excellent balance of form, function and value: SanDisk Sansa e280 8 GB MP3 Player (Black)
March 31, 2008
The inevitable comparisons to the iPod nano notwithstanding, the Sandisk Sansa e200 series is an excellent choice for a digital audio and video player that meets most mp3 player owners’ requirements in portability and styling, feature sets, ease-of-use, and price. The Sandisk Sansa is a winner out of the box, and a serious competitor to the iPod Nano….
You get more capacity (8GB flash + up to 2GB with the microSD slot), more features that the iPod doesn’t have (larger screen, video playback, FM tuner + recorder, voice recorder, user customizable EQ, on-the-go playlisting), for the same price.
And that’s the MSRP price: Apple rarely lowers it’s iPod prices unless a new generation model is ready for release. Sandisk has and will continue to lower it’s prices as the market allows, so even now, 9 days after the release of the new Nano, you can find some e280 Sansa’s online that are selling for $20-$30 less than the 8GB Nano.
