Last week, SanDisk debuted the Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player. Here’s the hands-on review.
SET-UP
First thing: hook up the Sansa Fuze+ to your computer with the included USB 2.0 plug to charge the battery. Compatible with computers running Windows, Mac or Linux, the Sansa Fuze+ supports syncing with several music programs, including Napster and Rhapsody. Unfortunately, there isn’t another charging option, and your computer has to be on. So if you plan to travel far with this MP3 player, make sure a computer isn’t far behind.
If you don’t want to or can’t use one of these programs for syncing your media files, you should be able to open the Sansa Fuze+ drive directly and drop files into the conveniently-named, preloaded folders (i.e. “Music”).
Along with slots for microSDHC (up to 16GB) and slotRadio cards, the Sansa Fuze+ sports a 2.4-inch color QVGA LCD touchscreen. It’s a bit small for video playback, but it’s something. The built-in mic (which is incredibly easy to miss) is right next to the headphones jack at the bottom of the device.
Here’s the list of codecs supported by the Sansa Fuze+ so you know them upfront:
- Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC/M4A, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Audible, Secure WMA, Podcasts
- Video: H.264, MPEG-4, WMV, Flip Video
- Photos: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, GIF, PNG
