The refurbished e280 just did not work
The ffirst problem was that it said it was full after 81 songs (which it's supposed to hold around 2000) and then it got corrupted and wouldn't even turn on. All of these problems occurred within the first 8 hours of owning it. I then had to pay for shipping to get the item replaced, and I'm still waiting...
I've spent almost as much as a brand new one at this point, and am not sure I will ever have a working product. I would not recommend a refurbished sansa.
Piece of trash
SanDisk Sansa e280 8 GB MP3 Player (Black) worked ok for a few months. Then I started having problems with connecting to the computer with both XP and Vista on different PCs. Error message: USB device not recognized. This was with updated firmware. Search on Google revealed many complaints with this issue with no real solution other than the product or wire is defective.
Also it had trouble renewing download rights with Rhapsody when it was able to connect to the computer, it often took 3 or more tries to get that to work properly.
Then the earphone jack stopped working correctly, there were crackling noises and one of the head phones would not work unless the jack were twisted just the right way.
works
This refurbished sansa e280 8 gb player look like new, It worked good once I got it to connect to my computer.I was surprize it came without installation cd, but it works fine without it.You can go online and get user manual.
Great MP3 Player w/ more standard features than other units
I have owned this unit for a little over a year now and I am still glad I went with the purchase. The unit itself is very user friendly and has a lot of features you don't get standard with an iPod like, fm tuner and voice recorder.
Again, this unit is very easy to use and is small enough to not be a hassle, but still seems to be very sturdy. I would recommend using a case to keep from scratching the screen. And being able to add more memory with a MicroSD is great. SanDisk knows what they are doing when it comes to flash memory and they have applied their know-how in SanDisk Sansa e280 8 GB MP3 Player (Black)!
Now, I would suggest that you take a look at the 8GB View as well. This wasn't available when I got mine and my brother just got one ... Read More
AMAAZING mp3, better then my old ipod!
This mp3 player is amazing, more then I expected it to be. I got it for $60 (that includes tax and shipping), used (like new) and it's in great condition. I am very satisfied. It beats my old ipod nano by a long shot. it has more space, (4 GB more) and was still much, much cheaper. it plays radio, records, you can control the brightness of the screen to save battery, and delete songs right off the mp3 instead of hooking it up to a computer to delete it. you can't do any of these things with any ipods I've seen.
the controls are a little harder to do then an ipod, but you get used to it fast. the scroller does speed up like on an ipod, but that doesn't bother me. it doesn't have any games, or a calendar like an ipod does.
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