SanDisk - Sansa Fuze+ 8GB* MP3 Player - Purple

The touch panel is not as user freindly as the Sansa Clip. It is more delicate than I thought. I had to buy a protective cover for it. I bought it for the longer battery life and more memory. So for it is very good for that.

own one other of this type and it has been very good for use while riding my harley. bought this for my wife because i have had such good luck with the one i use. volume is loud enough to hear while riding on windy days

How do I delete a song I'm listening to ??????????

Like I stated above, it didn't work. My local BB willingly exchanged the item and I haven't had any problems since. Had to get item in black.

I bought this to replace a sansa e280 I have had for several years. I use mp3 players mostly to listen to audiobooks on my commute and this one was suggested as supporting audiobooks. While its true that this player does allow one to resume a book chapter where one left off, in balance, this player is not suitable for use by anyone. The main weakness of this player is the touch screen control panel. This is a positively foolish idea and makes this player completely useless. even using the included soft sleeve, the player will be unlocked easily by random movements when locked and placed in your pocket. This leads to chapter changes, cursing, and 5 minutes wasted trying to find your place again. Additionally, while some reviews I have seen state that it is possible to save multiple book marks with this player, I have not been able to figure out how to do so in between my fits of rage due to random chapter changes. The touch screen is extremely sensitive, so if the player is unlocked, it must be handled extremely carefully or else random chapter changes will occur. Oddly, it can actually take a few tries to unlock the touch screen when you actually want to do so. Go figure. While I've had this player for just a couple of months, I have purchased a different player that will suit my needs better. This one will end up being an expensive USB drive. Nice.

The Sansa Fuze+ makes basic file navigation difficult and unpleasant. Depending on the temperature, how moist your skin is, and how big your fingers are, the navigation touchpad controls work anywhere from 10% to 95% of the time. Often have to try multiple times to get it to perform a function and it often does something else (e.g. goes to the previous screen instead of to the beginning of the song). I've placed the unit in my breast pocket while jogging and had it "unlock" the lock feature and skip randomly around from album to album, song to song. Can't view files in a Windows Explorer format while using the device - it reads the ID3 tags and organizes the files by them. Great if all your files have the correct tags. Bad if you ripped files from your older CDs where info is not available, not complete, or not correct. Also bad if the downloadable audio book from your local library has incorrect/incomplete tags. You may find different tracks from the same CD/book scattered all over. Adding ID3 tag info manually to get the files displayed where you want them is a real pain. This also makes for long lists that you have to scroll through for some views (particularly by artist). The album art is not displayed for most of the albums. It is visible in Media Player Library and Windows 7 Explorer. Have not determined if this is a Windows/Media Player or Sansa issue. It would be nice if some clever programmer could set it up to display a larger title and album info when no album art is available instead of a nondescript pattern. Lots of features and settings to allow customization, but no bookmark feature. The battery does last a long time (20+ hours for audio). Windows 7 has a bug so it will not indicate charging progress. The ability to add memory with microSDHC card is nice. Have not used the ear buds that came with the unit, have not used the radio or recorder. Have not really used the unit to view pictures or video, except the samples that came with the unit. I didn't want or need a unit that did much "fancy" stuff. I just wanted to be able to find a file and listen to it. The Sansa Fuze+ does not deliver.

The controls are a pain and just a touch will work them one time and a hard press the next. Suffle keeps reseting to on. Casual touch will raise Cain even before you can get it locked. I listen to audiobooks and podcasts mostly and it is very difficult to keep stuff in order on this unit. Tho old one was great but this one isn't.

Even though touch screens are all the rage, it just doesn't work with an MP3 player! With the older model, I could have it my pocket and use all of the features without looking at it. With the touch screen, you have to look at it in order to use it. It may not seem like a big deal, but it is VERY inconvenient and makes it frustrating to use. The screen lock feature is touchy so the songs change when you try to put it back into your pocket. Mine also had a problem with freezing up. It would play 3-4 songs and then need to be restarted. Not worth the headache. I took it back after a few days. I'm all about smart phones and high tech toys, but not for my Sansa. I really miss the old model!!!