CREATIVE LABS Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra 40GB Digital Audio Player by Creative Labs
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Digital camera reviews of CREATIVE LABS Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra 40GB Digital Audio Player
Digital camera Review: Amazing product
Summary: 5 Stars
Cheap, Efficient, and Reliable
By far the best mp3 player i have ever used.
People gripe about the size but i dont want something that is so tiny that im gonna lose.
I mean think of what you would be hauling with you if it were a cd player and the over 800 cds you can fit on it.
Second off the battery life is astounding, I get two days of use out of it in a single charge. I use it for about 6-7hrs at work and the trip to and from work in the car and i get about 2 days out of it.
I don't know if people are not charging their batteries right but after reading the booklet it has not given me any battery related problems other than EAX will tend to shave off about 2 hours of life when enabled.
I can't say enough about this thing, it's a new appendage. I mean I've left my house without my wallet before and had my mp3 player with me.
After showing it to people at work 2 coworkers have already purchased their own.
Digital camera Review: Awesome player!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I must say that Im extremely pleased with my new player. It's become my new best friend. It's so simple to use anyone can get the hang of it. The price is reasonable and a better deal than most other players out there. Under 300 for 40gb? That's unheard of these days!
Im already done transferring all of my essential stuff and still have room for more music!!
I have no complaints about this player it's just awesome.
The only thing though my headphones came messed up one side being longer than the others but that's ok cuz I don't use those little ear pieces anyways :)
The size might be a little larger than an ipod or a mini sized mp3 player but its not that big of a deal. We all had cd walkmans and those were way bigger..It's about the size of a palm pilot I would say. The design is also great. No annoying buttons everywhere or joystick controllers.
Trust me when I say this is probably one of the best mp3 players around. The sound quality is also amazing :)
Digital camera Review: Awesome player, going on 6-7 years
Summary: 5 Stars
Not the most user-friendly screen navigation, compared to an ipod, but has served me near flawlessly for almost 7 years now, and used/traveled with frequently... miles walked and lawns mowed. Dropped it once and had to replace the HD, and even upped it to an 80gb drive. Recently some button reactions are once in awhile faulty, but for a 7 year old piece of electronics, I've gotten my $ worth... and there was that four foot asphalt hit 4 years ago... hope they keep making them like the used to!Digital camera Review: BASIC DESIGN FLAW
Summary: 1 Stars
Forget how this unit works because it has a basic design flaw that will drive users crazy! The front cover has a release button that allows removal of the front cover to access the removable battery. Forget about the release button. You don't need it. just tap the lower left hand corner of the case and the cover pops open! Convenient, huh? No way! This design flaw is a total pain in the ass! And it's not just my unit. I tested two other new, out of the box units and both did the same thing. Simply bad design and no quality testing. Do yourself a favor and avoid this unit at all costs unless you don't mind continually closing the case after it has popped open on it's own.Digital camera Review: Best for price
Summary: 5 Stars
I've only had the Zen Xtra a couple of weeks but am totally hooked on it. I was wary on buying a Creative Lab product after the Jukebox I bought 4 years ago from Creative which crashed with regularity. This one is different, so far no problems with playing or downloading to it. The volume on this player is sufficiently improved as well. It does have a couple of minor drawbacks but they are over shadowed by all the advantages the player has. After downloading the newest driver and updated software it was a snap to upload music to the player. It take less than 30 seconds an album to upload to the Zen using USB 2. For simplicity, I'll compare the Zen Xtra to an 20 gig Ipod. Ipod 20 gig
25 % smaller than the Zen
Simple interface
Bauhaus design industrial white
Zen Xtra 40 gig
Twice the drive space for a LOT less
WMA capability
Since the same quality WMA is 1/2 the size of MP3, the Zen holds 4 time more music
Has more sound controls
Has more play choices
User replaceable battery (what was Apple thinking!)
Leatherette case included
File drag and drop from File Explorer
Mass file tag editing
On the fly Play lists