Rechargeable battery? Has anyone tried using rechargeable batteries in this player? The instructions never mention it either way, and SanDisk hasn't answered my email yet.
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I use only rechargeables. See if you can find a brand that is rated at least 750 mAh. I did have a backlight issue (see my review). Sandisk responded that the backlight will not respond if the battery is low, even though the player will still play. All the more reason to use rechargeables, since if you really need the backlight, you'll be throwing away good batteries before they're completely used up.
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THE PLAYERS ARE LEMONS since Nov. 10th 2006 , I have had 5 Sansa m240 Players do the same and fail to re boot. Waiting now for Sandisk to send another replacement.. returned one Sansa m230 that failed and got my money back. The longest any has worked was 4 and a half days... and as little as less than 2 hours.. THEY JUNK.. W.Pierce
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I just sent my player back to sandisk because I also got a corrupted file on the player and my computer won't recognize my player. also the player kept rebooting it's as if the operating sytem is gone. Before this happened I had to reformat my player because of corrupt files. Do you or does anyone know a way of preventing this from happening again? This is my 3rd e260. I really don't want to have to wait another 7-10 days from receipt of my player for a new one! I am suffering withdrawal right now without it. I' also quite annoyed with all the problems. I'm glad it wasn't just me because I was starting to think I was doing something wrong! I just sent my player back to sandisk because I also got a corrupted file on the player and my computer won't recognize my player. also the player kept rebooting it's as if the operating sytem is gone. Before this happened I had to reformat my player because of corrupt files. Do you or does anyone know a way of preventing this from happening again? This is my 3rd e260. I really don't want to have to wait another 7-10 days from receipt of my player for a new one! I am suffering withdrawal right now without it. I' also quite annoyed with all the problems. I'm glad it wasn't just me because I... » Read More I just sent my player back to sandisk because I also got a corrupted file on the player and my computer won't recognize my player. also the player kept rebooting it's as if the operating sytem is gone. Before this happened I had to reformat my player because of corrupt files. Do you or does anyone know a way of preventing this from happening again? This is my 3rd e260. I really don't want to have to wait another 7-10 days from receipt of my player for a new one! I am suffering withdrawal right now without it. I' also quite annoyed with all the problems. I'm glad it wasn't just me because I was starting to think I was doing something wrong! « Show Less
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I can play mine 24/7 for about 2 to 3 days. And, it's probably capable of playing longer. I just getit on the charger before the warning starts going off. I really like it. Not meant for someone who is extremely rough on things. But, if taken care of, I can see this player lasting a very long time. Really like it!
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The battery is rechargeable. It will also play while plugged in & has a 4 hour battery life
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I just use this to listen to audio books in my kitchen. I like it a lot, it is the best CD played I own. An audio CD may skip on one of my other players but not this one. I have not used it on battery although I have them in it for back up purposes. I haven't tried a USB product on it. I could give it a shot and let you know if you'd like as well as the repeat, if there is one?
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Hi, I think there´s something wrong whith your battery Or maybe the source from where you charge, the product manual says: [Note: Some low-power USB ports may not be able to provide enough charge power.]. I got mine for christmas too and battery works great, It gave me about 10 or more hours whith music/photo and video playback, Exelent Player!
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A good brand regular battery seems to last several hours. Am pretty sure you can add music to it from iTunes. I'm very pleased with mine and have gotten hours of pleasure from it and found it simple to use even though I am up there in age (almost 70).
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I have no problem playing my mp3. Sometimes those expensive phone players screw up a regular player-speaker. I have no problem with mine. The only problem I have is when my mp3 runs out of juice - then I just recharge and play over again.
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No I keep it plugged in with a 2-usb cig lighter adapter and a mini usb cord from mono price, I use the other usb plug for phone.Edit: I see now you might have meant storage space and not battery life, if so then it depends on sdcard capacity as another responder mentioned. FYI a Sandisk 32gb card did not work for me even tho it should have been fast enough so I switched to a Samsung and have had no issues so far.
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SO SORRY for this way late response. I have both the pink and blue players. They take 4 D batteries each. I invested in a rechargeable machine, and it took care of that. You'll LOVE THIS PLAYER.
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Hello Bill, yes it is rechargeable I normally get about 7 to 10 days of play from mine. 2 hours a few days during the week and a good 7 to 8 on the weekends.
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No this MP3 cannot be charged, it may work while plugged in through USB without batteries, but it wont hold charge if it does not have a battery. It uses one AAA and last a while on it
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I mailed this player to my two grandsons so I'm not there for the most part when they use it. But my recollection, from my two other grandsons, is that it can be charged while in use. I hope my answer helps somewhat. Bottom line, they love it and use it often.
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Cmiller is correct, you can use rechargeable batteries. I remembered a warning in the manual regarding rechargeable batteries, so I checked it again-- it warns against trying to use non-rechargeable batteries in a battery recharger, which might seem like a no-brainer but some people might be tempted to try doing that. There is even a function that lets you specify that you're using rechargeable batteries. But it would be much better to just buy the Survival Kit, which has a power adapter, headphones, and extended warranty.
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The short answer is yes. I have had three of these. I loved them for audio books. The first one lasted five years, the second one three. I bought two additional as gifts over seven years ago. One is still working. The last one I bought from a third party vendor in July 2013 and by October 2013 it was dead. The problem is, it's an old model, not supported, with no access to the battery. When it dies no one take responsibility, it's past the 30 day return time. So I spent $300 for three months use. I wish Creative would go back to players with bookmarking capability.
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I have never used rechargeable. But it seems to work very well with the normal batteries and last a long time. I put batteries in my radio in Jan and they still are good at the end of March. I've been putting the radio on a little bit almost daily.