

The problem is that the Fuze+'s interface tends to either be too responsive when it don't want it to be (causing you to accidentally skip ahead or back), or not responsive enough, with the interface generally being just laggy enough to get on your nerves. The touch panel itself works as you'd expect, letting you either swipe in any direction or simply tap to navigate the menu system.

While that may seem like an improvement to some, it's also at the root of our biggest problem with the player: the interface. As we mentioned, the biggest change is the inclusion of a capacitive touch panel instead of a tactile click wheel, which leaves the power button and volume rocker switch as the only physical buttons on the player. Although not unreasonably large by any means, it is a bit bulky for such a basic player, and the all-plastic body doesn't exactly inspire much confidence in its durability the first time you pick it up - it does seem sturdy enough to hold up to reasonable wear and tear, though.
#SANSA DISK FUZE INSTALL#
The first order of business was to install RockBox, an open source hardware package built for a wide range of MP3 players. Workshop 88 member got his hands on a couple of SanDisk Sansa Clip+ MP3 recorder/players from Woot, and was anxious to see what he could do with them. Posted in digital audio hacks Tagged battery, clip, mp3 player, sansa A New Method For Adding Audio Input To A Sansa Clip+ Sure, its ugly, but that makes it right at home on the work bench. After insulating the cell with a layer of Kapton tape he soldered it to the MP3 player and did his best to adhere all the parts to each other. That PCB is the charging circuit, which he replaced with the one from the stock battery.

He took the cell out of its plastic enclosure, removing the circuit board in the process. is using a cellphone battery as the replacement and he didn’t want to have issues with the internal circuitry. The battery swap required more than just taking one battery out and putting in the other.
#SANSA DISK FUZE UPGRADE#
It’s an upgrade fom 300 mAh to 1100 mAh, but as you can see, the size of the replacement made for some interesting case modification. He swapped out the stock cell with a larger Lithium cell for a long life of 50-60 hours. He liked the fact that he could run the Rockbox alternative firmware on the device, but thought the 15 hour battery life needed some improving. Picked up a Sansa Clip audio player to listen to some tunes while working on projects.
