I really love the design of this player. The super small form factor fits great in hand or clipped on to your belt. It is about as big as the iPod Shuffle and even has some similar characteristics. The player sports a wheel-like button arrangement for the “Play/Pause”, “Forward”, “Backward”, “Menu” and “Select” buttons along with the characteristic clip on the back of the player for easily attaching this device to your belt or sleeve. The volume controls are easily accessible on the side of the player while the “Power” and “Hold” sliding switch is on the other side. The main difference between the design of this player and the iPod Shuffle is the gorgeous little screen. The 1″ screen features plenty of space to view artist/song names and allows you to effortlessly navigate through the interface. The blue and yellow LED colors of the screen contrast brilliantly against the shiny black finish of the rest of the device. Also, while the player is active, a soft blue glow illuminates the button wheel giving a very sleek appearance. The only possible complaint I have about the design of the player, was the odd choice to put the headphone jack on the side of the device rather than on the top. However, this is rather a moot point for me since the player will always be clipped to my waist rather than in my pocket.

Technically speaking, all audio formats are supported along with a great equalizer function. Besides audio file playback, the player also has FM radio support and a digital voice recorder. The sound quality in and of itself is simply great. Similarly, the battery life is actually phenomenal. I have charged the player once and have gotten several hours of playback along with a couple minutes of voice recording. The 1GB storage capacity is great for jogging or any other activity where you don’t need days and days of media or video capabilities. As I personally love to jog, this flash based MP3 player is now one of my absolute favorite devices. I’ve wanted a simple, stylish, flash based digital audio player to take on jogs for some time now and the Sansa Clip from SanDisk easily meets all of my criteria without the price tag of the iPod Shuffle. I highly recommend this player.

Product Dimensions: 2.17″ x 1.35″ x .65″

Product Weight: .92 oz
Screen Size: 1″ landscape
Operating System: Windows XP or Vista
Programs: WMP 10
Drive: CD-ROM Drive
Connection: USB 2.0
Capacity: 1GB • 2GB • 4GB
Colors: Black, Pink, Red, Blue, Silver
Battery: 15 hours of playback
Headphone Jacks: 1
Speaker: N/A
Radio: FM tuner/20 presets
Recorder: Built-in microphone
Music Subscriptions: Most Music Subscriptions
Internet Radio: N/A
Audio Books: Audible Ready
File Support: MP3, OGG, FLAC, WMV, secure WMA & Audible files