SanDisk Challenges Apple with Sansa View

By Nick Mokey Published September 9, 2007

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SanDisk really has it in for Apple. Just weeks after the release of its Sansa Clip MP3 player aimed squared at Apple’s iPod Shuffle, SanDisk has released the Sansa View, a bigger player with its sights on the iPod Nano.

While the new player won’t quite be able to match Apple’s ultra-svelte 6.6mm-thick form factor, it comes close at 8.8mm and exceed’s Apple’s player on other levels. A 2.4-inch 320 x 240 resolution screen provides video playback at 30 fps, and memory capacity will be 8GB for $149.99 or 16GB for $199.99. Apple offers a smaller 2-inch screen and only offers capacity to 8GB, which costs as much as SanDisk’s 16GB model at $199.

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The Sansa View also comes with other features brought over from its older e200 line, including a built-in microphone, FM tuner and microSD slot that allows it to expand capacity up to an additional 8GB. SanDisk claims the internal lithium-ion battery should be good for 35 hours of audio or seven hours of video.

Buyers in North America can expect the Sansa View in early fall.

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