World’s Largest Capacity MP3 Player - Sansa e280

SanDisk Corp. unveiled what is arguably the world’s largest capacity, flash-memory based MP3 player with 8 GB memory.

Priced at $249.99, the new Sansa e280 is the latest MP3 player in SanDisk’s flagship e200 series. The new 8-gigabyte (GB) device features a microSD expansion slot, allowing expansion to 10-GB of music - or approx. 2,500 songs - with an optional SanDisk 2-GB microSD card.

In conjunction with this rollout, SanDisk has lowered its prices on the entire Sansa e200 line of products, including the existing 2, 4 and 6 GB models. Current pricing on the Sansa e200 product line includes a 2 GB flash-based player for under $140.

SanDisk competes in the MP3 player market against Apple, Creative, Samsung, among others.

SanDisk said it provides an open digital rights management system, which allows users to purchase songs or access subscription download services from numerous sources. For instant access to “millions of digital songs,” SanDisk said the Sansa e200 series players support Microsoft PlaysForSure technology.Link

Features

* World’s first 8GB Flash MP3 player, the largest capacity in the market
* Sleek, thin design with large 1.8” TFT color screen for easy viewing
* Strong alloy metal back casing provides excellent durability and scratch resistance
* Simple to use, backlit controls for fast device interface navigation
* User replaceable and rechargeable Lithium Ion battery for up to 20 hours of battery life
* Includes the Sansa Media Converter to support all picture and video formats
* Features microSD™ expansion slot for additional memory capacity
* Supports SanDisk TrustedFlash and Gruvi content cards
* Digital FM tuner, on-the-fly FM recording, and voice recording
* Supports Subscription Music Stores

Minimum System Requirements

* Windows XP
* Windows Media Player 10+
* CD-ROM drive
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USB 2.0 port required for hi-speed transfer

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SanDisk is more popular for high capacity flash-memory. However with a attractive product like this I think it will soon be a strong contender for leadership in mp3 player market.