Sandisk is escalating its
battle with Apple for flash supremacy by announcing the
Sansa e200 6GB flash player, out by the end of March. A microSD slot adds capacity, though 6GB is pretty damn capacious
for a flash player. The Register calls
these things "Nano clones," not without reason, but the features set them apart. The Sandisk units
include FM reception, FM recording, a removable, rechargeable Lithium battery, and they promise to work with
Windows-based music subscription "To Go" services. The 1.8-inch color screen displays photos and video. 2GB
and 4GB models are available. Sandisk reportedly owns 29 percent of the flash market, to Apple's 49 percent. Apple got
a late start in flash, disregarding the product category until it finally released the Shuffle.Sandisk Sansa e200
Sandisk is escalating its
battle with Apple for flash supremacy by announcing the
Sansa e200 6GB flash player, out by the end of March. A microSD slot adds capacity, though 6GB is pretty damn capacious
for a flash player. The Register calls
these things "Nano clones," not without reason, but the features set them apart. The Sandisk units
include FM reception, FM recording, a removable, rechargeable Lithium battery, and they promise to work with
Windows-based music subscription "To Go" services. The 1.8-inch color screen displays photos and video. 2GB
and 4GB models are available. Sandisk reportedly owns 29 percent of the flash market, to Apple's 49 percent. Apple got
a late start in flash, disregarding the product category until it finally released the Shuffle.Reader Comments
(Page 1)2. I'm excited to finally see a multi-gig flash based player that is compatible with subscription music. I like the hard drive players, but they are much more vulnerable to damage if you use them a lot. Plus, they are lighter and smaller.
Posted at 8:45PM on Jan 8th 2006 by Trevor Ahlert
3. I wonder if this player will be able to be used as backup storage. To be more precise: will the player be able to copy pictures on the extra CF-card on the internal memory?
Posted at 2:18PM on Jan 9th 2006 by Adrik
4. Possibly a true challenger to the overly hyped Nano??? Let's hope so, if only to shut up those annoying Apple fanatics for a second or two.
Posted at 8:22AM on Mar 10th 2006 by bobjohnson
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1. Nice looking device with some nice features (though features alone don't make a digital music player popular - and it shouldn't). But lets see how the music industry is going to react to the recording of FM stations.
Posted at 7:56AM on Jan 6th 2006 by Musica360.com