ARE these Rockbox-able??

cloneman wrote:I think theres an error - it says "NEW" but its a "90 day woot warranty" ...

respiffied? not that it makes a difference - got one of these and it sounds great

yah they changed it to refurbed, i liked new better

zwayne wrote:Took me 11 days to get my Sansa c250 box. Empty...

Not only could this have been mailed for much cheaper, but also much more securely - not in a collapsible box that is easily pushed open. The stupidest thing, though, is actually stating the contents on the address label!

Smartpost vacuums. No more for me.

I think you might be missing the point of the $5 shipping. It's a standard charge for any item. So while this one might not be quite $5 it is made up for as soon as you buy a flat screen that weighs more than the hulk.
The good news is whoever took it no doubt thought they were getting a much cooler mp3 player than a $10 one. So call it karma.

I've never bought a W00t before .. .Is there a way to pay using my paypal account without having a credit card? I have money in my paypal account.

digitalmonkeyman wrote:Can you use I-Tunes or do you have to use the Sansa interface?

It acts like a jump drive, just open up the Sansa drive and drop in the .mp3 file and you're set to go...

got the 2 gig refurbed w/fm radio from buy.com, $20 delivered. Good player
second sansa I've had, easy to use, sounds fine.

My mom has one of these and likes it very much. It works great for what it is. I have the new clip and like the size alot better. The 240 is kinda bulky but light. Great for the gym or just a mp3 player you dont mind if it gets broken so your $400 ipod doesnt get hurt.

bought one of these things last go around. things that annoy me:
1. no built-in rechargeable battery. get some rechargeable AAA's and an external charger to go with it. battery life is around 5-6 hours at reasonable volume levels.
2. inconsistent controls. sometimes the buttons respond, sometimes they don't. likewise with the screen backlight.
3. must use windows media player to sync device. oh, and the dongle is only 6 inches long, so you better have a front-usb port open.

for ten bucks, however, it's a great little device. for my own sanity, though, go with their 2gb model (featured a week and a half ago) which solves the first problem at least as i can tell. and 1gb runs out quick when adding songs.

I bought 3 of these last time and one will no longer allow me to erase the music folders I've added. As soon as I tell my computer to delete them, the player rereads the files and puts them back on. Any ideas of what to do, besides order another one for 10 bucks?

twincarma wrote:yah they changed it to refurbed, i liked new better

yeah I bought it when it was new...I feel a little cheated now.

does the player allow for playlists to be loaded and played separate from regular loaded tunes?

dreamerofromance wrote:I've never bought a W00t before .. .Is there a way to pay using my paypal account without having a credit card? I have money in my paypal account.

this question will be answered when you get to the paying-for-it part of your transaction.

I KNOW ITS ONLY THE END OF MAY BUT I ALREADY STARTED MY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING...IN FOR THREE

I just ordered three. Went back to the main page to buy three more and saw the dreaded "Refurbished" word?!!!!!!!!!!

where is "new"

Are you kidding me?

dreamerofromance wrote:I've never bought a W00t before .. .Is there a way to pay using my paypal account without having a credit card? I have money in my paypal account.

when you click the "I want one" buton, there's a box to check for paypal...

oelschlegel wrote:this question will be answered when you get to the paying-for-it part of your transaction.

It keeps saying to enter cc info .. take it that's a no darn ... really wanted one of these too ...

Based on comments I'm in for 3... great gifts cheap!!!

so are they new???? when i pushed order they said new. i went in for 3. i want my money back!!!!

wisetigerjosh wrote:yeah I bought it when it was new...I feel a little cheated now.

same here...thanks for the switcheroo, woot!

andrewuy wrote:It acts like a jump drive, just open up the Sansa drive and drop in the .mp3 file and you're set to go...

Actually, it doesn't QUITE act like a USB flash drive. When I plug mine it, Windows detects it as a special device (it had a 3-letter acronym) and wants me to use Windows Media Player to manage it. It DOES show up under "My Computer", and you can drag and drop songs, BUT ... it wants them in a \Media\Music folder which does not initially exist, and it won't let you click on "File / New / Folder", which was briefly perplexing. What I did that worked was create a folder "Music" (empty) on my PC and then drag and drop that folder into \Media (which worked), then drag and drop the songs into that folder. It all worked, in the end, but it wasn't QUITE as straightforward as I would have liked.

That said, once loaded, it works GREAT.

katra wrote:
My only complaint would be that on the lowest volume setting, it still seems unusually loud. There may be a way to change this, I haven't really looked into it.

try different headphones, some are louder than others

It said NEW and now it says the "R" word...

is there something we can do about this?

just bought three.... these things are always good little gifts for friends you don't know what to get. llo

Rockbox is not in a working state on this device yet according to this page: http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/SansaM200Port

wootalyzer wrote:Wootalyzer's Pricing Post! - Saving Woot prices for decades to come
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Sandisk Sansa M240 1GB MP3 Player with FM Tuner
$9.99 + $5 Shipping
Condition: New

Product List:
- 1 SanDisk Sansa M240 1GB MP3 Player w/ FM Tuner SDMX3-1024

*DISCLAIMER* Wootalyzer! is in no way affiliated with Woot!, and this post may not always be here!

Why does this say new? When I look at the main page is says they're refurbs. A lot of people on the messages seem to think these are new. What's the deal?

oldschoolstroker wrote:same here...thanks for the switcheroo, woot!

Sorry guys... If you wish to cancel your order send an email to service@woot.com with your order number asking to cancel it. Our Member Services team will get to it on Tuesday.

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harry12 wrote:It committed suicide?

My first woot! purchase AND my first woot! comment...this is a really big day for me. I got 2 just incase mine decides to commit suicide as well, this way I can take the 2nd one to counseling before it tries anything funny.

songdancer wrote:Email Woot.



BTW, I have a similar one from a previous Woot, and they came stamped with "Refurbed" on the unit.

Works fine, except for the battery compartment door came damaged.
I believe you will need to download the manual and also a firmware update as soon as you get it.
Controls aren't quite intuitive, so you'll have a brief learning curve.

Great to hand to the kids when you are in the car for a long trip--they can each listen to their own music or FM stations.

My three units are gifts, but I never planned for Refurbished gifts. Would you mind sharing more information on the Refurbished stamp, where it is stamped and the general quality of the product? Thx.

I bought the SanDisk 512MB MP3/WMA Player with FM Tuner and Voice Recorder on 3/2/2007. I use it 5 time a week while working out to this day. I paid $17.99 (plus $5) The clear plastic cover is now discolored from age and sweat, but the device still works perfect. I don't remember what headphone it came with. who cares? Use a better headphone. This is one tough and reliable player. Once, I dropped it while jogging and stepped on it. Try doing this with a IPhone. If someone steals it at the gym, I'll buy another. For the money, a great deal.

pgibby wrote:They should open sansa.woot.com, right after with roomba.woot.com...

llo check out the contest this week... it's all about sansas...

Pass...

Gotta admit I JUST LOVE when woot fux up and lists things wrong. Do they not read things? During this months wootoff it was a mislabeled mp3 player. Instead of just sending the one that was advertised and bitting the bullet, they sent an email apologizing and then sent the model they "meant" to send. Now they change and decide these are refurbished. Why can't they make a mistake in our favor and let it go to make up for the mislistings? shame woot shame shame shame.

lkrkkr wrote:My three units are gifts, but I never planned for Refurbished gifts. Would you mind sharing more information on the Refurbished stamp, where it is stamped and the general quality of the product? Thx.

"respiffied" in small letters on the back of the product by the battery door latch.

BAWatz wrote:Actually, it doesn't QUITE act like a USB flash drive. When I plug mine it, Windows detects it as a special device (it had a 3-letter acronym) and wants me to use Windows Media Player to manage it. It DOES show up under "My Computer", and you can drag and drop songs, BUT ... it wants them in a \Media\Music folder which does not initially exist, and it won't let you click on "File / New / Folder", which was briefly perplexing. What I did that worked was create a folder "Music" (empty) on my PC and then drag and drop that folder into \Media (which worked), then drag and drop the songs into that folder. It all worked, in the end, but it wasn't QUITE as straightforward as I would have liked.

That said, once loaded, it works GREAT.

Change the USB (Universal Serial Bus) mode of the player into MSC (Mass Storage Class). In MSC mode, your player functions as a regular removable drive.
Setup Mode to MSC
1) Tap your menu button and select "Settings" > "USB".
2) On this screen, make sure that there is a check next to "MSC" and NOT "Auto Detect".

bogawoot wrote:Will this work with iTunes software on an INTEL (not Mac) Pc ?

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but iTunes works with iPods, and iPods need iTunes, right? Mac or PC, iTunes does not sync with anything but iPods. That's my understanding, but I will never know because I will never waste my money on a price-inflated music player.

I have 4 SanDisk MP3 players (including this model), and they all work great. No, this unit does not support Rockbox (or more correctly stated, Rockbox does not support this player) at this time. Yes, it plays DRM-protected music. Yes, this unit plays Audible.com audiobooks (and, with the DRM support, should play all other audiobooks). No, you don't need any software to add music unless it is DRM protected, then Windows Media Player works fine.

The best feature of this device imo is the really long battery life. Outlasts my Creative Nano Plus two to one, and both use a single AAA battery.

The most useless feature is the voice recorder, which is just such poor quality that it isn't worth using. Again, my opinion - your expectations may vary.

songdancer wrote:Email Woot.



BTW, I have a similar one from a previous Woot, and they came stamped with "Refurbed" on the unit.

Works fine, except for the battery compartment door came damaged.
I believe you will need to download the manual and also a firmware update as soon as you get it.
Controls aren't quite intuitive, so you'll have a brief learning curve.

Great to hand to the kids when you are in the car for a long trip--they can each listen to their own music or FM stations.

I was just on the Sandisk site, and there are no downloads at all for this product line other than photos of the product. In particular, could not find a download of the manual.

BAWatz wrote:Actually, it doesn't QUITE act like a USB flash drive. When I plug mine it, Windows detects it as a special device (it had a 3-letter acronym) and wants me to use Windows Media Player to manage it. It DOES show up under "My Computer", and you can drag and drop songs, BUT ... it wants them in a \Media\Music folder which does not initially exist, and it won't let you click on "File / New / Folder", which was briefly perplexing. What I did that worked was create a folder "Music" (empty) on my PC and then drag and drop that folder into \Media (which worked), then drag and drop the songs into that folder. It all worked, in the end, but it wasn't QUITE as straightforward as I would have liked.

That said, once loaded, it works GREAT.

Go into the Settings, Advanced, USB (or something like that, it's from memory) and set MSC mode. The it WILL be quite like a USB drive. That other mode that it comes set to, yeah that's weird.

As to iTunes, yes it sorta works with iTunes. I use iTunes on my Win computer, and put those songs on many types of MP3 players.

1. In iTunes, I think the Advanced menu, Importing tab, select MP3 format instead of AAC. Then this can play all the imported songs, but NOT the ones you get from iTunes Music Store. Those have DRM on them.
2. Figure out the iTunes file storage scheme. /My Documents/My Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/artist/album/song.mp3 for example.
3. Drag 'n drop the files from there to the MP3 player's drive letter (which should now be a drive letter, since you set MSC mode.)

I've heard of an addon named iTunes Agent that connects an iTunes playlist to a USB-drive-mode player or media card, thus automating steps 2 and 3 above, but haven't tried it yet.

I got 2 of these last time 'round, and they work great.