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SanDisk Sansa E260

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Pros
Has thumbwheel
Large 1.8-inch screen
Cons
Menu navigation can be unintuitive

$44.84 - $131.79
From 15 Merchants

Pricing: Average: $179.99 (11/9/2006)
Performance: Good: 78
Features: Very Good: 86
Design: Fair: 66

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Average: $179.99

Performance

Good: 78

PC World Tests
Maximum Usable Output Level, Average (dBV)	-6.1
Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Average (%)	0.04
Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Average (dB)	74
Crosstalk, Average (dB)	-40
Frequency Response Deviation, Average (dB)	3.3

Features

Very Good: 86

Capacity
Built-in Capacity	4GB
SD card	No
mini SD	No
micro SD	Yes
Memory Stick Micro	No
Compact Flash	No
Smart Media	No
xD Picture Card	No
Memory Stick	No

Battery
Replaceable Battery	Yes
Hours of Play (Per vendor)	20

Screen
Screen Size (inches)	1.8
Screen Resolution	220 by 176
ScreenType	Color

Size
Dimensions (inches)	1.7 by 0.5 by 3.5
Weight (oz.)	2.7

Connections
Line Out	No
Firewire	No
Headphone output	Yes
Microphone input	No
USB	Yes
Video Output	No
USB Host Adapter	No

Playback
Signal to Noise Ratio (dB)	90

Audio Formats
AAC	No
AIFF	No
Apple Lossless	No
ASF	No
Audible	No
FLAC	No
MP3	Yes
MPEG4	No
OGG	No
WAV	Yes
WMA	Yes
WMA Lossless	No
Equalizer Settings	8
Voice Recording	Voice Recorder:Yes

Radio
FM tuner	Yes
FM Recording	Yes
Presets	20

Online Music Compatibility
Itunes	No
Rhapsody	Yes
Napster	Yes
Sony	No
Yahoo	Yes

Online Subscription Compatibility
Plays For Sure	Yes

Video Formats
Video Support	Video:Yes
H 264	No
MPEG4	No
MPEG2	No
MPEG1	No
DivX4	No
DivX5	No
WMV	No
Motion JPEG	No
XviD	No

Photo Formats
Photo Support	Photo:Yes
JPG	No
BMP	No
PNG	No
GIF	No

Hardware List
USB cable	Yes
Firewire cable	No
Dock	No
AC Adapter	No
Case	No
Remote Control	No

Other
Included Software	Rhapsody, Sansa Media Converter software

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support (hours)	18
Saturday Support (hours)	18
Sunday Support (hours)	18
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	A maker of MP3 players, SanDisk delivers good support, readers say; but while its players are reliable, they could be easier to use.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of product arriving with problems	Better than Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Average
Reports of problems that render a product unusable	Average
Buyers' rating of product's	Worse than Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Average

Design

Fair: 66

SanDisk Sansa e260 Review

by Eric Butterfield

- The SanDisk Sansa e260 looks a lot like an Apple iPod Nano--from the front. It's roughly as tall and wide as the Nano, it has a big color screen, and its thumbwheel is surrounded by four navigation buttons. Priced at $229 (as of 4/13/06), the 4GB e260 costs $20 less than a 4GB iPod Nano.

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User Reviews for SanDisk Sansa E260

Reviewed by: Kcin1

Duration of ownership: 1 Year

Strengths: Battery Life, Screen Size, Price, Endurance, Fanciness.

Weaknesses: Isn't compatable with same type of file iPod's use. (.mp4)

Overall Evaluation: I've had it for a year so far, and it still works perfectly, even after the times I've dropped it. It still works fine if I have the system full, and the battery is quite low. Its great, and has worked for me perfectly, all I have to do is Sync music from my Windows Media Player to it, and Voila!
Reviewed by: genoamom68

Duration of ownership: 2 Months

Strengths: Nice display, FM tuner is a bonus, decent battery life, I like the size - it may be thicker than a Nano, but it feels more solid and less likely to crack/break if it should fall, be sat/stepped on. Nice appearance, easily cleaned.

Weaknesses: Have had some compatability issues from day one. Rhapsody program is crap. Support is less than helpful.

Overall Evaluation: I think I need "MP3 Players for Dummies", because I have some major play-back issues with this thing. Music will show on the Rhapsody program that won't show on the player, and vice-versa. Music that I rip from my CDs and transfer to the player will not play until I renew my subscription status. 3 exchanges and days of working with tech support haven't helped at all. When it does play, it has good sound and a good look. The buttons, as many others state, are quite small for someone like myself with big hands, but as also stated most mp3 players have that issue. If I could get this thing to show and play what I want it to I would be a truly devoted fan.