Sansa sandisk express
However with the expansion slot, you can increase this by an extra up to 2GB (currently the largest card size available) with a micro-SD card, which gives some extra flexibility with regards to your music storage. The unit comes in 1GB and 2GB capacities by default, which is standard for a digital music player of this size. The really funky thing about this device is the micro-SD card slot. As expected, you can store your favourite stations as presets and can also record radio onto the device itself. Clarity was good and there was minimal interference. It picked up all the major radio stations while resting on our office desk.
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Often, the receiver on portable music player radios suffer indoors, but the Sansa Express had no problems. Similarly, the FM radio performed very nicely.
However, for regular recordings you should look at purchasing a proper Dictaphone. We found the included microphone worked well despite its diminutive design, and the unit should be handy for recording the occasional lecture or speech. In addition to regular music playback, the Sansa Express offers a voice recorder, which stores audio in MP3 format. Shuffle and loop play are both present and there is a five-band equaliser with a number of presets and a custom mode. It isn't the most feature filled music player on the market, but considering the price point the included options are more than adequate. Overall, audio enthusiasts should be satisfied with this unit's playback. Highs were sweet and well rendered, although they were the weakest element of the music. Bass extended deeply and had good resonance, but was balanced well against the detailed mid ranges. It offered a slightly dark, bass heavy sound that was extremely rich. In general, flash MP3 players offer better audio quality than their hard disk based brothers and the Sansa Express was toward the top of the pile. We tested the player's audio quality first, and were impressed. It also features a microphone, FM radio and good quality audio, making it a solid choice for those after a new digital music player. Its claim to fame is that it is the first high capacity flash based MP3 player that also has a micro-SD card slot for expanding the memory further.
Since their entry into the portable media market a while ago, SanDisk has impressed us by consistently creating no fuss media players which perform well.