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This weekend at the IFA Consumer Electronics Show in Berlin, Germany, SanDisk Corp. introduced the Sansa c200 series, a stylish flash memory-based MP3 player that is loaded with high-end features -- such as a bright LCD color screen and a microSD expansion slot -- and smashes the $100 price threshold for a 2GB player.
The c200 is available in two capacities – 1GB and 2GB. However, the memory can be expanded with the addition of an optional SanDisk microSD card, which currently is available in capacities of from 256MB to 2GB. For example, with a 2GB microSD card, a user can transform a 2GB player into a 4GB player to hold nearly 2,000 songs (at 64kbps). The c200 supports WMA, MP3 and the protected WMA DRM format that gives consumers the ability to purchase or subscribe to music from most music service providers.
Suggested retail prices are $79.99 for the 1GB unit and $99.99 for the 2GB unit, and the SanDisk c200 is expected to be available at retail in the U.S. and Europe in October, with other regions to follow.
"The c200 has some of the characteristics of SanDisk's award-winning e200 series, including a small and sleek design and a microSD memory card slot that allows for expansion opportunities," said Keith Washo, SanDisk retail product marketing manager for the c200. "We believe that the c200, with its great price point, will give consumers an attractive set of features normally found in players costing much more."
The Sansa c200 had on display both music album art and digital photos, which can be imported directly from a personal computer or seamlessly from music files with album art data in the song information. It also can run a slide show of images while playing music. Sporting a thin profile, light weight (1.51 ounces with battery) and a durable plastic case, the c200 is ready for a flight, a workout in the gym or just hang time.
The Sansa c200 joins a family of SanDisk Sansa players that also includes the budget-priced m200, with capacities of 512MB, 1 and 2GB; and the top-of-the-line e200, which has a 1.8-inch TFT color screen, plays music, photos and video clips and comes in capacities of 2, 4, 6 and the industry-leading 8GB.
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