Sandisk Sansa Clip 2GB

Sandisk’s answer to the iPod shuffle

The latest from the Sandisk stable of MP3 players is the Sansa Clip. As the name suggests, Sansa Clip, sports a removable clip at the back that lets you hook the player to your belt or pocket just like a mobile phone holder. This player is one of the tiniest in the league of current generation players that also features a display. The player is almost the size of a matchbox. The player features a rectangle 1in screen that lets you navigate the menus and view the track info played. The Clip comes in various colours like black, apple red, hot pink, and ice blue.

The player is easy to use and the controls buttons are neatly laid out. The four-way control pad surrounding a center select button is located below the screen. A dedicated volume button is present on the right-hand side and the power/hold button is on the left hand side. A home button resides below the screen. The player features FM tuner and voice recorder as well. Another good feature of the player is that you can add the track to the playlist by just pressing the center button of the D-pad.

On the performance front, the Sansa Clip is miles ahead of the recent league of players in its class. The sound was clear and crisp. Even at high volumes there was no distortion. We were completely bowled over the sound quality of this device.
Sandisk’s long-awaited rival to Apple’s Shuffle, and Creative’s Zen Stone range of players - not only manages to better both in almost every respect, but has to be one of the best value pocket players we’ve ever seen here.

Overall: A great sounding player that is tiny as a matchbox
Rating: 4 stars
Good points: Sound quality, rectangle display, size
Bad points: Build quality