I've been meaning to rave about this little device for a while now.
Amazon.com: Sandisk Sansa Clip 8GB MP3 Player (Black): Electronics
I lost my second iPod Nano a few months ago and couldn't bring myself to paying an arm and a leg again for an MP3 player because I use it almost exclusively to listen to Podcasts while driving and working out.
I picked up an 8 GB Sansa Clip at Walmart for $50.
It has:
- 8 GB (obviously)
- MP3 Player
- Ability to organize as Podcasts and Audiobooks
- Voice recorder
- Built in clip
It even has a screen so you can see what you're playing (hint: better than a shuffle even though a tiny bit bigger).
One of the things I *really* love about this thing is that I can control the speed of playback. Why is that cool? Because, as I noted, I listen almost exclusively to podcasts about theology or sermons. Since I am listening to spoken content, I set playback to Fast and I can listen to things more quickly. A 30 min podcast takes about 23 minutes or so. It gives the playback a bit of a "chipmunk effect" but I like being able to cover more ground faster. I listen to R.C. Sproul, James White, Sinclair Ferguson and many others like this.
Anyhow, if you're looking for a great little, feature rich MP3 player at a great price, check this baby out.
To use it with iTunes, I set the device to MSC mode (by default the player is set to MTP mode. When you are in MSC mode, the device acts like a flash device that you can add folders to etc. You can drag MP3's into the Podcasts or Audiobooks folders using Explorer. I use a synchonization program that synchs my iTunes podcast folder to the podcast folder of my player.
Amazon.com: Sandisk Sansa Clip 8GB MP3 Player (Black): Electronics
I lost my second iPod Nano a few months ago and couldn't bring myself to paying an arm and a leg again for an MP3 player because I use it almost exclusively to listen to Podcasts while driving and working out.
I picked up an 8 GB Sansa Clip at Walmart for $50.
It has:
- 8 GB (obviously)
- MP3 Player
- Ability to organize as Podcasts and Audiobooks
- Voice recorder
- Built in clip
It even has a screen so you can see what you're playing (hint: better than a shuffle even though a tiny bit bigger).
One of the things I *really* love about this thing is that I can control the speed of playback. Why is that cool? Because, as I noted, I listen almost exclusively to podcasts about theology or sermons. Since I am listening to spoken content, I set playback to Fast and I can listen to things more quickly. A 30 min podcast takes about 23 minutes or so. It gives the playback a bit of a "chipmunk effect" but I like being able to cover more ground faster. I listen to R.C. Sproul, James White, Sinclair Ferguson and many others like this.
Anyhow, if you're looking for a great little, feature rich MP3 player at a great price, check this baby out.
To use it with iTunes, I set the device to MSC mode (by default the player is set to MTP mode. When you are in MSC mode, the device acts like a flash device that you can add folders to etc. You can drag MP3's into the Podcasts or Audiobooks folders using Explorer. I use a synchonization program that synchs my iTunes podcast folder to the podcast folder of my player.