Sandisk Sansa Clip. This one is a 2GB. It also comes in 1 and 4GB varieties with 5 color choices amongst them. As you can see it has a small OLED screen, something that the Shuffle lacks. It plays MP3, WMA, Secure WMA, and Audible formats. No AAC support here, but if you still like to use iTunes like I do, then it's very easy to convert those files into MP3's without too much hassle.
It also has a FM tuner, FM recorder, and Voice recorder. It is quickly gaining popularity in the Hi-Fi crowd as it seems to have some of the best audio output of ANY player on the market right now. It's not unusual for an audiophile to pair this cheapy player with a "less than cheap" set of headphones and/or an headphone amp. While I didn't go that far, I did swap out the crap packaged earbuds with some cheap Skullcandy Ink'd. These aren't the best, but they were $15 at Target (B&M) and work well for working out, running, etc. For at home listening I use my Bose Triports. Say what you want about Bose, but I got them at a great price and they are BY FAR the most comfortable headphones I've wrapped around my tremendous dome.
Back to the player: All of these features for the lowly price of $49.88!!! I had my local Best Buy price match Walmart.com. The local Wallies didn't have the 2GB in stock. BB did, but wanted $59.99 for it. Boo. The 4GB will set you back $79 from Best Buy or Sansa direct.
I hope the introduction of this product spurs Apple into producing something similar. Or at least dropping the price on the Shuffle even further. 2GB mp3 player with no screen for $79? OR a superior product with more features for $49? Gee, let me think....
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So what is the best software to use to sync all of you songs to the Clip?
I just use iTunes. I found an Applescript that allows you to export any playlist as a ".m3u" file directly to the clip. Very simple. Kind of a round about drag&drop. I'll post some screenshots about that a little later perhaps.
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