SanDisk Sansa e250 2 GB MP3 Player with microSD Expansion Slot (Black)

This is a very versatile item. I have downloaded songs to this very easily. They play back beautifully.The FM radio is a dream. I have listened to this in my office building in downtown Chicago. The sound is very clear. I walk around inside the building and continue to have great reception. Right by the elevators it gets a little fuzzy. Inside the elevators it gets pretty staticky and I pretty much lose reception. It comes back when I get out of the elevators.It is light and small. I hang it on the (included) lanyard around my neck, and use the (included) earplugs. This is wonderful, and I really love it!It has 2GB which is supposed to be 500 songs. It has a slot for a microSD disk. I have a 1GB disk, it should hold another 250 songs. If I got another microSD disk, I could swap them out whenever I felt like it. I could have a number of music libraries.This is also supposed to do pictures and videos. I haven't tried that yet.I have ordered a speaker dock. Also a little case for it. The included case, according the the other reviews, is supposed to be a hair and lint magnet. I ordered a leather case, I think it should be OK.The cable that comes with it plugs into your computer USB port to recharge the battery. I can listen all day at work and the battery indicator goes down about halfway. There is, however, a wall charger available here on Amazon. Search for "Sansa Charger", the first item that comes up should be it. Make sure to check that it is a US outlet plug because there are European ones available. Don't get the wrong one.This is the first day I am using this player, and it is working great. Some other reviewers have said it doesn't work for very long. I wouldn't know about that yet. I just recharged it to full, and I am listening to my (one and only) downloaded album right now. It is sounding great.The menu is a little weird to get used to. Hit the little menu button to go back to the main menu. (It is the little button on the bottom left.) If you just press it, it goes back to the main menu. If you hold it down for a few seconds, it will shut the unit off. The right button works you forward through the menu, the left button works you back. The top and bottom buttons work you up and down through submenu selections. The top button pauses and resumes when you are playing downloaded music. The little round wheel is the volume control. The volume goes up and down fairly slow, so you don't scare yourself if you move it too fast.There is a little port on the right side for the microSD disks. There is a button on the left that seems to control the record function. I pressed it accidently, and I'm not quite sure how I got it to stop now. I think you can use it to make a memo for yourself. I guess I need to read the instructions to really know how to use this little gadget.Yes I have not read the instuctions yet. So it is pretty easy to use. I am pretty much loving this thing. I hope this has been helpful for you.

Firstly, let me start by saying that my review excludes the video features. I have not used that as yet, and did not buy for video.Audio Playback quality :------------------------I would have to say it is pretty decent. But I have not compared it to other players. It does have a built-in equalizer with presets and a custom EQ that you can set.FYI : CAR ADAPTOR and CAR Playback :-------------------------------------I used to connect a MP3 CD player via my Car Cassette adaptor before. I am quite certain that the Sansa has lesser quality than that cheap CD player. I did use the same car casette adaptor. Its still good though IN THE CAR. I playback FM from the Sansa FM tuner through my car stereo as opposed to the Car FM tuner. Quality is not as good as the car tuner but still decent. Benefit: You can hit record when a good song plays whilst you drive.Earphones :-----------I did not like these. They are loud enough. But distort. Invest in decent earphones like the Shure if you expect good quality. On some material, I would not be able to turn it all the way up (prob even in noisy surroundings).FM Recording :--------------Recording quality is decent for later identification but poor if you wish to use it like a downloaded mp3. It records in WAV and I think it has a limit of 2+ mins. You can pause and resume the recording. I plug this into my car via a car adapter. When I like a song, a single press starts recording FM. Channel Reception is decent to good when in the car. Indoors, it does not pick all channels. When you record FM, it prefixes the file with the channel freq eg FM95_5_....wavThe interface is very easy to use and looks pretty good. Many people have talked about no STOP button. The pause button is your stop button. You do not need a stop button as this has no moving parts and is a flash drive. So there is no wear on the device if you pause it.Battery life :--------------Its pretty good. I set the display brightness low and the backlight on for 5 secs before auto-turnoff. I estimate it to go for at least 12 hrs. But it could go for 15-18 too, I guess.CONS :------Proprietary USB cable means you can only charge from that cable, buy another for approx $12 or purchase a USB car/wall adapter for this device.The headphones are cheap but I was not expecting better for the price.CONCLUSION :------------Worth it for the price, features & quality. If you are considering it for video, please research it.