How's the E200 port for day to day use?

[Bagder]

If I understand well, there will have 32gb cards enterring the micro SD slot in that player?

Eh, no. Today you can buy 4GB microsdhc cards, with 8GB ones announced by Toshiba and Samsung (and god knows how long it'll take until those actually are available to buy).

But sure, in a future I'm sure there will be 32GB microsdhc cards, if the form factor survives.

[interframe]

I have e200 fo about 10 months and never had a problem with it. Rockbox works fine with it and has significantly better sound than the stock firmware has.

[kenaneu]

If I understand well, there will have 32gb cards enterring the micro SD slot in that player?

Eh, no. Today you can buy 4GB microsdhc cards, with 8GB ones announced by Toshiba and Samsung (and god knows how long it'll take until those actually are available to buy).

But sure, in a future I'm sure there will be 32GB microsdhc cards, if the form factor survives.

Yep, the form factor is one component.  The other is a question of how long your player lasts/appeals to you.  It will likely be a timeframe on the order of a year plus to see anything approaching 32Gb for an SDHC card (if not longer) and by that time, newer players will surely entice most users.  

In the meantime, whatever capacities are offered will help stretch my happiness with the sansa at least for the short term.

[scorche]

Sandisk swears at some point microSDHC capacity will hit 32Gb, but in the meantime an additional 4-8gb is sure going to be nice.

If I understand well, there will have 32gb cards enterring the micro SD slot in that player?

There is a big difference between Gb and GB.  Make sure you are using the correct term.

[Soader03]

Sandisk swears at some point microSDHC capacity will hit 32Gb, but in the meantime an additional 4-8gb is sure going to be nice.

If I understand well, there will have 32gb cards enterring the micro SD slot in that player?

There is a big difference between Gb and GB.  Make sure you are using the correct term.

What is it, then?

[Llorean]

Gb is "gigabit" and GB is "gigabyte". Bits are 1/8 of a byte.

[Soader03]

Yes, thanks for informing me

[kenaneu]

Gb is "gigabit" and GB is "gigabyte". Bits are 1/8 of a byte.

Yes, correction duly noted.  Thankfully, in the context of discussion, it was pretty clear that we were talking about Gigabytes.  

[jdong]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I say buy.com had a refurb e260 for 79.99 and went for it. Figured I'd try my luck with a refurb at such a bargain price.

[jdong]

Ok, an update: I have a Sansa e260 in my hands now, and I put Rockbox on it, and it's fantastic! This is quickly becoming my favorite music player.


Surprisingly, Sandisk's OF isn't bad either -- just lacks flat-file-browsing that I like so much. Boots very fast, easy to shut down too (with iPods you get the feeling you're holding that play button forever....)

Overall, looking at boost ratios and overall performance, I get the feeling that the Sansa is a bit faster than my iPod video 5G.

Battery life... haven't been able to drain it yet, but it looks solid, even with constant usage.

Thanks for everyone's help and keep up the good work!

[michael.conner]

Just got my e250 in the mail today.  Rockbox works outstandingly well on it.  Nice work, folks!

[dcr693]

Is there an issue with low volume on the e200 series players on Rockbox. I just got an E280 and Rockbox'd it. I played some music and noted that I had to crank up the volume to at least 75% to get it to a comfortably high volume. For the same songs played back using the original firmware, I need to get just above 50%. Am I doing something obviously wrong or just missing something? TIA.

[AlexP]

What do you mean by 75%?  Rockbox volume is measured in decibels relative to line level and the decibel scale is non-linear.

[soap]

What do you mean by 75%?  Rockbox volume is measured in decibels relative to line level and the decibel scale is non-linear.

Well, it should be perceptually linear, not energy-content linear.

[GodEater]

Well, it should be perceptually linear, not energy-content linear.

That's as maybe, but we don't display as a percentage