listen to your preferred FM radio stations
  • Able to play MP3, WMA, WAV, and protected WMA DRM music files, and supports JPEG, TIFF, PNG, BMP, and GIF as import media types
  • Screen can exhibit up to 64,000 colors, and lets you choose to display album cover art for the current song via ID3 tag support, or photo thumbnails that you have downloaded
  • 2 gigabytes of built-in flash memory allows you to store up to 1,000 songs, while MicroSD slot for reading MicroSD cards effectively expands your memory capacity infinitely
  • Comes in a stylish black, with earphones, a USB cable, and a rechargeable and removable lithium-ion battery, and is backed by a manufacturer's limited 1-year warranty
Special Features: nv:Supported Formats^WAV|Supported Formats^MP3|Supported Formats^WMA|Internal Storage^2GB|Display Type^Color LCD|Interface^USB|Outputs^Earphones|Special Features^FM Tuner|Special Features^5 Mode Equalizer|Special Features^Voice Recording|Special Features^FM Recorder|Special Features^Photo Viewer|Power Source^Rechargable Li-Ion Battery
Brand: SanDisk
Color: Black
Model: SDMX7-2048-A18
Languages:
Original Language: English
Customer Reviews


Player is not recognized by Vista or XP but .....
I just received my 2GB Sansa c200 yesterday and I was very excited to try it out but when I plugged it into my laptop computer ... that's when the fun started!!!

First off, my computer saw it immediately as an MTP device, and in the device manager it put it under Portable devices with MTP as one of the labels. However, it wouldn't work! I couldn't locate it in My Computer, nor did any of my music synching programs work. In Device Manager it showed the device with the yellow exclamation mark. I checked the properties and it gave me a Code 1 error, device not configured correctly.

I worked with it for a good couple of hours trying to determine why my XP Pro wouldn't install it properly. Finally I did the following steps and it worked immediately!! (If you are using Vista, try to figure out how to adapt the following instructions. They are pretty similar).

0. Plug the Sansa Express into a USB 2.0 slot
1. Open the start menu and right click on My Computer
2. Click on properties
3. Locate and click on the "Hardware" Tab of the system properties window that pops up
4. Find the button that says "Device Manager"
5. When you do this, another window will pop up with a list of all of the hardware installed inside of your computer, you should see the Sansa Express somewhere in this list with the yellow exclamation mark.
6. Right-Click on the Sansa Express and click on "Update Driver"
7. When the next window opens up, instead of allowing it to search automatically, click on "Install from a list or a specific location (Advanced)" and click next
8. On the next window, click on the last option "Don't search, I will choose the driver to install" and click next
9. When I did this, it had two options listed. MTP Device and USB Mass Storage Device. If you see these options highlight the USB Mass Storage Device and click next. It should install Immediately!!

I sincerely hope this helps anyone, I searched and searched on line for an answer, and I couldn't come up with anything. I fiddled around with it for a long time. Thank god I got it to work! Good Luck everyone!!


billotana (with the help of Joshua Holmgren, member of the Sandisk forums community)


Not bad
Wanted a product that I wouldn't have charging/re-charging issues on a long airplane flights (US to S.Africa- 18+hours). This serves the purpose...J\just have to remember to carry replacement battery.
The fact that it's small is a bonus but this can also be a problem as you need a pocket or something to keep it in since it doesn't attach.


VERY GOOD PRODUCT, VERY GOOD PRICE
This MP3 player you get a good device at a very affordable price. Easy to setup, use and maintain. Don't expect it, however, to last years. This is my second one and the past one lasted 1 1/2-2 years. But overall, a great cost efficient device to enjoy your music everywhere.


Piece - O - Junk
I loved it until I started to use it. It doesn't have a normal filing system, just tags, so all your music gets lost. I guess it's fine for those guys with just 20 or 30 songs... But I have MUCH more than that! This is just a waste of time. Sure looks nice though, don't it?


Average or minimally good
First the good. I bought this for its recording feature. I don't care much for the other features, such as photos, MP3 player, etc. I have iPod for that, thank you. For the 2GB capacity, it is more than I care. And that's good. The simplicity of the recording is excellent, better than I expected. This tops the Sony voice recorder I have that I paid a lot more for than this Sansa. All you need to do when you're in a recording mode is two buttons. Press the Pause button and the recording is On. If you don't like what you recorded press the OK button and you're given a choice to save it or not. That simple. In terms of recorded voice quality, it's very crisp and clear. No static. I use this to record Bible texts. And I'm happy about it.

Now the bad. With that small screen, photo display is a joke. The battery charge indicator is hardly visible. You hardly see the dashes move indicating the battery is in a charge mode. Another thing, if you can remove the battery cover without destroying the unit, good luck. I still rate this as a worthy product for a simple, high quality voice recorder.

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