Flat File (MSC) Mode support I am very excited about the Express, as it seems to fit all of my requirements for a small player. Micro SD card expansion, Radio, Recorder, Screen, USB plug built-in, slick button interface etc..There is one thing that I am wondering about this particular model:I've seen that several of the previous versions of Sansa MP3 players support a feature called "MSC" mode, which enables you to manage the music on the player as though it were simply a flash storage device. In MSC mode, you are unable to play protected files, and playlists are not an option, but there is no software required. Will the Sansa Express have this feature, or will we be locked into Windows Media Player for a management tool? Flat File (MSC) Mode support I am very excited about the Express, as it seems to fit all of my requirements for a small player. Micro SD card expansion, Radio, Recorder, Screen, USB plug... » Read More Flat File (MSC) Mode support I am very excited about the Express, as it seems to fit all of my requirements for a small player. Micro SD card expansion, Radio, Recorder, Screen, USB plug built-in, slick button interface etc..There is one thing that I am wondering about this particular model:I've seen that several of the previous versions of Sansa MP3 players support a feature called "MSC" mode, which enables you to manage the music on the player as though it were simply a flash storage device. In MSC mode, you are unable to play protected files, and playlists are not an option, but there is no software required. Will the Sansa Express have this feature, or will we be locked into Windows Media Player for a management tool? « Show Less
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It works fine in MSC mode.This player sounds awesome compared to other low-priced mp3 players. It also has a micro-sd slot, so you can pop a sandisk 4gb expansion card into it.The player locks up occasionally right after disconnecting it from the computer. If it does this to you, just plug it back into the usb slot until it reboots, and you should be fine. Never had a problem otherwise.Works fine under Linux, so screw micro$oft.
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according to the "expert" review I read on b u y.com, this supports MSC mode, as do all previous Sansas that I know of.
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I think it will be locked into WMP due to pressure from Microsoft, not because of Sandisk engineering. There is a more in depth thread in the anythingbutipod forum... google it.
1810710
I just bought one of these a few days ago. Yes, it does have the mode where you can drag any files onto the device. So far, I have only dragged MP3 files onto it. But the instructions (and many other web forums) say it could actually be used as a simple flash drive - so I am guessing you can *store* any type of file you like. I am not sure what fule types it will recognize and actually play.
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In the USA there is a law "Digital Millenium Copyright Act" that makes it a crime to make copies of material that is copyrighted. Microsoft's position in the marketplace makes it ripe for enforcement of this through a process of DRM or (digital rights management) and requires that all other options be removed from the marketplace that serve to bypass copyright protection. BTW this is why there are no firewire drivers on Vista (Microsoft's new OS).
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YES, if you use MSC mode. The player just acts like a flashdrive or portable harddrive. Drag and drop/ copy and paste (whatever the Mac users call it... ) your files. Some of the players don't have the newest firmware to begin with, so you'd have to update it w/ a Windows computer One Time then be a'right.
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Neither. This device is pretty bare bones. It's really just an MP3 player. Micro Sd and standard SD card would be for a smart phone or a tablet (and a Nintendo DS handhelds and certain cameras inexplicably). Not quite for a Walkman.
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No clue...my suggestion would be to not buy it at all. Mine never did work right. It was a piece of junk. Sansa has a better product.
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When you plug the Sansa into a PC it is recognized similarly to a USB drive. I manage files directly with windows explorer.
1704603
There so many different file types. Most music is in Mp3 format- Yes it does support them; there are Wavs, which are sound clips- Yes it does support them; There are WMAs (as mentioned below) it plays them. There are movies; they are avi's and mp4's- Yes it supports them (And more). But you must first download them to your computer, then you can transfer them to your player, I have found very few files it won't play.
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I think the unit you showed has a chip or memory card contained within and it can't be exchanged, but that is what contains the slot radio music. Some of the bit more expensive models have the capacity add a Micro SDHC slot and come with a micro SDHC card that contains the slot radio music and that you can also add music to. I am a bit uninformed about these products and I gave the one you show to my daughter but I do have two of the Sansa Clips with Slot radio music and I take them to the Gym with me all the time. It is very small and easy to carry around.
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I'm running a 64 GB in mine. It's a SanDisk Mobile Ultra MicroSDXC Class 10 card, formatted to FAT 32, and partitioned by taking off 300 MB only. I'd be glad to give specifics if requested (quite easy). Oh, I installed Rockbox, too--essential--makes it a whole new level of player. (Installing needs a 32 bit computer or simulation program for the Sansa, also simple.
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The review by Lynn from Texas provides insight into this. While previous models supported Digital Rights Management (DRM), this model, produced in 2012, does not. What that means is that this model will not play .wma (DRM) files that you download from your library site. While virtually all downloadable books from the library are offered in .wma (DRM) format, a good number are downloadable as .mp3 files which do not have DRM applied. When checking out your file, if you see a 'Select Format' dropdown, select it and choose ".MP3". Your player will be able to play these files. Again, older models produced before 2012 do play .wma (DRM) files and there may be some used/refurbished ones around. Otherwise, the Sansa is still a good option.
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Not at all. Just plug it into computer usb. Computer will see it as a drive. When you double click the drive you will see all folders on the Clip. Open your music folder and drag and drop your choices into the Clip music folder. Or you can load a micro SD card (up to 32gigs) with music and just plug it into the Sansa Clip+ players slot.
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I don't know. I have far more songs than will fit on my clip, so I reformat my clip often and copy songs onto it as I feel. I long for the days of the Sansa View, a larger "Man's" mp3 player. The clip is nice, but it is too small and is for dainty fingers.
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You can either use the USB card reader to transfer music and than put the card into the Sansa or have the USB card in the Sansa and transfer the music that way. The quickest way is to use a USB card reader, it will provide the highest data transfer rate. The higher the class of memory, the faster the data transfer will be.
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Yup - well, it can play music in folders - I have all my music on it in different folders for each band. You just connect via usb and put music you want access to in the MUSIC folder on the device. In the settings menu there is a choice of USB connection mode between MTP and MSC, I am on Linux and MSC works just like normal mass storage so i'd bet it is the easiest to do if you want to just copy over a folder of songs. hope that helps!
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My suggestion is to go to their WEB site and download the manual. See below:http://mp3support.sandisk.com/sansa/UserManual/CLIP/CLIP_UM_English.pdf
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hi there, i don't really no, i use this player only for music audio not for drm protected files but you can search online to find the answeror maybe contact sansa.
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I am very happy with my 2GB Sansa. Just updated the firmware (very smooth application downloaded from Sandisk site). Sleek design, not as cool as Nano, but very close. Ubercool video which Nano doesn't have, which works surprisingly well. Bigger screen than Nano too. Micro SD slot a great plus. And it also works like a storage device, so you can take files with it, something Nano doesn't do. Go for the $129 (at time of writing) 4GB model.
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(It's about a year since this was posted, but I thought someone might find this useful.)I have a SanDisk Sansa m240 1gb. I really like the player because of the easy-to-usecontrols and the replaceable single AAA battery (I use a rechargeable NiMh battery).BUT the voice recorder has a flaw. About every 10 seconds it skips about 1/8 of a second.For an every-day memo this isn't much of a problem. But I've recorded lectures and listeningto it afterwards gets to be very annoying.