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SanDisk Sansa View MP3 player: 16 GB for $200

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Now that Apple's set the tone for the fall harvest of MP3 players, other manufacturers are beginning to make their countermoves. SanDisk, one of the big makers of flash-memory players, today did a decent job of one-upping Apple with its Sansa View. Sporting a 2.4-inch LCD, the View gives you a hell of a lot of memory for the price — 16 GB for $200. That's twice the capacity of a new iPod Nano at the same price. Even if you go for the 8-GB version, you'll only have to part with $150. Hard to believe that it was only a few years ago when a 64-megabyte player cost about the same.

SanDisk says the player will be out in October, so you may want to wait on getting that new Nano until you have a chance to try it out. After all, the View plays video, too, and its screen is a bit bigger (2.4 inches instead of just 2). It also has a pretty nice form factor with a depth that's a mere 0.35 inches. Throw in that unbeatable price, and this is one View that looks pretty good.

SanDisk Sansa View, via CrunchGear

 
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The thing I like about these (if they are the same as their predecessors) is the mechanical control wheel as oppose...More »


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By cmysites at 1:34 AM ON 09/11/07

Ya that is amazing that only a few years ago, something with the ability to carry 20 songs was the best on the market. Now you can get ones with 10 times that for free.
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By cpdavngr at 10:46 AM ON 09/13/07

The thing I like about these (if they are the same as their predecessors) is the mechanical control wheel as opposed to the touch type control wheel on the iPod. I still haven't gotten used to touch controls yet, especially if you've got sweaty hands when you're working out or something.


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