Sansa Fuze surprises (both bad and good)

After some time reading reviews and comments I decided to try a Sansa Fuze player. I was looking for a player capable of MP3, OGG and WMA, with display large enough to browse and select tracks comfortably, stable firmware and acceptable sound. Given price constraints, this let to Fuze + microSDHC card. Although most cons and pros were clear from the reviews and comments, some were not. So a subjective summary follows. The experience is based on a Sansa Fuze player firmware 1.01.22, 2 GB version + card.

The bright side:

• The click-wheel is easy to use and precise, UI is simple and logical.
  
• The on-card and in-memory albums are integrated seamlessly in one library (good).
• MicroSDHC expandability
• OGG and FLAC support.
  

The dark side:

• The cover attracts dust a lot, microSD slot and the docking connector are non-covered.
  
• Proprietary docking connector (no miniUSB like in Creative Zen).
• The front/display cover is very prone to scratches (no competion to glass)
• Only one playlist created on the device (?), more via connected computer
  
• Charging while playing is possible, but requires disconnecting USB data pins (see below)
• Radio stations are only labeled by frequency (can live with that :-))
• Equalizer only works for MP3, not for radio.
• Video and photo support are there, but due to the screen size the usability is pretty limited.
  

To charge while playing, USB data connection must not be established. So you can either use an external USB charger or disconnect USB data pins. Latter option means for example to put a piece of paper there to block the two pins in the center. Using a powered hub with no computer connected made the player either freeze or poweroff upon disconnection.

If no further surprises emerge, it's better then I expected.