SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player Reviews and Best Price Guarantee

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Battery life	6.1
Design	7.1
Ease of use	7.1
Portability	8.9
Range of features	7.1
Sound quality	7.9
Value for money (at time of purchase)	7.9
Overall rating	7.0

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Will, Snaith , “Computer Know IT All”

Score 3.0/10

+ Played music well. built in radio came in handy. Was very please to start with

- Battery didnt hold. Also, menu navigation was slow. My diagnosis for this was hardware inside couldnt cope with the complex software.

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6 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Apr 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent Sound quality, easily portable, and very nice design

- Not many, battery could be a little bit longer life, but not as bad as some other Mp3/radio's I have had.

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ great value

- very hard to sync, if not a windows media player user

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Oct 2008

Robert, Watford

Score 9.0/10

+ Elegant design. Ease of use. Can add additional memory.

- The battery is non-replaceable

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Oct 2009

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Ade, Lincoln

Score 8.0/10

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purchased 12 Mar 2008

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Score 9.0/10

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purchased 27 Apr 2008

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Score 8.0/10

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purchased 22 Jul 2008

sheila, manchester

Score 3.0/10

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purchased 23 Sep 2008

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Expert reviews for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB

Pocket Lint expert review

SanDisk has been giving Creative a run for its money of late, releasing a host of Flash-based players that are not only competitively priced but also sleek and easy to use. Pitched against the Creative ZEN, the Sansa View is a music player that can also be used for video as it comes with a decent sized screen...

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reviewed 20 May 2008

TechRadar expert review

It‚Äôs easy to see how SanDisk has managed to establish itself as a firm number two in the American MP3 market. The iPod, of course, rules the roost over there, as it does in practically every country on the planet. But SanDisk‚Äôs Sansa MP3 players have slowly been building a following, and with the View, that following only looks likely to get bigger.The Sansa View takes over the mantle from the e280 as SanDisk‚Äôs flagship player. And while there is probably nothing seriously groundbreaking about this new model, there‚Äôs certainly a lot to love about it.The first thing you'll notic…

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reviewed 05 Feb 2008

PC Advisor expert review - by David Haskin, Computerworld"

In a world in which gadgets are getting ever-smaller, SanDisk's new Sansa View is, strangely, significantly larger than both its competitors and its own predecessor, the company's Sansa e200 line of media players.

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reviewed 19 Dec 2007

Product Features

Hard Disk Capacity in GB	16
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
MP4 Playback	Yes
MP4 is a video format, a bit like MP3 for video. Simply speaking, an MP4 player is an MP3 player that can play common video formats like MP4.
Built-In Radio	Yes
Some devices have analogue radio recievers built in so you can listen to the news or the sport on the move.
Built-In Radio	FM Radio
Some devices have analogue radio recievers built in so you can listen to the news or the sport on the move.
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.
Touchscreen	No
Touchscreen technology allows you to move and click things directly on the screen using your finger or a stylus pen.
Music Playtime (hours)	10
How long the device’s battery will last when playing music. The number is usually provided by the manufacturer, and should be used as a guide only.
Music Playtime (hours)	35
How long the device’s battery will last when playing music. The number is usually provided by the manufacturer, and should be used as a guide only.
Video Playtime (hours)	7
How long the device’s battery will last when playing video. The number is usually provided by the manufacturer, and should be used as a guide only.
Video Playtime (hours)	4
How long the device’s battery will last when playing video. The number is usually provided by the manufacturer, and should be used as a guide only.
Screen Size in Inches	2.4
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	240x320
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Colour Screen	Yes
If you’re into watching video or viewing photos on your mobile phone, MP3 player or iPod you’ll want to make sure it has a colour screen.
Photo Viewer	Yes
Ability to display your photographs and jpegs so you can show them off to your friends.
USB Port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Built-In Microphone	Yes
A microphone will allow you to record notes or musical ideas on your device. You’d have no need for that voice recorder or dictaphone!
Memory Type	Built-In Memory
WMA Playback	Yes
Windows Media Audio is a popular compressed music format, like MP3. If you’re planning to play WMA files, you’ll need to check that WMA playback is supported.
WAV Playback	Yes
WAV files are Microsoft’s standard uncompressed music file format. If you like listening to high quality audio files and use Windows, make sure your device supports WAV playback.
OGG Playback	No
AAC Playback	No
WMV Playback	Yes
DivX Playback	No
A yes means this device is able to play video compressed using the popular ‘DivX format.’:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divx
Dimensions (mm)	123x79x17
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Bluetooth	No
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
Colour Display	Yes
If you’re into watching video or viewing photos on your MP3 player or iPod you’ll want to make sure it has a colour screen.

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