SanDisk - Sansa m240 (1 GB) MP3 Player Review

Even though I already owned a Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra 60GB MP3 Player when I decided to purchase this player, the Creative Zen Xtra is large in size, bulky, and heavy.  In contrast, the SanDisk Sansa m240 (1 GB) MP3 Player much smaller in size, lighter in weight, and generally more portable.  Therefore, I picked up the SanDisk Sansa m240 to serve as my pocket-sized player to use during activities such as exercising, yard work, backpacking, etc. (in comparison, the Creative Zen is best for use in the car).  The Sansa also uses flash memory instead of an internal spinning hard drive which is also important when picking a device to use during the aforementioned activities.  Other nice features include:  FM Radio, Voice Recorder, and a Stopwatch (the Creative Zen Xtra has none of these!).

The Sansa m240 uses 1 standard AAA battery and has pretty good battery life.  It also has a removeable clear plastic case with belt loop which helps to protect the player.  However, the case needs to be removed to change the battery.  In general, the player is easy to use, but there isn't much room on the small display, so sometimes it is frustrating to wait for all of the text to scroll.  Although this isn't the smallest player availabe nor does it have an abundance of storage capacity, it serves it purpose for me and the price at the time was excellent!