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: Discontinued 70PD05500032?
Summary: 4 Stars
Another reviewer recently advised that this is the model to look for. I was just advised at a well known retailer that this model has been discontinued. Is this true or is this a classic bait-and-switch technique? Their current weekly sales circular features this model at a sale price. When you get to the store, they don't have it but when they look it up in their computer, it shows up as "Discontinued". It is difficult to relate reviews to actual products when the reviews you base your buying decision on could be about(a)different model(s) from the one you actually buy online or in-store. The Creative Labs' own website does not give model numbers so they are adding to the confusion.Digital camera Review: Doing the job for less money!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you want space to carry your music everywhere...this is your device. For all those reviews about the cover, now the cover included with the player has window to the screen, no need to take the player out of the case, unless you are changing the battery. A USB cable is included...no extra purchase. And the fact that you can copy the music back to your computer is a plus for me. The buttons takes a little getting use to it, but for almost $200 less, I can deal with it. The software is easy to learn, and the fact that you can replace the battery with ease...big plus...Digital camera Review: Don't buy it!
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this product about four months ago. I really liked it. It was a little bulky, but I have never been too worried about the style of a gadget. It did everything I wanted it to do: It held my whole music collection with plenty of space for the rest of my life. I brought it to college and used it all the time. I never had any problems with it besides the minor fact that the battrey life was a little short. But then about a week ago, I was using it, and it randomly broke. All the buttons stopped working. I don't know why this happened, because I hadnt loaded any new songs onto it recently, so I don't think it could have been a bad file or anything, but nonetheless, it just stopped working. I ended up removing the battery and replacing it. When I turned it back on, It was in "rescue mode" and said there was a problem with he harddrive. I called customer support, and they said that since I had bought it more than 60 days ago, and hadn't bought the extended warranty, it would cost $150 to fix (which is more than half of the price I paid for the item). I obviously did not do that. I ended up buying a new mp3 player, by a different company.
I thought this would be a great product, and the price was excellent (for 40GB). However, if you want a quality item that will not break in a few months, then pay a little more for a better quality product. I ended up spending the same amount of money that I spent on The Zen on a 20GB player, because I realized that I will never need 40GB of music.
It's not only the fact that the Zen broke so quickly, but the fact that Creative does not back it's product for very long (60 days!) shows that they don't trust their own products to work.
Don't buy it!!!
By the way, I ended up buying the iAudio M3 20 GB player (they sell it here, so just put it in the search)
Digital camera Review: Easy to use, massive storage space, sounds great.
Summary: 4 Stars
And also, it's priced very affordably. With 40gb of storage I have about 7,500 songs on the player (everything music file I have is on there) with room for about 2,500 more. A similarily priced 15gb Ipod wouldn't have been nearly enough room. Having my entire music collection is great when travelling (both on plane and car trips) and I don't have to decide what to bring or copy onto the player--it's all there. Having to copy/delete files would be time-consuming and is rendered a non-issue with 40gb of storage. The software interface supplied was very easy to use but I went ahead and got Red Chair's "Notmad" software because of some advanced features I wanted. The sound is great even with the supplied earbuds--but I find earbuds uncomfortable so I use different headphones. On planes I use a splitter so two headphones can be plugged in for two people and the sound is equally good. Sound settings can be adjusted for personal preference. Accessing files by artist and album (I mostly look things up by artist) is easy and intuitive. Possibly the biggest advantage this player has (if price wasn't enough) is the fact that the user can replace the battery him/herself by opening the lid and popping in the new battery. Since batteries do run out on everything, this will also be a big money-saver since Ipods, Irivers, RCA, Dell, all have built-in batteries that need to be replaced by a technician (Apple charges 100 bones for the battery replacement). Try before you buy if at all possible: although I am a Mac addict now for over a decade and everyone I know has previously bought an Ipod, the Nomad Zen Xtra was a far better value and is just as easy to use with regards to both hardware and software interface. I personally am not crazy about the looks of either the Ipod or the Nomad. The Ipod's white plastic look/surface doesn't suit me. I like the Nomad's color better, but it's not terribly flashy. The mini Ipod's look the best to me--but with only 4gb there's no way I would ever buy any mp3 player with a measly 4gb of storage. My advice to mp3 buyers: consider how much storage space you will need, then try and listen before you buy--mp3 players can only fully evaluated by holding and listening to them.Digital camera Review: Excellent
Summary: 4 Stars
I got this player for Christmas & this was my first time using an MP3 player. I have a large collection of CDs and have loaded over 100 of them so far. The software is quick & easy to use & I found the entire process very easily mastered. As mentioned in other reviews the headphones are useless and need to be replaced right away! The unit works great with my cassette adapter for my car & is also easily worked without taking your eyes off the road! I have tried the Belkin TuneCast Mobile FM Transmitter but found there was too much interference. Overall it is a great unit & hopefully creative labs or some other vendor will soon come out with some accessories for it.