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08/21/2006, 9:50am, EDT
Monday, August 21st
SanDisk 8GB flash player takes on Nano
SanDisk today unveiled the Sansa e280, the world's first 8GB flash player which will compete with Apple's iPod nano. The new device is functionally equivalent to its smaller e200 sibling, which helped the company claim second place in the digital audio player market behind Apple, according to Electronista. The player features FM tuning as well as recording, a microSD slot for extra storage, video playback capability, and voice recording support. The e280 is priced at $250, offering double the capacity of Apple's largest iPod nano -- the 4GB model -- with the same price tag. SanDisk has a distinct advantage in the digital audio player market because it is itself a flash manufacturer, allowing the company to dictate its own prices and increase capacity sooner than most other companies.
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this makes this the lamest iPod killer yet...
don't expect me to go out and get virus infected XP just to use this player...get real.
put this one on the junk pile, cant use it to replace myiPod.
though I do like the illuminated controls
Secondly, more iPod users have Windows than mac OS.
However, when iPod was Mac-only, many people bought an iMac to use the iPod with. I don't see the same happening with this device.
8Gb iPod Nano, or even a 10GB, here we come!