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Summary: Great Mp3 player
Review: I bought this because I am in the millitary and go overseas alot. I have over 300 CDs that I couldn't take with me. My friend showed me the iPod and I decided I needed one. Problem was I did not have a computer with firewire. Then I found this and decided to try it out. It has been great I have 3800 songs on it and its barely half-full. The software is very easy to use and organizes your music in folders such as artist, album, genre, song title. It also keeps your tracks in order they are from the cd. The best feature is the random which shuffles every song on the player and plays them back randomly. This has allowed me to rediscover songs I had forgotten about instead of listening to the same songs over and over. The only complaint I have is that you can't transfer songs to or from a computer with out first installing the software. I have had mine for 8 months and have only had it lock up twice. This is an easy fix just take out the battery and it resets and goes right back to the track you were listening to. Good product, Great price
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Summary: Great Mp3 player
Review: I bought this because I am in the millitary and go overseas alot. I have over 300 CDs that I couldn't take with me. My friend showed me the iPod and I decided I needed one. Problem was I did not have a computer with firewire. Then I found this and decided to try it out. It has been great I have 3800 songs on it and its barely half-full. The software is very easy to use and organizes your music in folders such as artist, album, genre, song title. It also keeps your tracks in order they are from the cd. The best feature is the random which shuffles every song on the player and plays them back randomly. This has allowed me to rediscover songs I had forgotten about instead of listening to the same songs over and over. The only complaint I have is that you can't transfer songs to or from a computer with out first installing the software. I have had mine for 8 months and have only had it lock up twice. This is an easy fix just take out the battery and it resets and goes right back to the track you were listening to. Good product, Great price
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Summary: A good product
Review: I bought this mp3 player because of the brand name and the price tag. It's about twice the size of the equivalent iPod and the weight is more or less equivalent. The sound is superb, the menus take a little getting used to.The only problem I have with it is the player-pc interface. The Media Source Organizer that comes with the player is somewhat confusing at first, and there is no real real-time syncronisation between selected files/folders and the player (at least none that I could find). This gave me trouble at first because most of my songs are sorted into directories by album, but their mp3-tags weren't set up properly for all of them. This caused some issues with my finding songs on the player at the beginning, but as I use it more and more I get more used to the interface and the handling becomes easier. All in all, it's a very good product and I recommend it.
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Summary: Bad for data, good for music
Review: I got this a couple of weeks ago after returning the archos 20mb jukebox. Kudos for amazon in being helpful in the returning process. Anyways, as of what I have seen of my new player, it is very pretty and seems to work good. I dont like that the comp doesn't recognize it as an external drive, so I could use it for data transfer easily, but as for the music it sounds good. I like the 8mb buffer, and the long battery life. The design is sleek, but I don't care about that, only function. All in all, it was a good buy, but keep in mind what you want a hd player for.
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Summary: Zen NX Slick device with mediocre controls - flaky software
Review: I have been shopping for a small portable jukebox for some time - and wasn't willing to pay the premium for the Apple alternative. I was looking for a device to travel with that could double as a data storage device for my PC files. This is a very promising device, but with some flaws. 1) THe software and documentation are poor - essentially Beta. 2) I have yet to get the file transfer software to work properly. It effectively creates a shell that mimics Windows Explorer, but adds a folder to move files to the Zen NX. Accessing the files requires that the computer you want to share files with first install the Creative software - limiting its utility as a file transfer device. The music MUST be transfered using MediaSource sofware. (The Zen NX is not yet compatible with MusicMatch, etc.) MediaSource crashed repeatedly when trying to move my 2300 file library all at once from my Windows XP computer using USB1.1. I had to move no more than 50 files at a time. Also, the displays and controls on the Zen NX are rather awkward to use. Most functions controlled with a tiny scroll wheel that is hard to use, and the display is rather limited WRT text and of only fair contrast. Overall, a good though not greatvalue that works after a fashion. Be sure to downlod latest drive and software patches or results will be even poorer than mine!
Rating: 
Summary: great when it works
Review: I have owned 3 Nomad versions and upgraded out of brand loyalty.
I am on my 2nd ZenXTRA. The first peformed well and then had serious (as in its internal hardware failed) problems. It was out of warrantee and I purchased another. Very quickly a similar problem occured (now the unit is en route to the USA repair facility).
Pros:
- great sound
- great battery life
- fine software
- excellent "package"
Con
- unreliable
If you get one that lasts (a friend has a 6G that is solid as a rock) you have a great value. Otherwise, you are wasting time and money (I had to re-load approx 3000 tracks several times after required "hard resets," only to get a "firware failed" message).
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Summary: I Know
Review: I know there are alot of bad reviews on this product. I had actually bought the Nomad Zen 20G months ago and I was happy with it to an insane point...until it broke. "Hard Disk Error". It occurs alot and yea, the company will find any way possible out of the warranty. However, its this new form of MP3 technology. I've had friends who have had holy Ipods for a few weeks and had them break. All MP3 player are bound to break. With that being said, this really is the the best purchase out there. I'm buying a new Nomad Zen in a few days because this is better than the Ipod. There's a risk in any MP3 player and I would rather take that risk with a better product like this than a crappy Ipod.
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Summary: Do your research and don't fall for the hype (i.e iPod)
Review: I live in the United Arab Emirates , and since theres not much of a gadget "fever" here like other places , I've mostly relied on Amazon's members' reviews , which didn't always prove to be scientific .....
I'm a relative late buyer of the NX , I bought it in the beginning of Sep 2004 .
So here's the story , I needed mammoth storage device , for I have a huge collection of MP3s in 4 languages ..... I did my research and narrowed it down to 3 items , the iRiver 60GB , iPod 60 GB , and Creative Xtra 60 GB .... aiming for the best (or so I presumed) .....
And in the midst of my "quest" to find my dream gadget , a nearby retailer was clearing out the older merchandise , so there I saw the Nomad Zen NX 30 GB ,with a price tage of about 150 dollars .... which was amazing as compared to the iPod's hefty 600 dollars (in the UAE) ... I had other gadgets in mind to buy , such as a PDA/Surround ...etc .
I usually trust Creative because I've been using its products for a number of years now , and they always proved top notch when it came to sound products , so I reluctantly bought the Zen NX (after reading the hysterical BUY THE IPOD!!! Amazon reviewers) unable to ignore the 4x price difference .
Well heres the juice :
1- You DON'T need a radio , voice recorder , games , calendar , address book , or any of that babble , most of these specs are available on new age Nokia and other mobile phones .. so its more sensible to get it (IF you need it , because you're paying a hefty difference for these) in a PDA or an advanced mobile phone .In the beginning you might wander around the menu a little , but later on , it only boils down to music playing.
2-NO matter what they tell you , the menu of any handheld device is tiring to venture through , so the least options the better ...... more needless specs complicate things .
Now my review of the Zen NX :
1-Sound Quality : Superb ! I wasn't disappointed to trust Creative on this , specially if you have a Creative surround system/sound card . I'm a semi-pro musician , and I was very impressed by the sound quality .
2-Battery life : It lives up to the 14 hour line , and I use EAX sound effects , so maybe 11-12 hours for me , which is still great .
3-User Interface : I'm beginning to wonder if the iPod is some mystical creature from the garden of Eden ..... because 45 minutes after unpacking the NX (without reading the manual) I knew every nook and cranny in the NX system ... so I'm wondering how easier it can get .
4-Harddisk : After filling 18 Gbs out of 30 , the delay time is very minimal and only if you open an artist with a huge number of songs . You can connect the harddrive to your Laptop (which I did) and its a high quality harddrive .
5-Design : Matter of personal choice , but the front cover never fell off although i did drop the player quite a number of times .
There are some cons , such as not having an LED controller on the headphones' wiring ..... but hey , organize ur playlists and you won't need it , plus , considering the price ... you can't expect it all .
Bottom line is : If you want a fashion statement , go for the iPod (although the trend is fading into oblivion) , if you want a good easy-to-use does-the-job gadget , I highly recommend the Zen NX .
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Summary: Creatuve Nomad Jukebox Zen
Review: I love the product, the sound quality is excellent and with a $7 adapter cable, you can hook it directly into your home amplifier and it comes out with a very decent sound quality. This ability allows you to play music at home without having to change the disks.
It comes with a extensive userguide. However the descriptions on how to set up the music library and transfer the music to the jukebox are not well written and not user friendly. It took a lot of trial and error to get the music catalog right. Also a very important and convenient feature to obtain the album title, track information detail and artist name automatically from the web by clicking a button was nowhere mentioned.
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Summary: The Perfect accessory for any college student
Review: I personally have found no problems with the software. It runs perfectly on my computer. The player itself has never froze or given me any problems either. I decided to get this instead of the chique ipod because: 1. It has a replaceable battery (instead of having it shipped to the manufacturer like the ipod) 2. More space for less money. Other reasons include all of the different sound options, like slowing the music down, or creating spatializing effects, and works with USB. I have an older computer that doesn't have a firewire card, which is necessary for the ipod. You do have to get use to the scroller, which is a little harder to use than the ipod's touch sensitive controls. Though the ipod is more stylish, I just can't justify spending nearly $500 for something that I can get for half the price. Get the Nomad Zen NX, you won't be disappointed
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