The Good

Allows you play music in a new way; gives you the option of using memory cards

The Bad

No video support; limited number of albums accessible; weak battery life

The Bottom Line

If you’re keen on obtaining a sansa player, you’re better off taking one of their more traditional MP3 players, for instance The View or the Fuze.

Review

Most people are excited by new technology and want to rush out to buy the latest gadget. From the laser disc player to the Sony MiniDisk, some technologies have gone the way of the dodo. Now a new Sansa player has entered the market and only time (and a thorough review) will determine whether it will become the VCR or the Betamax player of the digital music age.This new Sansa player is known as the slotMusic player. At only $20, the player seems like a great deal.

Where does the music derive from? So, the Sansa player gives you two options. In the beginning, you may choose to obtain a microSD card and move MP3 or WMA files from your notebook onto the card. Afterward put in the card into the Sansa player, then you may listen to music. Certainly, buying these cards can increase your cost. A 4 GB card is priced at around $10 whereas a 16 GB card will run you more than $50.

A unique feature of the Sansa player is that you can also get your music a different way: purchasing full albums on slotMusic cards. The cards can be played in the Sansa player or in most other devices that accept microSD cards.

On the bright side, this method does permit you to listen to moveable music though you don’t own a processor. Certainly, so do CD’s if you have a correct CD player.

Other matters include the battery life. The Sansa player uses really replaceable batteries rather than built-in rechargeable ones. And since you’re simply expected to get 15 hours of music listening from the batteries, real music lovers could finish up using a fortune on batteries alone. Plus, there’s no video support and no display.