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2701 reviews
Apr, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 2701 reviews of SanDisk Sansa e280. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the performance and design. The sound and price also get good feedback. Many are critical about the reliability.
usability, price, sound, design, performance
reliability
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the SanDisk Sansa e280 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.
Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 182 user reviews of SanDisk Sansa e280 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the sound and price. The performance and design are also appreciated, but there are some mixed views about the reliability.
usability, design, performance, price, sound
84% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.
Consumer review (amazon.com)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 2236 user reviews of SanDisk Sansa e280 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviews about the design and performance are generally positive. The sound and price are also mentioned favorably, but there are some negative opinions about the reliability.
usability, price, sound, performance, design
reliability
86% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Expert review by : Paul Jasper (pcworld.com)
Offers slick Rhapsody online music store integration, but ease of use needs improvement, and sound quality is lackluster.
Rhapsody integration ; Card slot for extra memory
Controls are uncomfortable to use ; Disappointing audio quality
The Sansa e260R would be a great player for sampling a constantly changing blend of music from Rhapsody's $15 monthly service. However, the player's low audio quality and uncomfortable thumbwheel make it hard to recommend
Expert review by : Michael Brown (maximumpc.com)
We liked almost everything about SanDisk's Sansa e260 flash-memory digital media player when we reviewed it in November 2006, but we slapped it with a verdict of 5 because we activated its voice recorder every time we picked the damned thing up. The...
Amazing audio and video quality, improved exterior casing, Rhapsody-enabled (go figure)
Buttons are slightly undersized and situated slightly too close to the scroll wheel
We still don’t like the e280R’s undersized buttons, which are situated too close to the scroll wheel for our not-so-big thumbs, but the audio and video quality is just as good as the e260’s, and the microSD card slot is superhandy. With a street price...
Expert review by : ZDNet (zdnet.com)
With a huge features list, simple design and a whole lot of expandable storage space, the Sansa e280 screams "Take me on, wimpy iPod Nano".
Memory expandable to 10GB, One-touch recording for voice and radio, Multiple ways of transferring files to the player
AC adaptor not supplied, Scroll wheel not as smooth as a Nano's
Expert review by : Khalid Hosein (gizmosforgeeks.com)
This story starts off with bad news: I left my 2GB iPod Nano on a plane recently. Don't worry, I'm not too torn up about it since I got it as an office Christmas gift. Now I need to find me a new portable audio player of some sort, because I'm not...
Expert review by : Mark Fleischmann (hometheatermag.com)
SanDisk has been building on their position as a Flash memory-card manufacturer to offer music players. Search Amazon.com, and you'll find that the company's solid-state players come up as often as their highly rated SD cards, putting them at the...
Expert review by : Mark Fleischmann (hometheater.com)
SanDisk has been building on their position as a Flash memory-card manufacturer to offer music players. Search Amazon.com, and you'll find that the company's solid-state players come up as often as their highly rated SD cards, putting them at the...
Expert review by : Mark Fleischmann (soundandvision.com)
The company that made Steve sweat. SanDisk has been building on their position as a Flash memory-card manufacturer to offer music players. Search Amazon.com, and you'll find that the company's solid-state players come up as often as their highly rated...
Expert review by : ChiefEditor (geek.com)
If your post-holiday shopping glands are still making you reach for your wallet, consider removing the "iPod only" blinders when it comes to music players and check out our review of SanDisk's Sansa e280 MP3 Player. This nano-competitor offers 8 GBs
Expert review by : Arik Hesseldahl (businessweek.com)
The flash memory maker's Sansa is a strong competitor to the iPod, but it won't displace the digital music player's status as No. 1.
Competing with the best in anything is a tall order, especially when that competitor is something of a cultural icon. That's the spot that flash memory concern SanDisk (SNDK) finds itself in with its Sansa line of digital music players. The Apple...
Expert review by : Mark Peters (photokina-show.com)
SanDisk unveiled the world's largest capacity flash-based MP3 player, the 8-gigabyte (GB) Sansa e280 that boasts award-winning audio, photo viewing and video clip playback capabilities. Priced at $249.99 (MSRP), the e280 is the latest evolution of...