SanDisk's 8GB Sansa e280 Flash-Memory MP3 Player Is Shipping

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SanDisk says it has shipped the world's largest capacity flash-memory based MP3 player, Sansa e280 that features award-winning audio, photo viewing and video clip playback capabilities and 8-gigabyte of on-board memory. SanDisk says the e280 is the latest evolution of SanDisk's flagship e200 series. The 8GB device sports a microSD expansion slot allowing expansion to 10GB of music (nearly 2.500 songs) with an optional SanDisk 2GB microSD card.

SanDisk has also lowered its prices on the entire Sansa e200 line of products, including the existing 2, 4 and 6GB models. That was made in conjunction with the rollout of SanDisk e280 and in preparation for the holiday season. The dimensions of the Sansa e200 are 1.7 in. wide x 3.5 in. long x 0.5 in. high (4.4 cm wide x 8.9 cm long x 1.3 cm high). Screen size is 1.8-inch (4.572 cm) TFT color screen (QCIF+). In addition to holding thousands of songs, the Sansa e200 includes a plethora of features to enhance the listening and viewing experience. These include:
- An open (non-proprietary) digital rights management system that allows users to purchase songs or access subscription download services from numerous sources
- A microSD expansion slot for additional memory capacity and support for SanDisk TrustedFlash content cards that can be played not only on Sansa players but also on mobile phones equipped with microSD card slots. SanDisk microSD cards today come with capacities of up to 2GB, with higher capacities planned in the future
- Photo and video capability facilitated through the Sansa Media Converter, which enables a superior customer viewing experience
- Digital FM tuner, on-the-fly FM recording
- Voice recording with a built-in microphone
- Sleek, thin design with large 1.8" TFT color screen for easy viewing and advanced navigational features within an easy to use interface
- User replaceable and rechargeable Lithium Ion battery for up to 20 hours of battery life
- Scratch resistant alloy metal back casing provides excellent durability
- Multi-pin universal connector for future accessory upgrades, battery charging and USB 2.0 connectivity
- Simple to use, backlit controls for fast device interface navigation.

The Sansa e200 series players support Microsoft PlaysForSure letting consumers download and pay for songs individually or download an unlimited amount of music for a flat monthly subscription fee from music stores such as Rhapsody To Go and others. The player is designed to work seamlessly with a wide range of popular music formats such as MP3 and Windows Media Audio in both unprotected and protected files, such as those WMA files purchased from music stores.

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