Can’t get enough mp3 in your 4GB iPod nano?

Well, SanDisk has just introduced two lines of portable mp3 players (code named Sansa, not Santa though ) feature large colour display and up to 6GB flash storage, both target different groups of customers. Sansa c100 series is targeting budget buyers whereas high-end Sansa e200 series will be catering buyers who are looking for top-of-the-line mp3 players with huge capacity and large colour screen.

Sansa c100

Sansa c100 series comes with basic features such as a merely adequate 1.2-inch color screen, FM radio and vioce recording (Of course it has mp3 playing functionality as well). Model c140 features 1GB of storage and c150 offers 2GB. The recommended retail price for c140 and c150 is USD$119.99 and USD$169.99 respectively.

Sansa e200

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As the flagship product of SanDisk’s audio line, on top of the basic functionality Sansa c100 has Sansa e200 series features a sleek design with 1.8 inches TFT color LCD screen covered by a titanium alloy back casing. Unlike Sansa c100 series which uses a single AAA battery, Sansa e200 series uses replaceable rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery. There are a total of three models in this series, they are : 2GB e250 priced at USD$199.99, a 4 GB e260 priced at USD$249.99, and a 6 GB e270 at USD$299.99. Besides the internal storage, a microSD expansion slot for additional memory capacity is integrated in all these three models too.

All models are expected to be available in March 2006 in the U.S. and Europe but I have no idea when the mp3 players will hit the shelves in Malaysia.