SanDisk Sansa Fuze Expert Reviews

Apple iPod family are most selling multimedia devices in the world, but they are not only one. SanDisk wants to take part of they market, but they know they cant take the crown.

Time to replace your aging iPod?

External hot-swappable microSD slot, excellent audio quality, radio

Bundled headphones not great, pause buzz

With great audio quality and competitively priced, the SanDisk Sansa Fuze is a serious contender as your next music player

The Fuze is a versatile value for money player that offers a ton of features. It sports a click wheel and a simple interface. The sound is well-balanced across all frequency ranges provided you buy a decent set of earphones.

The name Sandisk has always sounded like some sort of feminine hygiene product to us, but get past that and the company actually makes some excellent portable media players. Case in point: the Sandisk Sansa Fize.

Trusty, reliable and a great all-rounder. Very cheap

It's not very exciting

You won't find a better MP3 player than the Sandisk Sansa Fuze for under £50.

The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is a media player with a 1.9 inch screen, a microSD slot and, according to the specifications, the Fuze offers the longest battery-life ever of the entire Sansa series. According to SanDisk, the Fuze plays 24 hours nonstop music ...

After my last review of a SanDisk unit this came ? initially ? as a disappointment, in fact more than a disappointment. I was sent a replacement unit and that had the same problem, so once solved I have put it through a thorough and rigorous set of ...

There is a reasonable Quick Start Guide with the first 12 pages in English. When you connect to a PC you get two icons in My Computer the first for internal memory and the second for any micro SD card you may have inserted

There are more iPod nano challengers on the market than we'd care to mention, but not many put up too much of a fight, except this one.

It's not perfect, though: sound quality is on the harsh side; and the price, while reasonable, isn't quite cheap enough to replace either the Zen or nano in our affections

Can this recent addition to the Sansa range challenge Apple's Nano?

Compact design ; good value for money ; expandable memory

Audio and video performance could be better ; rather basic operation

Lacks the glitz and glamour of the Nano, but its value for money and capacity mean it's still a terrific player

The Fuze features an iPod-like wheel interface, however the wheel is rubber and actually spins - I've found this to be a great method of controlling the Sansa Fuze, it allows for precise control and the sense of real feedback in operation. It feels ...