Creative Labs NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX 30 GB MP3 Player

by Creative

Product Details

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• Item Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000B005N
• Item model number: 70PD041000008
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,255 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Creative makes it easy to carry all of the music you’ll ever own in the new sleek NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX! Simply transfer all your music into the player with Creative MediaSource using ultra fast USB 2.0, press the play button and get set to enjoy high fidelity listening.

With advanced features such as Quick Scroller Navigation, Find, Playlist Creation and automatic ID3 tag categorization, managing and organizing your music will be a breeze. The NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX also conveniently doubles up as an external hard drive for storing all your photos, documents and other data files. Conveniently available in 20 GB or 30 GB capacity, there is no reason to be out of space ever again.

The NOMAD Jukebox Zen sports a 14 hour replaceable, rechargeable Li-Ion battery for extra convenience and longer playback time. Go mobile with all of your music and files with the NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX!

The NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX comes bundled with the newly released Creative MediaSource application. Creative MediaSource converts your CDs to MP3s or WMAs at the touch of a button and more. Get started in minutes making your music collection into a portable digital music library with Creative MediaSource.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Incredible sound with a great pricetag!, September 23, 2003

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W. M. Davis (Las Vegas, NV United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Labs NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX 30 GB MP3 Player (Electronics)

I bought the Nomad Zen NX fully expecting to return it and buy an iPod. I was having a discussion about the two players with a friend and he suggested that I buy the Zen NX. At $200 less than the iPod, I was skeptical but bought it knowing that if I didn't like it, I could always return it. I have to say that he was right! The Nomad Zen NX boasts incredible sound quality (remarkably better that the iPod), a replaceable lithium-ion battery and a stylish look, though not as sleek as the iPod. The sizes and weights of the two are quite comparable.

However, I do have a few reservations... I don't like that all the controls are on the sides. There are none on the face of the player. This makes it especially difficult to navigate with one hand.

The scroller/button is a nice navigation tool, but you have to press it dead-on to be able to select the items you are shooting for.

The bundled software is a pain to deal with especially if you are dealing with a huge MP3 library that you already own. It's all good if your MP3 tags are correct to begin with, but if not, you are in for hours of tedious tag editing. Because the player uses these tags to sort your files into albums. (Save yourself some time, buy a copy of Notmad from Red Chair Software.)

The bundled earbuds are a joke as with any other player on the market. Buy good earphones to experience the true quality of this device.

The included case is nice, but it's annoying that it covers the LCD screen.

I have owned another hard drive based player and liked that it had a drag and drop interface. Each folder became an album. Not so on the Nomad. It would be nice if this was a fix in future versions of the firmware.

My advice? If you are looking for superior sound quality, buy the Creative Nomad Zen NX. If you are looking for something more sleek and curvaceous with a super-expensive Apple logo, buy the iPod.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Value, Excellent Player, September 28, 2003

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Brian Frantz "gamercubed" (Texas - United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Labs NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX 30 GB MP3 Player (Electronics)

This is my first mp3 player purchase. I had toyed around with an iPod at an electronics store and was almost sold on it. It was just so cool. But after thinking things over I decided it wasn't worth the price. So I started looking into the Zen. I was close to buying it when the Zen NX was announced, so I held out for it. I am sure glad I did! I was able to buy it for less than $300, but even for that it's an incredible deal. 30GB, incredible sound (according to professional reviewers it has the best sound of any mp3 player, including the iPod), well-designed navigation, and cool EAX features. Unlike some people, I didn't have any problem at all with the software it comes with. However, I had ripped all my software beforehand with other programs, so my ID3 tags and everything were all set. I only used Creative's program to upload them to my Zen. My only complaint with the player is the scroll wheel is a little hard to click. While the screen is small, it's sharp and easy to read and navigate. In short, this is the best bang for the buck. It's a good, convenient size, feels solid, comes with plenty of space for mp3s, sounds awesome, and is relatively stylish as well! Highly recommended for buyers unwilling to waste extra money on style (iPod).

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent player / Mediocre software, September 24, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Creative Labs NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX 30 GB MP3 Player (Electronics)

I am quite tech-savvy and spent hours researching which player to buy. In the end, my two choices were the iPod and the Nomad Jukebox Zen NX (30GB). Size- and weight-wise the two players are almost identical. Capacity-wise, both give you varied options. Price-wise, however, Apple just makes absolutely no sense. For $$$$ less, I bought the Nomad and boy am I pleased! The player is OUTSTANDING -- superior sound, great capacity, sleak design, light, nice faux-leather cover, and an exchangeable battery, which is key! The only downsides were: 1) The earphones that come with the player are crap, but for under $$$ you can buy great ones from any top brand, and 2) the software.

The Creative MediaSource performs well in basic uploading of files to your player, but it does a terrible job with maintaining tag information. Since I have a huge library, that means either manually editing hundreds of tags or ditching the software completely. I'm going with plan B!

Besides that, however, I recommend the player over the iPod anyday! Whoever priced the iPod was out of his mind!