January 7, 2008 11:12 AM PST
SanDisk's Sansa View gets bumped to 32GB
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SanDisk)
It's official: Flash MP3 players are taking over. SanDisk has just announced a new version of the Sansa View...one with 32GB of built-in flash memory. Ah, it makes me nostalgic--remember the days of 30GB hard-drive MP3 players? Oh, right, those still exist. The player isn't far off, either: the expected launch date is in February of this year. SanDisk will also be releasing a 12GB microSD card later in 2008, meaning you could end up with a whopping 44GB capacity all told. In true SanDisk style, the new View is priced to sell at $349. It's still not as good of a value on a dollar per gigabyte basis compared to hard drive memory, but at least it's getting closer. Here's a refresher on the player's specs:
- 2.4-inch color LCD with landscape mode
- Photo and video support
- MicroSD slot capable of accepting SDHC cards
- FM radio and voice recorder
- Separate podcast sorting
- Supports AAC, Audible and WMA subscriptions
- Windows and Mac compatibility
- Tested battery life of 32.3 hours
For more than five years, Jasmine France has covered a variety of tech products for CNET--from scanners to keyboards to GPS devices--but she's happiest where she is now: sitting atop a pile of MP3 players, "testing" every music service known to man, and jamming a variety of earbuds in every shape and color into her absurdly small ears. E-mail Jasmine.
