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[alr1ght]

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8000841

It weighs less than an ounce and clips to your jeans or jacket for big sound anywhere. So travelers and fitness enthusiasts will want to wear it everywhere. Highlights include a 4-line OLED screen, FM radio, built-in microphone and long-lasting rechargeable battery.


Key Features & Benefits:
# 2 GB flash memory
Stores up to 500 MP3 songs or 1000 WMA songs recorded at 128 Kbps
# 1" OLED screen
Shows song title, artist, album, genre and more on four lines
# Versatile audio playback options
Supports MP3, WMA, secure WMA, WAV and Audible audio file formats, and it's compatible with most music subscription services
# Built-in FM tuner
Offers 40 station presets and you can record your favorite broadcasts, too
# Recording capability
Record FM radio programs from the built-in tuner or record voice with the built-in microphone
# Interface
Provides a fast USB 2.0 port for connection to a computer
# Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Plays up to 15 hours of music on a single charge

I have my $100 GC from Walmart (MGS4 bundle) and need a new (small) mp3 player. I presently have an ipod shuffle, while small, doesn't have all the features I'm looking for now. I will be throwing it in my pocket with my keys/phone/etc, so being tiny is important. Getting rid of iTunes for good is another bonus. Any impressions?

Now only if they carried the 4GB model...

 

[speculawyer]

Yeah, I had one . . . and I really liked it. Minimalist but it was very small and did what it needed to do. And it had a nice fast-forward feature wherein the rate of the fast-forwarding increased the longer you held it down which is needed when you listen to long things like recorded books.

I used it with the default Windows Media Player as the download software.

The only problem is that my died eventually . . . and I'm not sure why it died. But I'm very rough on my MP3 players so that is why I pretty much only buy simple cheap flash players. And as far as simple flash players go, that was a very good one.

 

[dark_chris]

I got one for my mom and she loves it.
She mostly uses it for radio and little bit of mp3s.

I have used it as well, so its great!

 

[jamesinclair]

I have a larger sandisk model (16GB) and have no real complaints. Actually, I do wish it came with a standard power plug and not just USB.

 

[parrotbeak]

I got it for working out. It's been great for that purpose. The display is minimal but if you set your playlists beforehand, you don't have to play with it much.

I mainly use it at the gym, but on the few occasions i used it while running outdoors, i couldn't read the display at all in the sun and changing the contrast didn't help any. That's probably going to be true of a lot of mp3 plrs though, and it's not a big deal for me.

 

[ToxicAdam]

I have a larger sandisk model (16GB) and have no real complaints. Actually, I do wish it came with a standard power plug and not just USB.

Yea, that's my big complaint too. Especially when it dies in an airport or in a car and I don't have access to a computer.

 

[Jason]

Not sure about the other models but you can charge the Clip with a Motorola travel charger.

 

[speculawyer]

Yea, that's my big complaint too. Especially when it dies in an airport or in a car and I don't have access to a computer.

There are tons of USB adapters for AC & 12VDC (Car lighter things). The USB is much better than proprietary. I have mini-USBs cables at work & at home so it doesn't matter if I forget to bring one with me.

 

[parrotbeak]

It's $47.84 on amazon and qualifies for the free shipping (just trying to take some business away from walmart

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000W09ZTK/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[parrotbeak]

sry double post.

 

[alr1ght]

It's $47.84 on amazon and qualifies for the free shipping (just trying to take some business away from walmart

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000W09ZTK/?tag=neogaf0e-20

i have the giftcard.

they have the 4GB on newegg for super cheap too.

 

[tomjr]

I have the 2gb clip. It's a decent player. I don't have any specific evidence, but 15 hours sounds like a stretch.

I don't think it supports FLAC or AAC if you're into those formats. I use win xp and transfer data to the player easily with explorer.

Also, the clip on the back of the player is detachable to give it an even lower profile.

I picked this up during the last black friday sale at bb for $35.

 

[parrotbeak]

Also, the clip on the back of the player is detachable to give it an even lower profile.

Is there a trick to detaching it? I never noticed this feature before. I'm looking at mine right now and i can see that it looks like the clip just slides down, but it feels so fragile and it's not sliding easy. I don't want to pull it too hard.

 

[Shogmaster]

I've been trying out a blue 2GB unit for the last 2 weeks. I LOVE this thing.

1. It's TINY! Not iPod Shuffle tiny, but pretty close. The case for my earbuds dwarfs it. And it looks pretty good too. Not embarrassing looking like their early ones.

2. It's grab and drag simple! No stupid apps standing in your way of transferring your music onto it. You insert the USB cable into the computer, attach the Sansa Clip onto it, and it comes up in Windows as external device! Niiiice.

3. Awesome screen! The OLED screen is SUPER bright, and very informative. And the navigation through it is very logical and intuitive.

4. It's feature packed! FM radio, Voice recorder, Record from FM, EQ etc... Very impressive for a $60 device.

5. It's folder structure friendly. I RIP all my CDs in WMP, and by default, WMP keeps all the albums and artists organized into separate folders like any other programs of it's type. When I dragged the music into the Clip, the folders and all like they are in my laptop, Clip took a few seconds to digest all the folders and the music and than organized the albums and artists exactly as they were. Awesome! I expect this from $150 and up players like iPods Nanos, but from a $60 tiny unit, it was rather surprising.

Really, the only thing I wasn't going gaga over was the battery life (at least 10 hours per charge though), and the capacity. I'll probably return this 2GB one and get the 4GB one, but I wish they made a 8GB one. I don't want video playback and the larger physical size just to get more storage space. Oh well.

Also, since the battery is trapped in the casing (no screw holes so you would have to snap the chassis apart to replace the battery), it is really a disposable player. You really wouldn't be able to use it beyond 2 years since the Li-Ions only last about that long. Perhaps those 2 year replacement plans at retail stores are not a bad idea in this case.

In any case, if 4GB is enough for your music needs, I give this thing 2 thumbs up. If I have time tonight, I upload a video for you of it in action.

 

[JDSN]

I love the damn thing, the LCD is bright, its small, and the sound its pretty decent. You should a pair of headphones that have a decent bass, thats the only part I dont like about the standard ones.

 

[alr1ght]

was just delivered. impressive little device. I connected it to my 360 and PS3 and was a little worried about it not finding the files. You just have to set the USB mode to MSC and re-format. I love the drag and drop (no more iTunes ). Best way to spend a giftcard (got an 8GB flash drive as well).

edit: PS3 only seems to order the songs by alphabetical order, even though the songs are named/tagged correctly. 360 works fine, but doesn't read the tags right away until they are played (it just lists the file name). Either way, it easily plays them in order. Anyone know a fix (there are no options via triangle to sort by track #).

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

The Sansa Clip got a really good review at AnythingButIpod.com (in fact, it's one of their recommended models). It apparently has really good sound quality (almost close to audiophile standards according to ABI) considering the fact that it's really small and it's made by Sandisk.

Word of warning: the 4GB model's screen appears dimmer than the other models due to the mirror sheen of that particular model. This could make daylight visibility very low.

 

[SyNapSe]

I was waiting for this to come out since announce. I got one a month or so back and I've found its perfect for what I was wanting. A small device for working out mainly, but it gets a bit of play at work as well.

To this point, its been great for me. I don't need tons of gigs of storage, I just put a bunch of songs on there and set it to shuffle. I switch them from time to time. It clips very easily onto a pair of workout shorts or belt. The earbuds and sound quality are really quite nice especially for a player that can be bought for under $50.

I have the 2gb Red clip. Most reviews list the FM Tuner as a weakness which concerned me pre-purchase but it has been fine for me.

My only real complaint to this point would be that it definately does charge slow over the USB connection. After the initial charge it's never really got low on me though. I have a cable both at home and work and since I use it for both working out and sometimes to get clear of some ambient noise at work I find it never gets below half power. I guess I mean I carry it back and forth every day for the most part. It's small enough that you can slip it into anything.

 

[Aske]

I'm bumping this old thread because the new 8GB Clip is out in Europe. Now that it finally has the capacity I need, I'm thinking of importing one. I'd rather not wait for the NA release, so I have a couple of questions for Clip owners:

- How do playlists work on a Mac? I'll be using basic drag and drop to import files. I know I can make a single On-The-Go playlist on the Clip, but is there any way for a Mac user to create multiple playlists?

- Volume. I know the NA version of Clips have been praised for delivering great sound at high volumes. Will the Euro version be as loud? I ask because I recall many, many years ago, there was a lot of controversy over the (3rd gen?) European iPod having significantly reduced volume to comply with EU laws. There were hacks, people were pissed. I bought one, and it was barely loud enough. I ended up sticking with my Walkman and mix tapes for portable use and used the iPod as a backup hard drive. I haven't heard anything since, but if EU volume gimping still occurs I'd definitely avoid importing.

- Black or Silver? The 8GB is available in both colours, and while I like the pseudo-invisible screen of the silver model, I remember reading that the non-silver units had brighter screens that were easier to read. That may have only been the case with the earliest models, and I think I read that there had been a firmware update to increase the contrast of the silver models.

- Fingerprints. Not a big deal, but are the silver players print magnets? I'm sick of having to baby shiny mp3 players, so this might be a reason to go with a black unit. I've seen a few pictures and it seems they both have shiny, reflective plastic fronts; but it's hard to tell whether the mirrored front of the silver model shows prints more easily than the new case of the black unit.

Edit: Hmm. Seems like the European volume limit still applies - at least to iPods.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=368835