SanDisk Sansa M240 1 GB MP3 Player (Silver)

The Sansa m200 Series MP3 players offer great sound, ease of use, and high quality sound with virtually no weight. Created by the leaders in flash memory, this flash-based model provides high-quality digital music playback at an affordable price. As a replacement to our original Digital Audio Player line, this improved look also includes Sansa's excellent navigation: songs sorted by title, artist, album, genre and more. The Sansa m200 Series MP3 players are the first to provide Microsoft PlaysForSure Subscription Service for unlimited downloads. Choose to play your favorite track repeatedly, in random sequence, or play all the songs continuously Hi-speed USB 2.0 connects to almost any computer for hi-speed music transfer (backwards compatible to USB 1.1 ports) Comes with sleek carrying case and armband to protect your player and keep your hands free Easy to use - plug and play, no drivers required (except Win98SE requires driver) Indigo backlit LCD provides ID3 Tag information (v.1 and 2)

Take your music on the go with the feather-light SanDisk Sansa M240 1 GB flash memory digital audio player, which is bulked up with a surprising amount of features for such a small device. In addition to playing both MP3 and WMA audio files, it also sports an FM radio and digital voice recorder. It supports the Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 and features PlaysForSure support for portable music downloads. And it's powered by a single AAA battery, which will provide up to 19 hours of battery life.

The Sansa M240 can hold 16 hours of CD-quality MP3 tracks on its 1 GB memory. View larger.
Detailed view of the basic controls.

The 1 GB Sansa M240 will hold approximately 16 hours of CD-quality MP3 tracks (encoded at 128kps) or 32 hours of WMA tracks (at 64kbps). It's compatible with MP3, WMA, secure WMA, and Audible audio file formats. The digital FM radio allows you to access local radio stations, as well as preset up to 20 of your favorite stations. With five equalizer types for the FM radio and music player, you can optimize your sound for your favorite style of music, such as, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Pop, and Custom (user-defined). You can also use the built-in microphone and voice recording function to capture interviews, classes, and short voice notes to yourself.

The compact yet robust industrial design offers an easy-to-use interface with an indigo-backlit LCD screen showing ID3 tag information from currently playing tracks (song title, artist, and album, as well as battery level and playlist). Sophisticated music library sorting lets you browse the music in your player by artist, album, song title, genre, year, playlist, and other useful criteria. The AB playback feature allows you to select a start point and an end point within an audio file so you can play that segment over and over--helpful for learning languages.

It's easy to transfer songs to the Sansa--just connect it to your PC via the included USB 2.0 connection cable, where it will appear as a Windows Portable Device on your computer. Then, just drag and drop music files from anywhere on your hard drive or use a variety of music software to move licensed music to the device. The Sansa is compatible with PCs running the Windows XP operating system.

The SanDisk Sansa M240 digital audio player uses PlaysForSure technology. Look for the PlaysForSure logo if you're shopping for a portable music or video device and you want to make sure the digital music and video you purchase will play back on it every time. Match the PlaysForSure logo on a large selection of leading devices and online music stores. If you see the logo, you'll know your digital music will play for sure. Choose from a large number of digital music and video stores, including MTV's Urge, Rhapsody, Yahoo!, MSN Music, MusicMatch, MusicNow, Napster, Wal-Mart Music Downloads, and many more.

What's in the Box
Sansa M240 1 GB MB player, carrying case with armband, stereo headphones, AAA alkaline battery, USB 2.0 travel cable, CD-ROM with drivers and online user guide, and printed Quick Start guide.

Customer Reviews:

Waste of money
It worked well for the first 24 hours..... Worse....I lost all of my 245 songs since the freaking thing stopped working. Don't buy it. Spend your money in a "real" mp3 player.
--2006-12-18

Great!
I have had this MP3 player for about 6 months and couldn't be happier. I was very happy it came with an armband, since I use it at the gym. I listen to the FM radio on my bus commute into work in the morning and it gets good reception. It is so small I carry it in my purse at all times, along with a couple of extra batteries. I love that it uses batteries (no getting stuck somewhere without your charger or power supply, you can just insert another battery and go). It is extremely easy to load music, just drag and drop. Such a refreshing change from having to use special software like the Ipod. It recognizes tags, which I never realized was such an important feature until I used an iriver Mp3 player that did not. It is easy to navigate through the menus and the buttons are easy to use. I am very impressed with this player and highly recommend it. You can't beat the price either.
--2006-12-17

It was great for the 6 days it worked....
Mine was apparently one of the defective ones. I turned it on yesterday and it froze on the "Sansa" start screen and it would not move off that screen. I replaced the battery just to make sure it wasn't a battery issue. The new battery did not help. I am returning it.

Pros (during my short ownership period)
--Easy to drag and drop music
--Great clear sound
--My first battery lasted for 16 hours

Cons (besides the obvious one of not working after only 6 days of use)
--The "manual" it comes with is incomplete to say the least (although you can find a more comprehensive one on-line)
--The button functions were a little quirky and the buttons were hard to press for me.
--My battery case sounded loose when I opened the package (which has been an issue for other purchasers)

I'm a little leery of Sansa products now and probably won't consider another one.
--2006-12-14

Sansa MP3 Player
Great MP3 player! Bought a 2nd one. Size and price are nice.
--2006-12-14

Loved it, but......
Enjoyed everything about this mp3 player. It was easy to use, and after I upgraded my WMP it worked great with my computer. The battery lasted much longer than I thought it would. On the fourth night I set the sleep timer for 15 minutes and drifted off to beautiful music. The next day, I discovered that it would not turn on, or off, so I changed the battery to no avail. Not wanting to give up, I called Sandisk customer support and after I upgraded firmware and followed all instruction by a very patient, polite rep, we gave up, and he suggested I send it back to Amazon. I would have given it five stars, and Sandisk customer service five stars, except... I have to send it back, which is disappointing and inconvenient. I am ordering the e250.
--2006-12-13

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