Sansa Fuze 8gb MP3 Player Black
Jul 13, 2009 in
Electronics
Play all day with 24 hours of battery life and room for up to 2000 songs*. The new Sansa Fuze from SanDisk is your portable music machine with 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB of storage. Watch video on a 1. 9″ screen, share photos, jam to FM radio, and play with the sound recorder. Comes in blue, red, pink, or black. Long battery life in a XX” thin device – the Sansa Fuze marks the next wave of music & video players
Listen, watch and play all day with 24 hours of battery life and room for thousands of songs and photos, as well as hours of video content.
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13 comments
Ireland on July 13, 2009 at 8:55 pm
I have owned and listened to a variety of mp3 players and this is the best so far. The feature count is high and the quality of the build is good. Package content includes 8Gb Sana Fuse, in ear headphones, USB transfer/charger cable, protective slip for the player and user manual. The following is a break down of the features: Video – the screen is small but clear and bright and though I did not buy it for the video capabilities I was pleasantly surprised. The media conversion software (once downloaded from the Sansa website) was easy to use. Compression of the picture is high but does not matter too much on such a small screen. The audio is also compressed in the process and that detracts a little from the overall experience. Photos – Ideally the media conversion software should again be used for max compatibility. The results fit the screen well and the images are sharp. Voice recording – Simple and effective. The recording is clear and the microphone picks up conversations from several meters away. Radio – The reception is very good though sometimes best listened to in mono to remove the background hiss completely. Tuning and presets are easy to use. As yet I have not used the radio recording feature. Music – This is what I got the player for. There are loads of facilities which are easy to navigate, but the crux of the matter is how it sounds. The answer is very good (when used on the ‘normal’ equaliser settings). The sound is open and clear with good detail. Bass is well extended but lacks some punch. One surprising find was that the bundled headphones are not bad at all, certainly better than I have come across before. However a better sound was to be had with my Sennheiser CX55 earbuds which are excellent. To get the most from the player it is worth downloading the latest version of the firmware from the Sansa website. In summary you have an 8Gb player with extendable memory, good build, good sound and loads of other features, all for a lot less than other players. Nothing else comes close really.
Prosper on July 13, 2009 at 8:59 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sansa Fuze 4GB
I bought this to replace my very old iRiver 700 – I wanted a generic mp3 player (not an ipod) – this definately does the job – FM radio, plays all my stored music – drag and drop…
Jovia on July 13, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Great mp3 player – much better than my daughters i-pod nano as it does not use i-tunes and has expandable memory. The scroll wheel has a lovely feel to it – much improved over the e200 series which we also have and rate highly. More options in the software than previous Sansa players such as Audiobook options, file delete etc. Very tactile and easy to use. There are two options in the volume set up on the settings menu – select the louder one. Sound quality is very good and in my opinion better than the i-pod. I would highly recommend this player. Very small and compact. There is a full review on the “anything but ipod” web site should you want an in depth review. Very good value for money. I hope this helps.
Emele on July 13, 2009 at 9:28 pm
I’ve been meaning to buy a decent MP3 player for months, and having just shelled out good money on getting my son’s iPod Classic repaired after less than a year of use, decided to give this a try. As a Nikon professional camera user, I know and trust SanDisk products but was completely unprepared for the value the Fuze represents. It actually looks, feels and sounds like a quality piece of kit. The headphones provided are pretty dreadful, but then I was prepared to use my own anyway – standard 3. 5mm jack so no issue there. The only ‘charger’ is the USB lead provided which doesn’t bother me too much, though cheap mains adapters are available on e-Bay and I’ll probably get one eventually. The real plus points are: 1)the sound quality, which with decent headphones is outstanding. 2)the radio, which auto tunes according to geographical region and sets presets for the strongest available signals. Reception is surprisingly good – so far tried in the US and UK 3)Screen quality. Ignore what you might read elsewhere, this screen works well enough for me to look at synch’d images from my camera. Tiny, but good colour and clear. 4)Video – The wide screen trailer for the new Bond is currently impressing a few family members! Great sound and watchable. 5)Sound recording – I wasn’t prepared for the quality of the internal mike and recording. Stick it in the middle of a conference table and record the meeting minutes live. Really quite impressive. 6) Sandisk website support. Downloading the latest firmware – advisable – was a doddle 7) Pre-loaded sampler of music. Now this may be unique to the US version which I bought but there were some great tracks pre-loaded on this thing. ‘Umphrey’s Mcgee’, ‘Wine, Women and Song’ for a start. 8) Micro SD card support. Around £13 buys you a SanDisk 8Gb card which, when added, actually works as seamless additional storage. 9) No iTunes trap. Either use Windows explorer to drag and drop files across, or better still just let Windows Media Player synch the files for you All in all, an excellent player.
Tvuna on July 13, 2009 at 9:53 pm
4.0 out of 5 stars
It’s very good for the price – but better if you can upload firmware updates etc.
My Cowon iAudio M5L’s headphone socket had come loose. Because that machine supported ogg-vorbis music files, and I use Linux, I had to get another player that wouldn’t require me…
Gisli on July 13, 2009 at 11:13 pm
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice product
I’ve had this MP3 player for a few weeks now and am very satisfied with it. It looks good, is small and light and has a good storage capacity (about 7.5gb rather than 8gb).
Dustin on July 14, 2009 at 12:08 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sansa Fuze 4GB Black
When it works it is all I could wish – had hiccough with battery but item was exchanged very swiftly.
Itala on July 14, 2009 at 12:35 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good but not strong!
Although this is a great mp3 player and I’m tempted to buy a replacement, I was deeply gutted when after only a couple of weeks a friend accidentally half-sat momentarily on it, I…
Tad on July 14, 2009 at 3:08 am
1.0 out of 5 stars
Utter Rubbish!!
What utter rubbish! I had my Sansa Fuze for less than 24hrs, went to use it for the first time and the screen went blank and it completely stopped working.
Ivi on July 14, 2009 at 5:42 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Silver Sansa Fuze 8GB
A great little mp3 player, easy to use, must confess that I didn’t like the earphones so I use some Sennheiser CX300 instead.
Chofa on July 14, 2009 at 5:48 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Linux-compatible media player
A very well-featured, small form-factor (much smaller than it looks in the photos), light, good-quality media player, compatible with free open formats such as OGG and FLAC, and…
Deon on July 14, 2009 at 7:29 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best value MP3 player around
I’ve owned a few MP3 players and listened to many.
Prior to the Sansa Fuze I had a Sony NWHD5 and an iPod Nano, The Sony was a great liitle gadget and worked very…
Winka on July 14, 2009 at 7:49 am
1.0 out of 5 stars
Customer service follow up
I would urge anybody considering to purchase a Sansa to bear in mind that customer service at Sandisk will not come to your rescue if your unit fails.