Digital Home Thoughts: C|NET Reviews the SanDisk Sansa e250 MP3 Player

"The SanDisk Sansa e200 series represents a departure from previous Sansa players, thanks to a higher-quality form factor and a bushel of cutting-edge features such as photo and video support, music-subscription compatibility, a user-removable battery, a MicroSD expansion slot, and a tactile Click Wheel-type controller system...While the e200 still doesn't match the iPod Nano in design flair and simplicity, it is definitely a premium choice when it comes to a compact flash-based MP3 player, with more features and a better price point than its main competitor. The e200 does have a few negative points, but its biggest hurdle will be convincing consumers that the 6GB version, just $20 less than bulkier 30GB players like the iPod and Zen Vision:M, is still a good value."



Yet another iPod Nano clone reviewed, this one by SanDisk. It looks like a very nice player, and it comes in a 6GB version, which makes it currently the highest-capacity flash-based player in the world. I dig the user-removable battery and the MicroSD slot, although personally I'm waiting for the flash-based capacities to get up there and rival HD-based players before I seriously consider one. I'm also thinking that anyone who's interested in a flash-based player already bought a Nano. Would you agree, or have you been waiting for just the right NAND player to show up?