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SanDisk Sansa e280

Built-in Capacity: 8GB • Screen Size (inches): 1.8 • Voice Recording: Yes • FM tuner: Yes • Video Support: Yes • Photo Support: Yes • Price When Reviewed: $130
Sandisk SanDisk Sansa e260R (Front)
Sandisk SanDisk Sansa e260R (Front)
74.1 Good
Last updated
August 19, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Paul Jasper
Pros
  • Rhapsody integration
  • Card slot for extra memory
Cons
  • Controls are uncomfortable to use
  • Disappointing audio quality
  • Pricing:Inexpensive: $130 (8/8/2008)
  • Performance:Fair: 65
  • Features:Very Good: 82
  • Design:Good: 74
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Inexpensive: $130

Inexpensive: $130

Performance Fair: 65

Fair: 65
PC World Tests
Maximum Usable Output Level, Average (dBV) -8.5 
Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Average (%) 0.04 
Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Average (dB) 77 
Crosstalk, Average (dB) -36 
Frequency Response Deviation, Average (dB) 17.1 

Features Very Good: 82

Very Good: 82
Capacity
Built-in Capacity 8GB 
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 3.5 by 0.5 
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 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 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 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 
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 Good: 74

Good: 74
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