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I love my Creative Lab Nomad Zen Xtra 30GB player. I've read some reviews complaining about the pre-packaged software; however, I've actually found the software (after some playing around with it) very intuitive and effective in managing my MP3 files. Works great! In fact, I find it better in managing your music files than the iTunes software.
I've downloaded about 800 songs to my player and only used about 4 gigs of space. My out the door price for this puppy after the twenty-doll rebate came out to one-hundred seventy-seven dolls, which is a superior value to any iPod product. So it's a little bigger than the iPods, but look at how much more you get:
· More hard drive space at a lower price
· No hyper-sensitive jog dial. The Nomad's controls are buttons and a scroll-wheel on the sides of the unit that is so much easier to use at least in my humble opinion. I can change the volume while looking through the menu - something you can't do with the iPods.
· A classy free case to protect your player. Expect to pay $20-40 extra for an iPod case.
· Great software that rips CD's to MP3s quickly and helps to organize your MP3's and playlists effectively
· A removeable battery that you can replace on your own. Office Depot sells a replacement battery for thirty-three dolls, while Amazon has one for thirty-eight dolls. You have to pay at least sixty dolls to replace an iPod battery and ship it back to them...what a hassle.
· Fast USB 2.0 transfer (backward compatible with USB 1.0). Okay, iPods have this too.
· If you're an iTunes user....you can still use iTunes. Just burn your iTune format music to a CD and then rip back to a MP3 to download to your Zen Xtra
· EAX sound controls, which allows you to apply special effects to the music such as pretending that you're in an indoor concert. The best EAX control is the one that "normalizes" all of your MP3s' volume so you don't get one song sound real soft and another one that you can barely hear. Using the EAX feature, though, shortens battery life.
The only negatives I think are as follows:
· Headphones aren't the greatest. To fully maximize your listening pleasure, I suggest getting the Sony MDR-E829V Fontopia Ear-Bud Headphones with In-line Volume Control right here at Amazon, which only costs thirteen dolls and has a built-in volume control.
· Battery life doesn't come anywhere near the 14 hours listed. Maybe if you set the contrast to 0%, turn off the backlight, don't use the EAX sound effects, play only 128kbps or lower music, set the volume to 1, then maybe. I've turned off my backlight, changed my contrast from a high of 50% to 20% and generally don't use the EAX sound affects, which has given me 6 to 8 hours of playtime, which is more than plenty. Would be nice if the battery life indicator had more than just 3 bars (actually 4 bars if you count zero bars as a count....even at zero bars, the player can still go for awhile).
Overall, I'm extremely satisfied with my purchase and would recommend this to anyone. iPods are overrated in my opinion. I've owned this thing for about a month now...so obviously, I can rate it yet on longevity.
Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra 30 GB MP3 Player (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
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- 30 GB storage lets you bring up to 8,000 WMA songs (80 kbps) or MP3 songs (128 kbps) everywhere you go
- Use AudioSync to synchronize your music on your player with your PC at work, school and home or on the road
- Load a song a second with ultra fast USB 2.0 port, compatible with USB 1.1 too
- Removable, high-capacity Li-ion battery -- up to 14 hrs continuous playback per charge
- Compatible with Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, and XP
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| Customer Rating | (221) | (1955) | (478) | (136) |
| Price | Unavailable | $29.99 | Add to cart to see product details. Why? | $49.99 |
| Sold By | — | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
| Colour | Silver | Black | Grayish Black | Red |
| Item Dimensions | — | 0.63 x 1.6 x 2.6 in | 3.47 x 1.69 x 5.35 in | 2.23 x 1.44 x 0.6 in |
| Item Weight | 1 lb | 0.8 ounce | 7.68 ounces | 0.85 ounce |
| Supported Standards | MP3, WMA, DRM | MP3 | — | MP3 |
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i started swimming this year, and this is super useful. because swimming is a lonely sport, you dont really get to interact with people, so listening to music or audiobook would be nice. recommend getting one if you are into swimming.
— Ann
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Had for about a week and is working great I use the Bluetooth and will keep a signal the full length of a 50 meter pool.
— dcrockett
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I recommend this earphone for swimming, they work great
— Martha Romo
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…I like swimming with music, I bought it and it's very cute.... This product has versatility beyond swimming and can be used with activities in which you might get wet.…Loving swimming with this.
— zizi
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