Sansa Connect can be a better choice than zune and ipod
The new sansa 4gb connect is far better than apple ipod and microsoft zune. Even though it is heavier than ipod nano 4gb in terms of weight and width , you may like it by the features it passes on. Its most notable capability is wi-fi which is missing so for in All the ipod’s offerings. And even there is a great difference interms of wi-fi capabilities provided by Microsoft zune and Sandisk’s Sansa connect.Zune wi-fi capabilities are limited to transfer of music from one zune player to another zune player when they are placed near enough to connect directly via wi-fi.With Sansa connect you can even connect to yahoo messenger to look for friend who are connected using a desktop or a laptop or another sansa connect. And then you can even tranfer music in between. Like Itunes services provide by apple for downloading music online, Sansa connect is tied to Yahoo media services offering digital music services and image services from flickr.These services even allow you to download music from the internet.You can even listen to 150 internet radio stations provided by yahoo.
Sansa Connect 4gb comes with a good Sound quality comparable with an Appled Ipod Nano. Its interface is based on a rubber made thumb whell with a small circular button at the centre. To make a song selection you can press the thumbwheel on the left and right hand sides. At the centre of thumbwheel a button is present, which can be used to Play/stop the music.Volume controls are present on the left hand side of sansa connect.An option button is present on the left hand side by which you can delete a song or an album.
And another feature of sansa connect is the Micro SD slot for adding more storage. The micro sd slot is hot swappable ( no need to switch off the player to insert or change the micro SD card).The Player looks like a rectangular box with rounded edges having a black glossy finish. Sansa Connect comes with 2.2 inch TFT bright screen display that is larger than any other MP3 player in its range.Even the icons present in the player looks like three dimensional.
Finally a true value mp3 player that should be kept on the mind when buying an mp3 player.