SanDisk Sansa Fuze

Tuesday, March 11th 2008 - 16:45 CET - Comments: 1

S anDisk, a leading seller of MP3 players in the United States, unveiled the multi faceted Sansa Fuze MP3 player. The stylish music player is loaded with capabilities and features to keep consumers well entertained while on the go. Not only is it easy on the eye, it’s easy on the pocketbook. With availability planned for early April in the United States, the SanDisk Sansa Fuze music player comes in a wide array of colors (pink, red, blue, black and silver) and capacities (2, 4 and 8 gigabyte) with an expected starting price of only $79.99 MSRP.

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SanDisk Sansa Fuze MP3 Player

In addition to playing music, video, photos, FM radio and audiobooks, the thin SanDisk Sansa Fuze music player is packed with extras, including a microSD memory card slot to add and transport multimedia content with ease; a digital voice recorder to capture thoughts on the fly, and a bright, 1.9" color screen that allows users to easily navigate their music or watch videos in landscape mode.

 

 

MicroSD memory

A distinguishing feature of the SanDisk Fuze player is its microSD memory card slot. This memory slot provides consumers with the ability to quickly add content onto their music player and expands storage capacity, giving ample space for thousands of additional songs, hours of video and numerous photos. Plus, by using a SanDisk microSD card, users can easily carry their music and other content from their SanDisk Sansa MP3 player to their mobile phone, or even their personal computer.

 

 

MP3 player with great sound quality

"The SanDisk Fuze is an eye catching MP3 music player that users will enjoy for its looks, capabilities and incredible value," said Eric Bone, vice president of product marketing for Sansa, SanDisk's audio/video product line. "This new MP3 music player combines some of the best features found on other SanDisk Sansa products, including great sound quality. It's yet another strong offering by SanDisk in the sub-$150 music player market."

 

 

Supported music formats

The SanDisk Sansa Fuze MP3 player gives users access to subscription download services from numerous sources, including Rhapsody To Go, Napster, eMusic and others. In addition, it supports playback of a wide range of popular music formats such as MP3, WAV, Audible (for audio books) and Windows Media Audio (WMA) in both unprotected and protected files. Sansa Fuze supports MPEG-4 video and JPEG photos. Its internal rechargeable battery will play up to 24 hours of audio and five hours of video between charges.

 

 

Flash memory music player

The flash-based Sansa Fuze player rounds out the Sansa product family, joining the popular, tiny SanDisk Sansa Clip and video-centric Sansa View. The SanDisk Sansa audio/video line offers consumers highly affordable, yet fun and fashionable music players loaded with appealing extra features. The SanDisk Fuse MP3 player works with computers running Windows XP or Windows Vista. It also works with Mac and Linux operating systems (under MSC mode).

 

 

SanDisk Sansa Fuze price & availability

The SanDisk Sansa Fuze MP3 music player is expected to be available in U.S. stores in early April. The SanDisk music player comes in a 2GB capacity (holds 500 MP3 songs) with an MSRP of $79.99, 4GB (1,000 MP3 songs) for $99.99 and 8GB (2,000 MP3 songs) for $129.99. The 2GB Sansa Fuze is available in black; the 4GB Sansa Fuze is available in black, red, pink or blue, and the 8GB is available in silver. The SanDisk music player is expected to be available from retailers in Canada and Europe in late spring, with other regions of the world to follow.

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