SanDisk Sansa c150 (2GB) review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: James Kim

Reviewed on: 20 April 2006

Tags: SanDisk, SanDisk Sansa c150 (2GB), budget, navigation, presets

We like:

Simple and effective control interface; small but handy colour LCD that displays photos and album art; FM tuner, voice recording and photo support; compatibility with Audible and WMA subscription services

We don't like:

Proprietary USB cable; poor battery life for a AAA unit; poor voice and FM recordings; you can hear a tiny click when you start a track

CNET UK judgement:

The SanDisk Sansa c100 series gives you a decent set of features for a decent price, but don't expect great battery life

Full review:

Coming from nowhere, SanDisk is suddenly the number-two seller of MP3 players in the US, thanks in part to its strategy of offering shedloads of features at a budget price. Some of SanDisk's latest offerings introduced at CES include the high-end Sansa e200 series and the more basic Sansa c100 series. The polished c100 series -- which reminds us of a stockier Cowon iAudio U3 -- comes in 1GB (Sansa c140, £85) and 2GB (Sansa c150, £115) sizes and features a small 31mm (1.2-inch), 65k colour screen. Apart from subpar battery life and poor recording performance, the SanDisk Sansa c100 series is good overall value with a decent set of features. Continue Reading...