Customer Reviews for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
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SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Model: SDMX10R-016GK-A70B
SKU: 8553433
UPC: 619659042363
Take your tunes on the road with this sleek MP3 player that features a built-in microSD/Secure Digital High Capacity media slot, so you can add additional memory to hold your favorite music and videos (media not included).
Average Customer Rating:
3.0
out of 5
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Customer Reviews for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Review 1 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Scandick Sansa 16GB View with White Screen
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: RawDawg
from Milwaukee,WI
on 08/17/2009
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
4.0
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Although the LCD screen went completely white, it still plays music if you can find it... This is my second scandisk. My first one was the 8GB which would not power up so up on returning to Best Buy they offered me the 16GB. Needless to say in about a year the LCD screen went completely white. I have since returned it back to Best buy and they informed me that sandisk no longer makes the View MP3 Player.. So now I have to look for better one
What's great about it: NIce screen features and great sound
What's not so great: LCD screen goes completely white can't see anything
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 2 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
i enjoy this player
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: baseballguy15
from waukesha, Wisconsin
on 08/12/2009
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
3.0
i have enjoyed owning this product. it has worked great for me. I don't know how so many people have problems with battery life it has been great. I last charged it sunday just about 4 days ago. i use it constantly. i was up north camping used it at night used for the long car ride home ( 3-4 hours) and still have over half a battery. this system has froze only 1 or 2 times but ive never had to format it. the sreen is brilliant. i wish i could find a wall charger for this product. The worst thing about this product is how easily the screen scratches holds a lot of music loads easily. second mp3 i have owned and im glad i got rid of my old one. just wish it had more apps
What's great about it: great product
What's not so great: very little problems
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Very Disapointed in the View
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: BBNinja
from TX
on 08/09/2009
Value for Price
1.0
Durability
3.0
Ease of Use
2.0
Features
1.0
I am so disappointed with this product, I will never purchase another SanDisk product after this. The latest buggy firmware version Latest: 01.03.02 was released June 30, 2008. This product is sold as a premium MP3 player but has all but been abandoned by SanDisk. Below are a few of the bugs.
- Shuffle on the all tracks freezes GUI almost completey which makes it nearly unusable.
- GUI is slow and sluggish and several times a day freezes and has to be rebooted.
- Entries on an microSD card appear multiple times: Every time a new file is added, the files added before appear one more time in the list.
- It still takes very long to boot with an microSD card fitted
- Still no wrap arround possible
- Update-bar freezes.
- No detection of removed files: Warning appears: "Missing track" and that's it, no reaction anymore. The entry is not even removed from the data-base after a reboot.
- Font error: All texts are bold, only the "Aktuelle Wiedergabe" isn't.
What's great about it: It works, barely.
What's not so great: Glitchy, sluggish response if and sometimes no response at all.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 4 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Better than any iPod!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: DanStranger51
from Hesperia, Ca
on 07/26/2009
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
I have owned and used a lot of different MP3 and MP4 players. This one crushes all of them. It has quite a few features that an iPod doesn't. When it comes to sorting, watching videos and plenty of other things. It was really simple to figure out. Plus you can buy MicroSD cards from any electronic store for pretty cheap and fit another few hundred or thousand songs.
What's great about it: Everything. sorting, quality, size, features, expansion packs, etc.
What's not so great: Kinda slow when it comes to finding music.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 5 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
stay away from this product
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: Holyghost93
from Seattle, Wa
on 07/10/2009
Value for Price
1.0
Durability
1.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
3.0
I have had two of these things. I returned my first one after my screen kept showing the same stupid graphic and would not play any songs. Thus I returned it only to get a second one and have the same thing happen 6 months later.
Garbage will never buy again.
What's great about it: nothing
What's not so great: locks up and screen goes bad with in a year.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 6 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Very dissapointed......
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: socks76
from Laurelton, NY
on 06/25/2009
Value for Price
2.0
Durability
1.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
buy an extended warranty,you'll need it-the battery life is very short and after 1 year the LCD scene had lines on it so I sent it back and received a gift card for the price I paid. I would charge the battery and 15 or twenty minutes later it would be red (this was after 1 year) but I just bought my daughter one in Dec08 and after a few short months she is having problems with hers' (freezing,shut-down,blank scene etc.) even when fullly charged, she has a Sansa Fuze.I am taking my refund and buying a Apple Nano, I really wanted a MP3 that has a FM radio but I looked at the reviews for Zune and it's not that great, so I hope I am pleased with the Nano. I would not buy another one of these Sansas' everyone I know who has one complains about the same problems.
What's great about it: The colorful scene and ease of use
What's not so great: The short battery life, and I do mean short, the LCD scene breaks down
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 7 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Not worth it
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: Thorthebold
from Sanfrancisco, CA
on 06/18/2009
Value for Price
3.0
Durability
2.0
Ease of Use
2.0
Features
4.0
My first mp3 player was ipod shuffle. I loved it, had no problems with it, I just lost it. The only thing i didn't like was not having a screen. I saw this advertised at Bestbuy, so I gave it a shot.
It is NOT worth your money. It is cheap, but it is of a cheap make as well. I returned the first one when i only got 7HOURS of battery life!!!!
The second one gave me maybe 2hours more life, and froze about every half an hour, wether i was in music video or radio.
The second one gave me maybe 2hours more life, and froze about every half an hour, wether i was in music video or radio.
I bought 2 movies of Amazon for this thing, and only one worked. They were in the same format, but the movie Balls of Fury didn't, I got a message that the movie was in the wrong format!!!
Within 6months, the sana froze every time i went to click on it. about a week later, it died and wouldn't come back on AT ALL.
I've heard that it works fine for some people, but it really isn't worth the risk.(I now use my cellphone for music and there's nothing extra I was getting out of that thing that I can't get with a cellphone.)
DON'T TAKE THE RISK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What's great about it: good priceand lots of features
What's not so great: very short battery life, freezes in everything
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 8 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Buy the 2 year warranty if you dare to buy this
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: pokeman89
from Tampa, FL
on 06/16/2009
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
1.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
2.0
I went through 3 of these before finally giving up and buying an ipod. Throughout my three sansa views, I had two problems that came up with all of them. The card reader always reads multiple copies of the songs whenever you put more music on the card. The video always hangs, and there is virtually no support for this product anymore seeing as Sansa has seemingly given up on this product. No new firmware has been released in over a year and the current version is full of bugs. If you are lucky, you will get decent battery life, but most people don't. I would not recommend this product unless you plan on doing a return about 6 months down the road. Do yourself a favor and don't buy this if you can afford a better player.
What's great about it: Low price, expandable, nice large screen, decent battery life for music
What's not so great: Video freezes, can't change battery, microSD card reader's faulty, no support from sansa, horrible firmware
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 9 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Good mp3 but has some issues
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: DRump
from Rockford,IL
on 06/13/2009
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
3.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
This mp3 was everything that i wanted when i bought it. the only issue is once you start loading a lot of music onto it it does seem to run into issues. mine would do the "freezing" thing where it would be playing one song but have the info of another. now thats not really that big of an issue but where my problem came in was the fact that sometimes it just wouldnt turn on and some times it would turn on then immediately turn off due to a low battery even when it had just finished charging less than an hour ago. I would actually still recommend this product tho.
What's great about it: I like everything about this player
What's not so great: the issues that come with it after a while of usage
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 10 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Nice when it works... too unreliable.
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: Steve954
from Ft. Lauderdale
on 06/08/2009
Value for Price
3.0
Durability
1.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
I've had a few Sansa's already... luckily I had the extended warranty... if you buy one of these, you must get the warranty! I love the features and menus, but I hate that it is so unreliable. It freezes and shuts off randomly... A LOT!!! I often play the music for our pool parties and it's embarrassing when it doesn't work properly... it doesn't always react as quickly as it should.... sometimes I will try to skip a song and it doesn't actually skip until a few minutes later. Another thing I didn't see in the other reviews is the placement of the headphone jack.... it's on the bottom, which is a dumb design in my opinion. You can't stand the player upright because the cord is in the way... if it was placed on the side or top it would be much more user friendly. A wall charger would be nice too so you can charge it when a computer isn't available. One thing I really like is that it is compatible with Rhapsody, which the iPods are not.
What's great about it: Easy to use, expandable, Rhapsody compatible
What's not so great: Freezes, Shuts off randomly, headphone jack in bad spot
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 11 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Solid mp3 player
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: Ryan26
from Cleveland,OH
on 06/02/2009
Value for Price
3.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
The Sansa View is adequate competition to the Apple Ipod line. This mp3 player offers more features at a better cost. It includes a well functioning FM radio, for example. The screen is large,bright , and enjoyable to watch short videos, and scroll through mp3s. The sound quality is above average.The only downside is the scroll wheel. Mine started malfunctioning after a few months. I had it fixed under the 1 year warranty.
What's great about it: Easy to use, large amount of flash memory.
What's not so great: Difficulty with turn wheel.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 12 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
I wish I hadn't lost my E280r
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: TallManinBeltsville
from Beltsville, Md
on 05/13/2009
Value for Price
2.0
Durability
2.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
2.0
I've owned this unit for a week I'm very disappointed by the performance of this product.
Interface is fine It's not much different from previous versions. However the performance of the unit is horrible it locks up all the time. IT FREEZES WHEN TRANSFERRING MUSIC hello it's primary job is to play music.
Upside radio works fine and power consumption is good.to bad the mp3 player sucks.
Will be returning this to bestbuy.
Interface is fine It's not much different from previous versions. However the performance of the unit is horrible it locks up all the time. IT FREEZES WHEN TRANSFERRING MUSIC hello it's primary job is to play music.
Upside radio works fine and power consumption is good.to bad the mp3 player sucks.
Will be returning this to bestbuy.
What's great about it: Interface is the easy to use
What's not so great: Locks up when I try to download my music from Rhapsody.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 13 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Cute but Looks Are Deceiving
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: TashiaT
from Stevesnville, MI
on 03/04/2009
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
2.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
3.0
Okay, so I thought that this mp3 was the answer to my dreams.You can customize it, it holds a ton of music and videos, and it has good sound and its really cute.
But as soon as you've got music on it and you turn on the shuffle, the screen freezes! Sometimes it will freeze for a dozen songs before it kicks itself into gear and displays the right info.
Also, I'm on my second View. The first one I didn't even have for a month before it decided it didn't want to play anything. The songs and files were all there. I could access them and play them on the computer, but they would just sit there on the screen of the View. Now, my second one--JUST MOMENTS AGO--did the exact same thing on me and I've only had it for a month!
Overall, I loved the storage capacities of the View, but this thing it does with your music is B.S. I play on going to Best Buy tonight to get a different one.
Hopefully, I can avoid the iPod, but, well, Que sera...
But as soon as you've got music on it and you turn on the shuffle, the screen freezes! Sometimes it will freeze for a dozen songs before it kicks itself into gear and displays the right info.
Also, I'm on my second View. The first one I didn't even have for a month before it decided it didn't want to play anything. The songs and files were all there. I could access them and play them on the computer, but they would just sit there on the screen of the View. Now, my second one--JUST MOMENTS AGO--did the exact same thing on me and I've only had it for a month!
Overall, I loved the storage capacities of the View, but this thing it does with your music is B.S. I play on going to Best Buy tonight to get a different one.
Hopefully, I can avoid the iPod, but, well, Que sera...
Do not buy this unless you want to waste your time. At least buy a warrenty like I did! You'll need it.
What's great about it: Good battery life, good storage features, SD card slot, neat menus
What's not so great: Battery can be iffy at times, when you've got a lot of songs on it, it freezes sometimes
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 14 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Sorry the money was wasted
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: ODUGroovie
from Las Vegas, NV
on 02/28/2009
I got this as a gift exactly one week ago today and after listening to it for awhile I noticed that the screen no longer appeared. The music was still playing and the spin-wheel thingy would light up blue, but the screen is not lit up. I thought for sure that it was out of battery life so I turned it off. I got home and plugged it up to my computer and NOTHING! The spin-wheel lit up blue but the screen did not. I am hoping that the person who bought it for me still has the receipt because this is SO going back to Best Buy. I will have to conform to the masses and get an Ipod (which I was really trying to avoid) Buyer beware. Sure it looks cute, but looks aren't everything!
What's great about it: How much music it holds and i love Rhapsody!!
What's not so great: The screen died after only using it for a few days
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 15 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
***Battery Life Problem Can Be Fixed***
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: dudeleocious
from Stevens Point, WI
on 02/25/2009
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
3.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
I have read a lot of complaints [not just on this site] about the short battery life of this mp3 player. So before any more complaints come about it, here is how to fix the problem. After looking up online through forums about the same topic, I found that you MUST:
Hold down the HOME button WHILE turning off the player. If you simply power down the mp3 without holding the home button, it will simply go into "standby mode" and slowly lose battery life. This would be functional if you're just shutting off your mp3 player for a short time so it turns back on more quickly. But if you *HOLD DOWN THE HOME BUTTON WHILE TURNING THE PLAYER OFF* you will see "System Shutdown" appear on the screen, and then will get the approx. 35 [probably more like 30-35] hours of battery life this player indicates.
It's kind of sketchy that Sansa doesn't explain this in the booklet or anything, but as I said, after reading through forums I found this to be the problem, because with only shutting it down into standby mode, I was getting about 5 hours of battery life, and thought my player was defective; when in fact I simply wasn't shutting down the player the "right" way.
Other than that, the player did tend to crash / freeze; even though I did update to the latest firmware upgrade, but newer players are out which tend to be a little more expensive, but then again have more reliability. I'm not sure if more firmware updates will fix these crash problems, but it may be worth the shot with the price this low.
Overall, a good, easy to use player, with amazing battery life [when one knows how to shut down the player "correctly] compared to other models
What's great about it: Easy to use, enough space for my songs; battery life when used properly
What's not so great: Tends to freeze up; software isn't very easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 16 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
nice MP3 player
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
3.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
5.0
The Sandisk MP3 player is a very nice MP3 player. It has tons of great songs already on it and has an FM radio and a voice recorder. I think this is cooler than the IPod and has a cooler design.
What's great about it: Bigger screen than Ipod Nano
What's not so great: uncomfortable headphones
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 17 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Disappointed
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: Meshay78
from Fort Worth,TX
on 02/12/2009
Value for Price
3.0
Durability
2.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
2.0
I was very excited when I bought this MP3 player but am now disappointed. It looks good, quality sound and nice screen. The wheel no longer works and is now broken. It would freeze on me all the time and get stuck when I wanted to change or skip a few songs. You can only plug it in to your computer. I was never able to find a wall charger for the MP3 player. Good luck trying to use your computer and charger the player. My recommendation is that if you purchase this player make sure you have all the warranties and an extended one if you can. Too bad. I really wanted to like it.
What's great about it: Easy to use, thin, nice screen, good sound
What's not so great: short batttery life, freezes a lot, can't tell if it took a good charge, wheel gets stuck all the time
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 18 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Impressive MP3/4 Player
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Garyk
from Nebraska
on 02/05/2009
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
The Sansa View comes close to being the best MP3 player available in terms of features, sound quality and functionality. I am very impressed with this little player and consider it a benchmark in its' price range.
What's great about it: Builds on the features of the E200 Series
What's not so great: Nothing
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 19 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
Not so good
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: pvj80723
from Brush. CO
on 01/31/2009
Value for Price
2.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
Brought the thing home and charged the battery. Next day was using it and noticed that battery life seemed short but thought maybe I was mistaken. Recharged the next night and then only got a little less than 5 hours of continuous playing of music files: a lot less than the up to 35 hours advertised. Previous had and e280r and had not major problems with it and the battery life was over 16 hours. Will be returning it today: not sure if I will replace with same model or get another.
What's great about it: Works and sounds great no problems with it in that area.
What's not so great: Battery life very short
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 20 for SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP3 Player - Black
One of the Best MP3 players around!!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: ExecutiveOfficer
from Colorado
on 01/25/2009
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
I bought this item from a FRIENDLY Best Buy (40 miles away) - I know, it's hard to find one now a days. I love it. I put in an 8GB micro card and it's awesome.
What's great about it: Ease of Use, Upgrade capability and the price!
What's not so great: Short battery life and finding a cheap cover!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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