SanDisk Sansa Fuze 4 GB Video MP3 Player (Black)

****UPDATE Dec 2011**** (Dec 2011) - Got myself a new (3rd) one, trust me its great! Also gave a couple as gifts.**** UPDATE*** (May 2011) I owned this beautiful gadget for almost 2+ years, and it took it's last breath last month. I kept it for charging via a wall charger, and few mins after when I picked it up it was as hot as a grill. I immediately unplugged the wire, or it was sure to catch fire. Never started after that! :-(**UPDATE:** (Nov 2010) I now own this player for about 14 months and it has just started to show some signs of distress. The dial - it sometimes get locked and I cannot move it forward or backward, but after a while it works just fine. happens every 3-4 days, maybe will get worse over time. BUT - all in all it is a GREAT player and produced great music (still does, except for the dial lock). Since it was inexpensive, I would say I got more than what I paid for (I paid about $65, 14 months ago). I love it and highly recommend it to everyone, especially because my Apple iPod Classic, worth $350, died in 6 months, read below).I got a brand new iPod Classic as birthday gift from my husband in'Sept 07. 8 months - after treating and caring for it like a baby one fine day my iPod died, just didn't start. I tried every tip and trick mentioned on the web to restart or fix it (as I had done thrice before)but all in vain. Finally, I took my iPod to a Apple store and they said that they would have to change its hard disk as it is dead (which would cost me $75, with no guarantee or service plan even if I wanted to, and also no disclosure about the parts used-if original or refurbished). You know how bad luck is typically like right - I have a service plan for "EVERYTHING" I have in my house , right from my TV, music stereo system, furniture, mattress, appliance, you name it - but never had to use any of it as nothing ever went wrong. This time I didn't have it and the gadget died! :-) (Just so you know - also my mattress had a spilled coffee stain and a big rip just a month after its 5 yr service plan expired).Anyways, I finally decided to buy an inexpensive MP3 player this time round as I frankly didn't want to risk buying another expensive gadget (definitely not the Apple iPod) so I browsed around on Amazon and found this beautifil and reliable friend - the SanDisk Sansa Fuze 4 GB. Its been close to 6 months since I got it and I can blindly recommend this gadget to anyone. This did freeze a couple times (once the screen froze with the light on and once it would never start) but it was a 10 sec fix. Just a little trouble shooting is all it needs. Hold the switch button pushing up for 10 secs and its fine. Trust me its not at all a thing to be scared of. This happened a few times to my iPod Classic too (I guess happens with all out there). But overall - the voice quality - both earphones and car, extra features, ease of use and download, looks and everything else I would give it a *10*. I know the value of a single penny in this economy and would never recommend an undeserving product. Trust me friends, this is the one for you.

I purchased the Sansa Fuse 4gb and I've put in a 4gb micro card. I used to have a Sansa e250 before I had my Fuze, and that little guy still works today. I upgraded to a Fuze because I had a micro memory card that wasn't compatible with my e250, and the Fuze was by SanDisk-the ONLY mp3 brand I'll EVER trust. That, and the Fuze had more internal memory and was thinner than it's older version.I got my Fuze back in August 2009, and it runs like a charm to this day. Let me tell you, I use this thing ALL THE TIME. I use it when I'm drawing, exercising, waiting for someone to pick me up-things like that. In the spring, summer, and fall I go jogging everyday, and I always bring this device with me. It's perfect for working out because it's small enough that you can carry it in one hand or strap it to your arm. It's got a cool play list feature that allows you to create your own lists of music, and if you want to listen to just those, you select the list and the player will play only the songs that you have on it. I use that feature every time I go jogging-I select my GoList and set the settings to SHUFFLE and REPEAT ALL.I've only used it a few times to watch videos, and the picture and sound quality were really good. My primary use for this is music though-so I can't really rate the whole video thing. Same goes for the picture feature. I got this so I could play music, not look at pictures or videos. I used to have a few on the internal memory, and they were pretty good quality.I LOVE the built-in radio in this thing, and the ability to record songs or talk shows from it is awesome! I use this feature a few times a week when I listen to 89x and Dave and Chuck the Freak. It even has a counter when you choose to record-which tells you how much time you have left for recording, and how long your current recording is. If you have nothing on the internal memory, you can get a good 10 hours out of it. I've tried to figure out how to get it to record on a micro, but I don't think it will. Though, if you decided to move your recordings to a computer, be careful! The Fuze uses WAVE format-which is the rawest format you can get music in. This means that it isn't compressed AT ALL, in fact, one of my recordings was 20 minutes. On the Fuze, it's not that large of a file-but when I moved it to my computer, it was a huge 144MB file that needed some serious compressing!The mic is really cool-and something my e250 had as well. It doesn't seem like it would, but the built-in mic is actually really strong and can pick up sounds from a fair distance away. I've used this mic several times, mostly to record funny moments and lectures at my college. Again, the mic uses WAVE format-so the files are pretty big when you move them to your computer, but they take up hardly any space on the internal memory.The battery on this thing still works for me! I still have the 24 hour charge, and I only have to charge this thing once or twice a month! If you want the most out of your battery life, let me tell you that dimming the back light and changing the screen off setting to 5 seconds is the best way to conserve battery life. However, I know that some people wouldn't want to do this, but it's been working for me!If you get a Fuze, I recommend getting a cover or case of some sort for it. Is it fragile? No, not at all-but it IS prone to fingerprints. This drives me CRAZY-I hate having fingerprints anywhere on my Fuze, so I bought a nice black felt-like cover for it and I use a small rectangle of see-through cling wrap on the screen to stop fingerprints. Then again, maybe you don't care.Also, the Fuze does NOT come with a media sync. This means that if you want to upload pictures and movies, you'll have to go to SanDisk's website and download the Sansa Media Converter. I'm pretty sure that if you buy the Fuze from a store brand new, it'll come with a small instruction manual that tells you the website to go to in order to download the Converter. Don't worry, it's completely free! :)All in all, the Sansa Fuze is another great mp3 player by SanDisk. In my personal opinion, it is a thousand times better than an iPod-and way more affordable. I'll choose a SanDisk mp3 player over ANY brand every time-they're just that good! This mp3 is great for someone who wants a reliable device without paying an arm and a leg for it. Mine has lasted me over a year, and it works just as great as the day I bought it! I'll recommend this product to anyone looking for a mp3 player!