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I am a fan of San Disk mp3 players especially the Sansa line and the Sansa Connect is no exception. I feel that San Disk is the Virgin Mobile Canada of the mp3 industry, meaning they are great but not recognized for that greatness.

The Sansa Connect is the first wirelessly equipped mp3 player from San Disk's audio line and is one of the first to jump on the WiFi technology. They have partnered with Yahoo! to produce this flash-based mp3 player which allows you to share and keep connected with music, friends, and new entertainment streams wherever you go. It is like the Zune in that you can share music but much better as there are less limitation. Yahoo connects owners of this mp3 player who have a Yahoo subscription with a Yahoo! Music Unlimited subscription which enables them to download songs and receive recommendations from friends. On top of all this you have the opportunity to listen to internet radio via Yahoo which mean almost no ads and it provides a wide variety of stations and genres. It���s basically like getting Sirius or XM Satellite Radio for FREE!
It comes with a very sleek design that of an iPod Nano coupled with a 2.2 inch colour screen with advanced navigation features including a scoll wheel with grooves and an easy to use interface. It works extremely well with Microsoft Windows Media Player, thus it supports Microsoft PlayForSure. An added bonus to this player than no iPod on the market has is a microSD card slot for additional capacity. Hopefully you���ll buy a San Disk microSD card.

���The Sansa Connect is a great MP3 player, especially for folks looking for a subscription-based, iTunes-free experience..���


A drawback to this player is it doesn���t play back videos unlike its older cousin the San Disk Sansa but as I mentioned and will continue to add more it comes with many other features including design, weight, colour display, built-in speaker, separate volume controls, lively and colourful displays. Another amazing feature is that it doesn���t work solely with Yahoo music, it can play home downloaded songs and supports a wide variety of file formats unlike the iPod which is a huge advantage over the iPod collection. Unfortunately the San Disk Sansa Connect is not available in Canada but is in the U.S. and retails for around $200-$250.