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SanDisk Releases New iPod rival

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fighting-fire-with-fire dept.

codemachine writes "SanDisk has released its new iPod rival: the new Sansa e280 music player. It has twice the capacity of the iPod nano at a similar price. Even better, it can be expanded through its mini-SD slot, and comes with an FM tuner. The device is said to work well with both Windows and Linux, without adding any drivers. Some work on reverse engineering this product line has already begun. Might this be a great alternative MP3 player for Linux users?"

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  1. Even so, nothing beats a wax cylinder by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The wax cylinders I listened to as a kid sound so much better than anything today.

    Then again, it could just be my hearing is shot from all that fighting in the Great War.

    1. Re:Even so, nothing beats a wax cylinder by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      except for a video of a one of a kind wax cylinder breaking....

      http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-117124602 4685658304&q=techtv/

  2. A feature I wish my iPod had... by A.+Bosch · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ...Interestingly, the battery is user-replacable. Apple, please take note!

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    1. Re:A feature I wish my iPod had... by AdamWeeden · · Score: 5, Funny
      Took me 5 minutes...
      Wow that's almost faster than you can say "I voided my warranty..."
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    2. Re:A feature I wish my iPod had... by Random+Destruction · · Score: 5, Interesting

      So I'm on a roadtrip and after a few hours the battery goes dead. You're suggesting I call up apple and get them to give me roadside assistance to recharge my battery? Wouldn't it be easier if I could just put in my spare that I charged up earlier?

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  3. Re:Does it have the horsepower for Ogg? by ConsumerOfMany · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yes, it is truly amazing that major electronics manufacturers haven't taken the time to adopt a format that a minuscule percentage of their target audience uses to encode their music. I also cant believe no one make a wheel chair accessible treadmill. Bastards.

  4. That's no iPod killer! by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a Zune killer! 8^)

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  5. Again, Rockbox by bleaked · · Score: 5, Interesting
    In case you're still not aware, Rockbox enables my nano to seamlessly play ogg, flac, mp3, and several other formats. Not only that, but the playback is gapless, has beautiful cross-fading, and quite a few additional features.

    I highly recommend it. :D

    .:bleaked

  6. Re:ya but.... by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...nothing will EVER be as cool as an ipod.
    How about Bruce Willis on a hoverboard listening to bootleg OGGs of George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic on a homemade altoids-tin music player, kissing Salma Hayek, and fighting Christopher Walken, Jet Li, the Rock, and an army of robot sharks with rocket-packs?
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  7. Yeah, but chicks dig ipods by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you buy this for your girlfriend, she'll just look at you funny. (yes, i know, its /., bear with me) If you buy her an ipod, though, she'll pretty much have to (tm).

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  8. Yes Linux Users AND Mac User Can Enjoy the e200 by enzoten · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Sansa e200 is MSC compliant it will work with any OS. There are plenty of users using it on Ubuntu and OSX! Here is an example of a Ubuntu user posted in the ABi Sansa Forums. So maybe you need to educate yourlesf before posting.

  9. MiniSD? I think you mean MicroSD by Redbaran · · Score: 5, Interesting
    This player uses microSD, not miniSD. The max capacity for a microSD chip last I checked was 1gb.

    Pros of this player over a nano:
    • Twice the capacity
    • Memory expansion (although limited)
    • No hacks to play video
    • larger screen
    • battery cam be replaced
    • FM Radio and recording
    • microphone (though I could care less)
    • competition for the nano

    Cons:
    • a little thicker
    • not as slick (ie the mechanical scroll wheel)
    • not as many accessories (just try to find an arm strap and case!)
    • I'm told the video compression it uses when stored on the player isn't that good.
    • can only store music on the microSD card, not pictures or movies
    All the user reviews I've read seem positive on the whole and a lot of people like it better then nano's they've owned or bought for the wife/girlfriend, etc.

    Looks worth a look though.
  10. Re:ya but.... by Slovenian6474 · · Score: 5, Funny

    almost, but the ipod still has a scroll wheel.

  11. I welcome... by daeg · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I welcome any MP3 player for Windows that doesn't (a) hijack my file associations (b) install at least two services that launch on startup (c) freeze my entire system if the device is unexpectedly unplugged (d) try to re-invent my GUI to look like another OS using non-accessible controls (e) allow me to easily access the device itself without crazy hacks and (f) uninstall cleanly.

    Works better on Mac, I know :-)

  12. Re:Missing one feature. by normal_guy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I prefer the term bright white "I just bought a $300 music player and I'm listening to my shitty 128kb MP3s with the free shitty $5 earbuds that came with it."

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