Just a quick blog post to congratulate Sansa for recognizing the fact that some people prefer the OGG file format. I first heard about the Sansa Clip while reading Pat Davila’s blog. He mentioned that the 1GB model is available at Walmart for $30 ($29.88 to be exact). The Sansa Clip web site confirms that it supports OGG and FLAC formats but there is no indication on the packaging itself. When I got the new Sansa Clip home I snapped a few pictures, attached it to my System76 Pangolin laptop running Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex 8.10 64-bit. Immediately the Sansa Clip came alive and an icon for the player appeared on my desktop. I found I was easily able to copy the latest Linux Cranks oggcast to the device and within seconds I was enjoying my new player. The player says that it can last up to 15 hours on a single charge, if that is true then that is amazing and I will definitely be putting it through its paces. The only initial negative is that the player does not display the total duration of the file, it only shows the time the file has been playing. (UPDATE: To see the length of an audio file just start the file playing and then press and hold the rewind button, this will cause the ending time to be revealed, afterward just restart the file.) This player will not totally replace my Palm Zire 31 with The Core Pocket Media Player 0.72RC1 (for Palm OS). My Plam Zire 31 has an external speaker which comes in very handy in the shower. So now I have 2 players and the Sansa Clip is going to be the cat’s meow for morning walks and chores around the house.
