SanDisk Sansa Fuze 4 GB Video MP3 Player (Black)

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!

Well lets dive into this packed little device!Fist off my main points for buying this.SKIPPING / POPPING ISSUE:-- Many user have been complaining about a skipping and or popping issue with the audio coming from their Fuzes, I ran into this problem and figured out the cause. You must make sure that the headset jack is fully seated into the device. If it's not you'll get this skipping problem. I noticed this a couple times and after playing with the device each time I realized that the jack was not fully inserted. So if anyone else comes across this problem this is the solution.I am a full time student again (it's been 10 years since I last was in school). And seeing as I really hate taking notes I decided I'd just record the lectures and then cut the parts out that aren't needed so I can just listen to the lectures and get what I need again and again and have exactly what was said and not misinterpret things.This little Fuze has a nicely sized storage space on it and room for expansion with that there is more than enough room for me to record an entire days worth of lectures, considering I often sign up for the 3-4 hour classes and try to get them all on the same days so I can continue to work at the same time.MICROPHONE:-- The Fuze has a built in microphone that really pics up audio from all around it and it's all quite clear. Clearer than I expected. It's pretty easy to export the audio to your hard drive, cut the audio up in a program like "AUDACITY" and then code it into MP3 format. BTW the device only records in .WAV format but there is supposedly a plugin for it to record in MP3, I haven't been able to locate it just yet thought. You can record about an hours worth of audio per 168megs of space from what I can tell.VIDEO:-- While it's not the greatest it's still doable on the Fuze. It might be small but when you are stuck at work doing nothing or stuck on a plain doing nothing then well it's a nice thing to have around!MUSIC:-- Very clear and easy to get things rocking.you can adjust the equalizer setting as you like or select a preset.just spin the dial to crank it up, click the top side to mute. Also just drag and drop files to the device instead of having to use a program to add and remove files.RADIO:-- You can actually listen to FM radio on this player. Just go to the radio option in the menu, select and them move to the station you want. You can set it as a preset and then refer back to it as you like. You can even use the built in recorder to record the radio broadcast, which is great, especially if you have particular radio shows that you like to listen to but can't because of meetings or whatever life throws at you.Using the Fuze couldn't be simpler.NO NEED TO INSTALL ANYTHING!unlike Ipods and most other MP3 players you don't have to install one thing on your computer to transfer music to your Fuze. Just plug it in and your computer will recognize it, open the folder that shows your device from "My Computer" and then drag and drop whatever music you want to the device. It's that simple! You can use Win Media Player 11 or even Rhapsody if you choose but you don't have to.To transfer VIDEO, you will need to download and install the Sandisk media converter. it's a simple tool that will convert your file and load them to your device as needed.Photos: you will also need the Media converter for this as well.Don't try to use Rhapsody or Win Media Player to transfer anything other than music or you will get errors. So for video or photos you need to use the Media converter tool from SanDisk.About the only con of this device is the fact that there isn't a world of accessories like the Ipods have out there. There are quite a few though and the number is increasing as people realize that the Ipods are OVER PRICED and don't have as many bonuses like the FUZE does. There are many player chargers that are coming out as well as many other accessories.So if you are looking for a particular accessory to work with the Sansa line then just look it up. All the ones that I have found on amazon are of pretty good quality. I would like local stores to carry more though but that'll come in time...