SAN DISK SANSA FUZE WINDOWS

The supplied headphones are perfunctory: they do the job. Of course, there any many factors to be considered here.

The voice recorder is useful, but you’ll need space in the internal memory to be able to record anything, so again, using an external microSD card looks like a preferable option. We found that the radio settings needed to be set to the 'World' region before we could get anything from it, then it is easy to select the frequency you want, or scan the range, and select favourite presets to return to later. There is an FM radio and a voice recorder, plus, the option to record from the radio, so you can catch that song you love and play it back later. But there is a little more packed into this clever little device.

SAN DISK SANSA FUZE WINDOWS

Windows users will find themselves using Windows Media Player by default, so it is worth considering the shortcomings of WMP in managing your music, however, you can navigate through the device and do things manually if you wish, as well as use other music management programs.Īs with most modern players, the Fuze will not only look after your music, it will play video, and display your photos. The Fuze supports a number of formats, MP3, WMA, secure WMA, WAV, Audible and MP4. Whilst this is good for those that just want to expand the capacity, it does mean that if you plug in someone else’s card to listen to a particular song, you’ll have to navigate to that song from scratch. When you insert a card, the album quickly updates and you view all your files together, there is no differentiation between internal and external memory, so it is a seamless integration. SanDisk point out that you may not even want to use the internal memory, you could just use the microSD card and then move it from device to device. Of course, it means you can expand your 4GB player with an 8GB microSD card, and as SDHC is supported, you’ll be able to add bigger cards in the future, so suddenly the price looks very compelling. The idea here, say SanDisk, is to provide a new way of organising your music and managing your player. The central wheel (I’m trying not to call it a click-wheel) has a good positive feel to it, allowing you to simply and easily select the option you want.ĭiscreetly lurking on the side of the Fuze is the part that makes us go a little weak at the knees, for its pure simplicity. The back of the Fuze is a rubberised texture, so feels good in the hand, whilst the front is glossy – in the case of our review unit, black – which attracts fingerprints, but looks very smart. The power slider is most welcome, because it is a positive method of powering on and off the device, unlike the iPod’s occasionally dubious press and hold technique. The Sansa Fuze doesn’t take the minimalist approach however whilst it has slick clean lines, it has more hard buttons: you have a 'home' button and a combined power and Hold slider key as well.

We put that down to a form factor that works: a screen and simple controller for volume, track selection, menu navigation and so on. (Pocket-lint) - With the world going Apple mad, can SanDisk offer some respite in the form of the Sansa Fuze? We plugged in the 4GB Fuze to find out.įrom a design point of view, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the Fuze wasn’t that different to Apple’s iPod nano, which this player goes straight up against.

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