I want an MP3 Player to play in my car, (thru the car radio/mp3 player/auxilary). I want the MP3 Player I buy to have at least 25 to 30 GB. I heard some very new Sansa Fuzes have the capacity to add some kind of additional memory chip into the MP3 player. This way maybe I could get the total memory I want.
(1) Which Sansa Fuze model does this? How much memory would it add? Is difficult to add this extra memory chip into the MP3 Player? Where do I buy the extra memory to put in the Sansa Fuze, and how much does it cost? Or should I buy a different company’s MP3 player? (I was thinking of buying the Apple ITouch with 32GB, but it costs $300).
(2) I will add songs from ITunes in my Apple McIntosh to the Sansa Fuze MP3 Player I buy. Will there be a problem ? Are they compatable?
You will probably be happier with an Apple player .Of course it will cost more, but…that’s Apple.
If your car stereo has an AUX jack—headphone out from the Sansa to Aux in on your stereo–then you can play it. If your car stereo has a USB connection you can probably also play it, but you’ll have to figure out how to do that.
The Fuze can take a microSD card up to 32GB on top of its internal memory, up to 8 GB. That gives you 40 GB. Or a 16GB card gives you 24 GB total. It’s as easy as sticking a microSD chip in a slot. It takes any standard microSD you can buy on Amazon, Newegg, etc.
iTunes files are .aac or .m4a or m4p. They won’t play in Sansa. But you can convert them, in iTunes, with its Create mp3 function.
If you’re in Apple’s little walled-off world, you may want to stay there.
You could just use an old macbook and update the hardrive. Those machines were fully multimedia…mount it between the seats. Add an old gps reciever and run a mac mapping software and you have have music, road direction and avi playing…I have used a 500 mhz pc laptop for the last 9 years. My car’s radio never speaks more than 810 AM radio. My laptop does it all. I even make bad phone calls using yahoo and skype at free hotspots.
You will probably be happier with an Apple player .Of course it will cost more, but…that’s Apple.
If your car stereo has an AUX jack—headphone out from the Sansa to Aux in on your stereo–then you can play it. If your car stereo has a USB connection you can probably also play it, but you’ll have to figure out how to do that.
The Fuze can take a microSD card up to 32GB on top of its internal memory, up to 8 GB. That gives you 40 GB. Or a 16GB card gives you 24 GB total. It’s as easy as sticking a microSD chip in a slot. It takes any standard microSD you can buy on Amazon, Newegg, etc.
iTunes files are .aac or .m4a or m4p. They won’t play in Sansa. But you can convert them, in iTunes, with its Create mp3 function.
If you’re in Apple’s little walled-off world, you may want to stay there.
.aac files in the .m4a container play just fine with a Fuze+…but overall, I agree with B-R. As nice as Sansa players are, iPod’s (in my book) are just a bit better at almost everything; if only by a small margin.
The Itunes songs I have in my McInttosh hard drive were not bought from Apple/Itunes. They are from other sources. I downloaded songs from other places for the last 10 years - like the original Napster, then the other site that became popular after Napster (I forgot the name) and now I have been downloading from MP3 sparks. Are my songs compatable witht the Sansa Fuze?
I just tossed some .m4a onto my Fuze and they are not listed or played.The Fuze+ is a whole different piece of equipment.
The Fuze definitely plays .mp3, .wma (but not .wma lossless), .flac and most .ogg. If you don’t know what kind of files they are, you have to show your file extensions–check your Help files for instructions.
Unless you bought the files from the iTunes Music Store, they will probably play.
If you have your heart set on the original fuze (IMO, I wouldn’t know why) and have a wide variety of audio files and extensions; just rockbox it and it will play just about any format.
On the other hand, the fuze+ plays .m4a files right out of the box, and is a bit less antiquated of a design, if that is important to you.
I personally don’t understand all the wunderlust surrounding the original fuze. Sure, it was an OK player in it’s day, but I certainly wouldn’t go out of my way to get one. There are plenty of other capable players out there…
The Fuze, when it came out, hit the sweet spot of physical size/capacity/sound quality/price for me and I haven’t seen any need to upgrade. I compared it fairly thoroughly to the equivalent iPod Nano at the time and it sounded much better. So I’m fond of it.
But that was two years ago and electronics move fast. Sony, Samsung, Cowon…all kinds of players out there.
For a Mac owner who’s not computer-literate, an Apple player might be easiest. For someone who wants to save some money, it wouldn’t hurt to look at the reviews on anythingbutipod.com and on Cnet.
If you have your heart set on the original fuze (IMO, I wouldn’t know why) and have a wide variety of audio files and extensions; just rockbox it and it will play just about any format.
On the other hand, the fuze+ plays .m4a files right out of the box, and is a bit less antiquated of a design, if that is important to you.
I personally don’t understand all the wunderlust surrounding the original fuze. Sure, it was an OK player in it’s day, but I certainly wouldn’t go out of my way to get one. There are plenty of other capable players out there…
Agreed on the Fuze. If it wasn’t rockbox-able, I’d sell my two Fuzes and find something else. I use my Clip+'s, which are rockboxed, far, far more. In fact, my one Fuze is only used as a source for my powered computer speakers at work…for that, it works well.
I’ll confess, I have a 64GB iPod Touch as one of the items in my Amazon.com wishlist. I don’t know if Santa browses Amazon, but hey, you never know! I would certainly keep my Clip+'s though, even if I did get the Touch.
Thanks for the tips. I currently have the IPod Nano 16 GB, but I wanted something to use in my car that can hold more songs than my Nano. I’ll probably go with the 32 GB IPod Touch. I am afraid my downloaded songs in my ITunes library will not be compatable with the Sansa Fuze.
I’ll confess, I have a 64GB iPod Touch as one of the items in my Amazon.com wishlist. I don’t know if Santa browses Amazon, but hey, you never know! I would certainly keep my Clip+'s though, even if I did get the Touch.
If you do happen to find that in your Xmas stocking, then you must send it to me, unopened. This is just to save you from being snared in Apple’s evil clutches, of course.
I’ll confess, I have a 64GB iPod Touch as one of the items in my Amazon.com wishlist. I don’t know if Santa browses Amazon, but hey, you never know! I would certainly keep my Clip+'s though, even if I did get the Touch.
If you do happen to find that in your Xmas stocking, then you must send it to me, unopened. This is just to save you from being snared in Apple’s evil clutches, of course.
Santa found it absolutely necessary to put one (64GB Touch) in my stocking; and I’m ever so glad he did!
I’ll confess, I have a 64GB iPod Touch as one of the items in my Amazon.com wishlist. I don’t know if Santa browses Amazon, but hey, you never know! I would certainly keep my Clip+'s though, even if I did get the Touch.
If you do happen to find that in your Xmas stocking, then you must send it to me, unopened. This is just to save you from being snared in Apple’s evil clutches, of course.
Santa found it absolutely necessary to put one (64GB Touch) in my stocking; and I’m ever so glad he did!
I still find all the anti-iPod sentiment hilarious. Like Apple and Company really care that a person doesn’t like their players and devices. Bah-Humbug to some, is “Ho Ho Ho…Merry Christmas!” to me.
Do people really think the Fuze+ is better for in-car use? The lack of a dock connector means you have to resort to using the headphone jack for the audio out and will be constantly having to change the volume of the Fuze+ and car stereo. This is the biggest reason why I can’t see myself buying a Fuze+. 95% of my listening is done in-car or connected to my home hi-fi.
Fuze 8GB + 16GB microSD, Griffin Powerdock connected to the Aux in RCA jacks on the back of my stereo. Works a treat and the player is easily removed or inserted when required.
I don’t know if Santa browses Amazon, but hey, you never know!
I would certainly keep my Clip+'s though, even if I did get the Touch.