jackjackjackaroo wrote:iTunes is nearly (completely) exclusively oriented for Apple devices (iPod / iPhone / iTouch), so no other MP3 players will sync directly with iTunes for protected tracks. You can instead do the same technique that everyone has done since iTunes was available -- under iTunes, burn your tracks to an audio CD, and then rip & encode them to plain MP3 files afterward using your favorite software.

If you use iTunes to rip CDs, make sure you set it up to rip in MP3 format, so you can put the music on non-iPod devices.

I don't see anything about how to charge the battery. Is it done just through the usb port on your computer or do you have to buy a charging station/device separately? If anyone knows and could tell me, I will GREATLY appreciate it.

Thanks!

BJHarris wrote:I don't see anything about how to charge the battery. Is it done just through the usb port on your computer or do you have to buy a charging station/device separately? If anyone knows and could tell me, I will GREATLY appreciate it.

Thanks!

It charges through the USB.

BJHarris wrote:I don't see anything about how to charge the battery. Is it done just through the usb port on your computer or do you have to buy a charging station/device separately? If anyone knows and could tell me, I will GREATLY appreciate it.

Thanks!

It charges through the computer USB port.

PaulaGreilinger wrote:Roostalee, thanks for the advice. I'll try wiping it and see if dragging and dropping will work better. One question--I still have to rip the cd's to Media Player, but then just drag and drop the actual files to the Sansa?

Of course, I'll have to pick up today's woot as a backup to my backup.

I think Media Player puts them into your My Music folder (if you run XP), so you can just pull them from there. Easy as pie.

I recommend ripping CDs in 320Kbps, because although you get a larger file, it usually sounds near-CD quality.

Roostalee wrote:Yep, very easy. The proprietary connector cord has USB on the other side of it, so you can hook it up to your computer and drag/drop files to it. I just set the player to show up as a drive (via Explorer).

Thanks! Good deal then for folks who don't have the ipod bug...

I'd buy another one, but the one I'm plugged into now is working flawlessly.
Not sure why someone would pay for an iPod.

I bought an 8Gb micro SD chip and the Fuze recognized it with no problem.

Then I bought those metal noise-canceling earbuds here last month, and I can't be happier.
The recorder on the thing is a treasure.
I can't say enough good things about what a great value this little device is.

I'm mostly worried about the condition of "refurbished". I know it will have the etching on the back, but aside from that do they usually look like they've been through a washing machine? No warranty on refurbs right?

How does the size of these compare with 1st/2nd gen iPod Nanos?

I just got my woot 2gig Fuze and if I play the volume over about 1/2 of max my Fuze just starts clicking is this normal (some sort of built in max level limit to protect my ears ) or is my Fuze defective? (it does this on mp3's,video's and radio)

Thanks

My kids have these and I have the 8GB version and they are really great. I was an iPod only man before I tried the Sansa Fuze. Pair it with some Skull Candy earbuds and you'll be rockin' like a hurricane!

If I buy one can I have the Woot Business card?

turtlegir1 wrote:Got one in the previous woot-off, and it's great. I love that it has an FM radio and the expansion slot.

The only problem I have with it is that it's not compatible with iTunes, or even tracks bought from iTunes or pulled from CDS using iTunes. If anyone has any suggestions for converting or otherwise dealing with this, please share!

Change your CD import settings to rip to mp3 and that will fix the import problem. You can use foobar2000 to re-encode the stuff you buy from itunes.

Does anybody know if this would work with a Zune Pass?

turtlegir1 wrote:Got one in the previous woot-off, and it's great. I love that it has an FM radio and the expansion slot.

The only problem I have with it is that it's not compatible with iTunes, or even tracks bought from iTunes or pulled from CDS using iTunes. If anyone has any suggestions for converting or otherwise dealing with this, please share!

Change your CD import settings to MP3 instead of AAC. As for the content you already imported, after switching import settings, right click the songs in question and click "make MP3 version" and it will convert them for you so you can use them with non-aac devices.

turtlegir1 wrote:Got one in the previous woot-off, and it's great. I love that it has an FM radio and the expansion slot.

The only problem I have with it is that it's not compatible with iTunes, or even tracks bought from iTunes or pulled from CDS using iTunes. If anyone has any suggestions for converting or otherwise dealing with this, please share!

2 longstanding freeware apps -- myFairTunes and QTFairUse have both been around for quite a while and are widely accepted as stable, and will strip out the DRM while converting the file to mp3. This should be simpler than some of the prior suggestions, as it is a "one step" process.

Either should pop up easily with a google search.

SchmooBro wrote:2 longstanding freeware apps -- myFairTunes and QTFairUse have both been around for quite a while and are widely accepted as stable, and will strip out the DRM while converting the file to mp3. This should be simpler than some of the prior suggestions, as it is a "one step" process.

Either should pop up easily with a google search.

DRM is irrelevant since files ripped using iTunes are DRM free and all iTunes music downloads are DRM free as well. No need to add additional software to do something iTunes can do itself.

These really are great.

i just bought two of them brand new at K mart after I took back two Brand new ipod nanos.

I spent 42.00 each on the fuze 4 gigs. i got back well over 300 on the Nanos.

Bought two 4 gig micro sd's with the sd adaptors so they can be read on my system for 7.00 each.

SMOKIN DEAL!!!! really

And I do not have to mess with that rediculouse I TUNE BS! what a joke that is.

Yay! My first woot, my mom will love this

dviglino wrote:I have to admit, I still have my old iaudio player from back in the day, and don't use any of this fancy itunes or rhapsody stuff (I get my music the old-fashioned way. Well, not THAT old-fashioned).

So... when it says is has a proprietary dock, what does that mean to me? I just want to be able to be able to take music from my hard drive (mp3s, mostly), and put them on the player using explorer, DOS, or however ;)

so... is it that kind of easy?

What the proprietary dock means is that Sansa owns the rights to their dock and doesn't let anyone else make them. So you won't find any 3rd party accessories for the player. However, you will be able to transfer music just fine with the cable they give you.

Got one of the previous 2G's and received it Tuesday. Picked up an 8G uSD on the way home. Loaded 5 eps of Heroes using video4fuze, 6.9G remaining on card. Watched Heroes at the Lunch Time drive-in. *Far* superior to the Palm V I had been using even though the screen is smaller. Organizing MP3's movies etc. to start filling this puppy as I type.

dviglino wrote:Thanks! Good deal then for folks who don't have the ipod bug...

The other thing no one has mentioned about the proprietary plug is that it won't work with all the docks and other things that only work with the Apple iStuff. There are plenty of other docks and speakers that work with the Sansa though.

My sister has a 2GiB Clip and loves it.

SilverStorm wrote:I'm mostly worried about the condition of "refurbished". I know it will have the etching on the back, but aside from that do they usually look like they've been through a washing machine? No warranty on refurbs right?

Depends on the company. As an example, my Dell laptop is a refurb and they give a full regular warranty.

Heh heh, I love Flairs. For a second I thought you were gonna link to the other (16-bit and VERY NWS) video for Trucker's Delight, but that would be just crazy.

This thing rocks. Will play anything. No DRM problems. Drag and drop. Solid construction. Long battery life. Highly recommended.

Anorion wrote:Big microSD cards are expensive... T__T

Not if you get them on Woot. That's where I got mine.

atomicow wrote:DRM is irrelevant since files ripped using iTunes are DRM free and all iTunes music downloads are DRM free as well. No need to add additional software to do something iTunes can do itself.

I thought that you could not convert an .M4P file to non-DRM, just the .M4A files were convertible. Whenever I have bought a song on iTunes (that was rarely and some time ago) it was an .M4P file and I could play it but not convert it to MP3 using iTunes or anything else.

turtlegir1 wrote:Got one in the previous woot-off, and it's great. I love that it has an FM radio and the expansion slot.

The only problem I have with it is that it's not compatible with iTunes, or even tracks bought from iTunes or pulled from CDS using iTunes. If anyone has any suggestions for converting or otherwise dealing with this, please share!

if you burn the song to a cd and rip it in mp3 format (not aac or w/e proprietary format) you should be able to use it on this

I wonder if I will drive safer?

Trying to find songs with the much smaller displayed Clip can be somewhat hazardous to my and others health.

I think I am in for one.

dviglino wrote:I have to admit, I still have my old iaudio player from back in the day, and don't use any of this fancy itunes or rhapsody stuff (I get my music the old-fashioned way. Well, not THAT old-fashioned).

So... when it says is has a proprietary dock, what does that mean to me? I just want to be able to be able to take music from my hard drive (mp3s, mostly), and put them on the player using explorer, DOS, or however ;)

so... is it that kind of easy?

it means that it doesn't use a standard usb connection to the player it has more pins on the player side like the ipod does just means you cant grab one of your other usb cables to connect to it.

Anorion wrote:Big microSD cards are expensive... T__T

Not on woot their not!

I bought two of these last time around. My wife and I love them. I was able to purchase the Durable Flexible Soft Black Silicone Skin Case with Belt Clip and Armband + USB Car + USB Home Travel Charger + USB Data Cable for Sandisk Sansa Fuze at the following link:
http://www.amazon.com/Durable-Flexible-Silicone-Armband-Charger/dp/B001C48HTO/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1262868021&sr=8-1

I also bought an 8GB micro card at this link:
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-microSDHC-CLASS-SDSDQ-8192-Package/dp/B0012Y2LLE/ref=pd_bxgy_e_img_b

I am in for 1. My 2gb iPod is out of space.

After my iPod Nano broke after 2 years of daily use, I decided not to go with Apple again. I bought my Fuze from Amazon for about $60, and it's been well worth that.

A great little MP3 Player and having the extra SD slot makes it possible to have up to 36 gigs of space (if you REALLY feel like shelling out for a 32gig SD card...). I won't sing praises of the video player's quality, but for MP3s and radio, I've got ZERO complaints.

Great deal today on Woot.

These refurbished players are on here way to often for me to trust them to last. I can't believe all the people going gaga over them.

scored 2 of these for my kids when they were $32.99. gave them for christmas. working fine and are a great value for the price. you can pick up a wall charger for $8.99 on ebay. one caveat........does not come in fancy packaging and no manual is included. you can download manual onto usb flash drive and give as part of the gift. that's what i did.

hudsm9589 wrote:A Proprietary dock means it requires a Sansa specific cable, which it ships with. So you will have no issues dragging and dropping music onto your MP3 player. Sansa's own

FYI, the Griffin PowerDock can be had for $7 at Overstock, or $12 at Amazon.

I have one for my Sansa e280, it works like a charm and it's 100% compatible with other dockable Sansas such as the Fuze, View, Connect, c200/e200-series models.

I own 2 of these...1 I purchased here previously. I highly recommend this unit, it has amazing sound and if you want to view video on the little screen, it's incredibly clear. I thought I got a great deal for 36 bux, you can beat this!

It Supports FLAC that's all that matters.

klinemic wrote:I bought two of these last time around. My wife and I love them. I was able to purchase the Durable Flexible Soft Black Silicone Skin Case with Belt Clip and Armband + USB Car + USB Home Travel Charger + USB Data Cable for Sandisk Sansa Fuze at the following link:
http://www.amazon.com/Durable-Flexible-Silicone-Armband-Charger/dp/B001C48HTO/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1262868021&sr=8-1

I also bought an 8GB micro card at this link:
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-microSDHC-CLASS-SDSDQ-8192-Package/dp/B0012Y2LLE/ref=pd_bxgy_e_img_b

$18.95 for a Class 2 8GB MicroSDHC isn't bad. But Amazon also has a faster Class 6 8GB card for a couple of bucks less:

A-DATA 8 GB Class 6 microSDHC with SD Adapter 8GMSDHC1AP for $16.99