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SanDisk Sansa Connect

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Pros
Downloads songs over Wi-Fi
Nice color screen
Cons
Slightly sluggish interface
Expensive

$141.00
From 1 Merchant

Pricing: Inexpensive: $150 (8/1/2008)
Performance: Good: 79
Features: Fair: 65
Design: Very Good: 81

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

Pricing

Inexpensive: $150

Performance

Good: 79

PC World Tests
Maximum Usable Output Level, Average (dBV)	-9.1
Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Average (%)	0.07
Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Average (dB)	78
Crosstalk, Average (dB)	-52
Frequency Response Deviation, Average (dB)	0.1

Features

Fair: 65

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	No
Hours of Play (Per vendor)	12

Screen
Screen Size (inches)	2.2
Screen Resolution	320 by 240
ScreenType	Color

Size
Dimensions (inches)	2.05 by .63 by 3.58
Weight (oz.)	2.72

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

Playback
Signal to Noise Ratio (dB)	89

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	Yes
Other	Plays For Sure Subscription WMA
Equalizer Settings	10
Voice Recording	Voice Recorder:No

Radio
FM tuner	No
FM Recording	No
Presets	0

Online Music Compatibility
Itunes	No
Rhapsody	No
Napster	Yes
Sony	No
Yahoo	Yes
Other	Plays For Sure Music subscriptions

Online Subscription Compatibility
Plays For Sure	Yes

Video Formats
Video Support	Video:No

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

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

Other
Included Hardware	Headphones
Included Software	Yahoo Music Engine

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

Very Good: 81

SanDisk Sansa Connect Review

by Eric Dahl

- Announced at CES earlier this year, SanDisk's Wi-Fi-equipped MP3 player has arrived, and I've been playing around with it for a while now. The first thing that struck me about this 4GB player is that its Wi-Fi capabilities are actually useful. The Sansa Connect gives you many more sharing options than Microsoft's Zune does, all of them built around a partnership with Yahoo. Find an open access point, and you can stream Internet radio from Launchcast stations or browse Flickr photo streams. Sign up for Yahoo's portable music subscription service, Yahoo Music Unlimited To Go ($12 per month for an annual subscription, or $15 if you go month-to-month), and you'll be able to download individual tracks or albums of your choice over Wi-Fi. I'd still like to have the option of syncing wirelessly with my PC, but the streaming radio is a very nice touch.

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User Reviews for SanDisk Sansa Connect

Reviewed by: tonycamco

Duration of ownership: 1 Month

Strengths: easy to use . had 3rd nano with itunes couldnot drag and drop. this one you can do easy

Weaknesses: none so far

Overall Evaluation: fine unit . i like the micro slot. drag and drop and pics real easy.