5.3.2016

Update 13th May 2016:I'm almost read to knock a star off for this, but since purchasing I've added a 32gb memory card which I have been slowly filling with music. I've now reached the point (with well over 10GB still free) using decent bitrate MP3 files where the internal track database has been filled up. This was a problem in the original Sansa Clip+ etc which I was hoping would have been fixed. Apparently not.Basically, the problem is that there is a file on disc which is a database of the tracks on the player which is built by the player itself based on the MP3 tags of the files. This is what generates the Artists / Album etc view.After a certain number of tracks has been reached on the memory card there is no more space in the fixed sized file to add any more. What happens next is more music is added but confusingly it never shows up in the Artist / Album etc menu like the existing music, however, if you do a file system view (folder icon in the main menu) and select the external car you can scroll through the file system and see all the music (including the stuff now invisible to the proper view). This is very frustrating, especially when compounded with the problem that I highlighted in my last update whereby using the file view means music files are sorted by modification date, not alphanumerically. So not only will this new music not appear in the normal place, when you find it on the file system it will play in whatever order it was copied to disk (depending on what you used to copy the files, this may be totally random order). The fix to this is to mount the SD card (by the player or a card reader) on your computer and run a small script to go through each folder updating the modification times - something that, let's face is is a bit of a joke for a modern piece of consumer level equipment. Still, you get what you pay for - it's otherwise still a cracking little player.Update: 12th April 2016:Player seems to order files in albums sometimes by the file modification date as opposed to by alpha-numeric sort or tag track number. This is Frustrating++ to say the least.If you're using MAC OS you can cd to /Volume/Clip Jam/Music and run the following which will find quickly sort through all your music and modify the modification date so that files play in the correct order (i.e. track 01 02 03 04 etc as they are named). (j is just the unix ctime, set to whatever time you like).j=1460465368 ; find . -type d -exec ls -1 {} \; | while read -r i ; do let j=j+1 ; echo $j ; find . -name "$i" -exec touch -t "$(date -r $j +%Y%m%d%H%M.%S)" {} \; ; doneAlso I've added a full 32gb to this player via the card slot. This makes for nothing short of a fantastic capacity on a player so small but worth mentioning that rather than integrate the new memory into the "Music" view of the content (from Internal Memory) the music stored on the extra card are seen through the "Card" part of the menu from where you will be able to browse by Artist, Album etc as per normal. Would have been good if there was some kind of union view of the entire combined content but still can't really argue with it. Smashing player.Cheers.PLEASE NOTE: BEFORE RETURNING A "DEAD ITEM" TRY THE 20 SECOND RESET.I have seen a few reviews of this item where people have said it stopped powering on and they returned it. Mine has just done this. Appeared to be completely dead even when connected to a charger. The trick to this is there's a built in 20 second middle button press that resets the unit and brings it out of this state. I had to do it a couple of times but what I thought was a unit gone dead has come back to life and is functioning as normal!Right, to the review.Good device. It's small, lightweight and cheap but very intuitive to use. I use it mainly for listening to very long podcasts as if you accidentally skip forward or backwards half way through a podcast and you return to it the device plays from where you left off. This is one of the few players I have come across that does this.The battery life however I find to be under 12 hours typically. Nowhere near the states battery life which is a disappointment.Overall though for the money this is a great item. Could do with a hardware hold switch as the hold feature is holding down the back menu for a couple of seconds which only works when the unit is powered on (so no good for accidentally powering on and then playing in a pocket).Still you get what you pay for. There's ample memory here and the menu system is very straightforward. Operation is clear and easy. So lightweight you'd be hard pushed to know you were wearing it. The plastic case at the back is translucent so you can see the insides which was unexpected but pretty cool.FM radio is a nice extra, signal has been good and sound impressive.Would definitely buy again, especially for podcast use. Really pleased with the resume feature.

4.12.2016

I actually purchased my first SanDisk sport player maybe 5 or 6 years ago - and it's still going strong. So I jumped at the chance to offer a review of the latest SanDisk player. I'll offer some bullet points listing what I see as the Things I Like and the Things I Like Less about the device.THINGS I LIKE* The device is small and light. It's made of plastic, which means that it's lighter than some other similar devices that are made of metal. I can honestly say that I clip it on to the waistband of my shorts or leggings and completely forget that it's there. At no point wearing the SanDisk player did I ever even notice it was there.* The new addition of Bluetooth compatibility is a big plus here.When I'm out running, I have sometimes noticed a rubbing noise of my earphone cable against my clothing. Having Bluetooth earphones eliminates this problem (albeit not a major problem in the first place). It's also handy when I'm in the gym not to have cables dangling and having to think about moving them out of the way in case they should catch on a piece of gym equipment. (I should mention that Bluetooth earphones are NOT included with the SanDisk player; however, you do get a pair of OK-quality wired earphones).* The IPX5 rating means that the device is technically waterproof against jets of water of 12.5 litres per minute. In practice, that should make the device waterproof against even very heavy rain. However, technically speaking it is NOT waterproof against being dropped into a body of water or down the toilet!* It's extremely straightforward to drag and drop songs onto the device from my Windows PC. I was also able to sync music using Windows Media Player.* The interface for controlling the device, setting the time/date, changing the equalizer and so on is very intuitive. If you can operate a basic smartphone, you will be able to work out the controls in mere seconds.* For me, it's actually a plus to have physical buttons. That means that I can operate the player - pausing tracks, forwarding, rewinding etc. - just by feeling with my fingers and without actually looking at it* Lastly, the price is pretty reasonable. I have had a smartphone for years, but have always preferred to put my running/workout music on a separate small player. That way, I won't mind so much if I should lose the player or if I drop it in a massive puddle when I'm out running. Personally, I really don't like the idea of running around with my smarphone (which is only a mid-range smartphone, but still costs about 6 times what this SanDisk player costs).THINGS I LIKE LESS* For me personally, the only main downside is the relative lack of storage. My total music collection is around 90GB in size (and that's a fairly medium-sized collection compared to some people I know). On my previous player, I had around 28GB of workout music. So I find the 16GB on this player quite limiting. Yes, that is technically enough for up to several thousand songs recorded at 128kpbs bit rate. But most of my music is recorded at 192 or higher bit rate. Given the relatively low price of storage these days, I was very surprised that this current SanDisk player only offers 16GB.* The other minor disappointment was that SanDisk did not make this player fully waterproof. It's great that it has a waterproof rating, but given that many phones now have IPX6 or even IPX7 ratings, it's a little disappointing that SanDisk went for the lower rating.CONCLUSIONSThis is a small, very lightweight player that is Bluetooth compatible. However, if you want more GB of space on the player and don't mind using wired earphones, then you should pick up one of the other SanDisk players instead.

5.10.2019

I switched in April 2019 after my ten-year-old Creative Zen started to misbehave. I was looking at Sony Walkman style players, but they got very expensive if you wanted 16GB. So I gave SanDisk a try.The player is good value for the 16GB storage (I paid just over £40). It plays the formats I would expect.It is lightweight and fits easily into a pocket. I tend not to rely on the clip, just in case.It has survived the odd time I've dropped it, but as far as I can tell you can't get extra covers for it for added protection.It doesn't need any specific software to sync with your PC - you can just use Windows Explorer and Windows Media Player. This is a massive improvement as the Creative software was awful.You can play all tracks on shuffle,or choose by artist or album, as you would expect.You can add the songs you are listening to to a playlist just using the player. However, if you like to create huge playlists, that'll take a bit more effort. You need to put all the tracks you want in a playlist in one folder, highlight them all in Windows Explorer and right click to add to Windows Media Player playlist. There may be other better ways to do this, but this was the one I found online. You can then edit the playlist in WMP. The thing is, when you add music to the device, it automatically creates folders by artist, then album. So you'll have to move stuff around if you want to create a playlist this way. I need to experiment with adding tracks manually with WMP.I was quite happy with the earphones it came with. The sound was fine, the earphones fit me nicely. They've since died (September 2019) - but please note they used to rattle around in my handbag, getting wrapped around a hair brush and stuck under my wallet, so it's not like I treated them properly.I've read comments about the volume, but I just told the MP3 player I wasn't in Europe and I never have to turn the volume past 25%, if that.The battery life is good (though see below - I don't use bluetooth). When you charge it through your computer, it will assume you've added new tracks and will go back to the main menu, so bear that in mind if you're halfway through a playlist. It will also turn itself on if you plug it in.As a value player, it doesn't have the DJ functions - so no album of the day, highly rated, rarely heard, most popular etc.It doesn't cope very well with Japanese characters and doesn't always display them properly. When creating a WMP playlist, I had to convert the file names and titles into English characters, otherwise the playlist wouldn't find them. That may be a WMP problem more than the device's, though.If you're reorganising tracks on Windows Explorer, including changing folder structure and deleting old folders, be very careful - it is very easy to say yes to deleting what turns out to be the top folder, not the one you thought you were getting rid of. You can delete 100 tracks before being able to cancel! I've started to back up the whole folder structure onto my PC in case I do something foolish.It uses an odd USB connection - not a standard Android phone / PS4 / TomTom cable, nor the same one as my Nikon camera or the Creative Zen / PS3 cable. The cable that comes with it is very short.The battery isn't replaceable, but I'm hoping it lasts the same way the one in the Zen did.I don't use the Bluetooth or radio functionality so won't comment.Overall I'm very pleased with it, given the price. I miss the DJ function but for the price, I'm happy.

6.8.2017

In some ways mp3 players are much of a muchness. I bought the SanDisk for a specific purpose i.e. to listen to French language “tapes” while driving the car to work. This review is my rating how the device meets that need.For those unfamiliar with audible – it is a company owned by amazon which sells audible books. I obtained the 3 months at half price package which means you get one credit a month to buy an audible book. This translates to a £25 language audible book for around £3.99. I am currently using Mark Frobose language books. The process is quite simple; you buy the book, download it to your pc (or laptop) using “audible manager” and transfer it to your SanDisk.

2.5.2017

These are my experiences with the player from the past 1,5 months. It's decent. Sturdy enough for its light weight. Contrary to some reviews I read before ordering one myself, the volume is not too low. As long as you set your region as 'rest of the world', that is. 8gb of internal storage is plenty enough in my opinion. It has a lock-on function by holding the menu button for a brief moment. Although I still did prefer the button setup of a very old 2gb sansa player, combining the lock-on and power on/off button on the side. Having the power button where it is right now causes it to accidentally turn off in my pocket somewhat often. Haven't played around with the equalizer options (or radio,

27.3.2017

I enjoy listening to music whilst running and used my mobile phone to do that as well as tracking my runs. However as phones have become larger and larger it has become impractical to take them with you (at least they have for me). A few years back I bought a Philips GoGear RaGa 4Gb which was exactly what I needed - small enough to fit into a running short's pocket, long battery life and decent sound quality. Unfortunately I acidentally left it in the washing machine and it didn't survive the trip.This SanDisk has similar qualities:Long battery life - I run for about an hour four days a week and have to recharge this (using a standard Micro USB charger I use for my mobile)

31.12.2014

I have now used three iterations of the Sansa clip. The first was quite well made except for a relatively weak clip design and the second was a better product mainly because the clip design was much improved plus an expandable memory. Both were musically more than acceptable and the firmware allowed me to play each track consecutively as well as individual albums so it suited my needs. The additional option of voice recording was also useful for me. The only downside on both was a limited battery life between charges.This latest version, the Sansa Clip Sport is slightly larger than the ones it is replacing but feels flimsy by comparison and operation is slightly clunky with fiddly controls.

17.5.2018

Great, small, audio player. I hesitate to call it an 'MP3' player as it also plays a stack of other formats, including Audible. The screen is nice and clear, and I like that it has physical buttons that you can feel (so no guessing what you're clicking if you're not looking). In normal use it takes a few seconds to select your music or audiobook and then off you go without having to worry about it.Just a few negatives — using Audible content means you have to authorise the device using Audible's Manager software. Once you've found this software (which was clearly designed in the Stone Age) then the process is reasonably straightforward, although there's no confirmation that the authentication has been done,

18.10.2018

This is a great little MP3 player but not without a number of niggles.I wanted a MP3 player to go running with, that had at least 16gb storage for all my music (okay bit excessive, I have several big playlists on shuffle) and was water resistant. I really don't understand why all the fully waterproof (IPX7 or 8) MP3 players never have more than 8gb? I can understand the issue with SD card slots but is it really that hard to have 16gb or 32gb?Anyway once set up this works great for running in the rain. It's tiny, and the sound is really great, and it has a nice big clip on the back. However it's the setting up that's a pain. You have to drag and drop music and can't sync with iTunes etc,

27.5.2018

Always buy from a reputable make like Sandisk, those random Chinese cheapo ones do not cut it. I used this for audio books for the kids (one yellow one blue). Firstly if you have audiobooks that have been burnt from DVD then not all of them may be tagged correctly (it only takes one or two incorrectly tagged audio books to mess this menu content up). In this scenario what I did was go into "Settings" and remove "Audiobooks" from the menu and forced the kids 6 and 9 to use the file browser and they picked it up without any issues.Battery life is AMAZING and has lasted days. Just remember to charge for 3 hours on USB. If you use a PC make sure you give it the full 3 hours and it does not go to sleep.

9.1.2019

**Updated Update**Several months later, I can say that this player is still awesome and getting better every time I discover something new that it can do. There's something to be said for purpose-built, non-wired, non-smart tech. If you want an easy and efficient way to take control of your content and listen to music without eating up your monthly data, this is definitely the way. Extremely satisfied.**Update**Exactly one month on, and the unit is still running great. It has excellent battery life, and I haven't had to use the SD card I bought to hold extra music. I will echo some of the reports of poor quality headphones. The headphones began to lose sound in the right ear almost immediately.

8.11.2017

I use an mp3 player on a daily basis on my commute to and from work. I was very happy with my old Creative Zen Mosaic player, but with 2gb storage I was weekly on the point of having to delete stuff to accommodate more.I initially bought an unknown brand but well rated ‘MhMadi’ player but returned it and gave the Clip Sport a try.• Volume is very poor on normal UK settings, especially for audiobooks/podcasts – it needs to be adjusted to American settings to get the EU throttle removed (thanks to another reviewer for advising this) then it’s fine;• Shame there is no mini speaker on the player – my old Zen had one and it can be very handy;• There are folders set up for Audiobooks and podcasts,

5.4.2019

Just a warning, you require a Windows operating system in order to activate the sandisk Clip Jam... if you want to use Audible.I wanted to use this device with Audible. I have a Macbook. I set up the Audible account, downloaded the books and drag and dropped them into the file on the device - easy.Then, after several hours of pulling my hair out, reading the instruction manual again and again and still getting a message on the device saying that I needed to activate it, (for which there is no reference), I discovered that I needed something called Audible Manager (NOT audible download manager, which Audible confuse themselves about), which is only available on Windows. There is no equivalent for the Mac.

18.11.2017

The player is running almost every day since 1month and I think it is well made, low weight and easy to use. The space of 8Gb is already a lot,if you think you can store about 2000 songs in it. In case you are not happy with 8Gb,you can also expand it by an extra microSD card.The volume is ok,it goes from really loud to not really low as I work in the office and I need a really low volume as I still need to comunicate with other people,then this volume is just at the minimum I can keep,may be because I'musing my own earplugs (which are powerfull).The battery lasts for more than 12 hours (but not sure how many as I use to stop the player for minutes/hours and I won't be able to calculate them).

30.8.2019

Bought this as a gift. I'd bought the 4GB version as a gift for someone a couple of years ago and the person this 8GB version is for was always saying how much they liked it so hence this purchase. It takes a while to charge, think it was 1-2 hours but you get better battery life from it, I know because I have to charge my Sony MP3 more frequently than this one. Its really easy to set up, just plug it in to your computer via the cable provided, and whilst it was charging I copied music from my laptop to the device, just drag and drop. Once charged, remove from the computer and follow the instructions on the devices screen for set up. It has other audio things on it, but I only used the Music & Radio,

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