iPod or Nomad Zen

**Jz1397-5** · March 24th, 2003

I am interested in buying a hard drive mp3 player. my CD player broke and instead of buying a new one, i am going for a hard drive MP3 player. i looked at the ipod, but it looks over priced for what it is. Then i saw the creative nomad zen. i have been reading about them and like the zen over the iPod, like 20 gb vs 5gb for $300, and the USB2.0 and playlists on the fly.

however before i buy any new hardware, i ask here for opinions because i like to hear your input. i value it and wonder if anyone has any experience with either player and what you think of their performance. thanks.

March 24th, 2003

I have been reading reviews on the creative one, and the only downside I can see is that it has no remote.

I have a Nomad II by creative, and it also has no remote which is the only regret I have. It has a 32MB storage and I added 128MB

20 GIGS is a lot of gdamn MP3s like 7000 eh.

read any ****ty reviews?

**Geffy** · March 24th, 2003

Originally posted by killerk
I have been reading reviews on the creative one, and the only downside I can see is that it has no remote.

I have a Nomad II by creative, and it also has no remote which is the only regret I have. It has a 32MB storage and I added 128MB

20 GIGS is a lot of gdamn MP3s like 7000 eh.

read any ****ty reviews?

I have the Creative Nomad Zen (USB1.1 and SB1394), its a great player I love it, just need to get the remote, but Creative are currently sold out.

The Nomad II does have a remote, I am holding it in my hands right now. (reminds me I need to give that to my sister)
I would def go with the Zen over the iPod though.
But I would recommend getting this if you own any Creative Nomad MP3 player. Its fairly cheap and is miles better than Creative PlayCentre

**GoNz0** · March 24th, 2003

Zen all the way, mines well smart, and you can drop a few gig of files/movies on there and take them round your mates using the creative file manager, and that notmad geffy has does the same i think.

I download stuff at work when and as i see it then drop it on the zen for the journey home

**Geffy** · March 24th, 2003

Originally posted by GoNz0
I download stuff at work when and as i see it then drop it on the zen for the journey home

Hehe I do that too

March 24th, 2003

well just recieved my zen from gonzo 2day (thanks mate) and it is class. thats all i can say.

please note that apple ipods sometimes have this annoying flickering screen... thats ok if apple would admit it but they dont... i dont even think they give a warranty repair or refund for it...so dont get an ipod... they are overpriced and some are faulty... stick with zen and you cant go wrong

**GoNz0** · March 25th, 2003

nice 1, glad it came on time

**Kush** · March 25th, 2003

well i would reccomend the nerious mp3 player. i forgot how u spell it. but its amazing. its 20gb i think tis usb2.0 and firewire. also it can broadcast as a radiostation for up to 20 feet. so if ure in the car no more car kit, or expsensive car mp3 player just tune ur radio station, or if ure m8's are around u in a class in school or somthign with discmans and they wanna listen to ur mp3's no more borrowing! YAY!

**Jz1397-5** · March 25th, 2003

that does it, i am getting the zen tonight. where are some good places to buy it from? the 20GB one with USB 2.0 (longer battery life). i saw the red chair software, thanks thats a good thing. creative has the zens on back order, so does anyone know somewhere to buy them that ships in the USA?

**Jz1397-5** · March 25th, 2003

i was looking around for prices and a place that had them in stock so that i could actually get it by the end of this week. I was looking at cnet.com and went to their compare prices page. Buy.com had them in so i ordered there for $258.99

cnet:
http://electronics.cnet.com/electron...01785,00.html?

thanks for all your input, i think i am going to get a great player.

**GoNz0** · March 25th, 2003

nice 1

March 25th, 2003

good choice:happy:

**Geffy** · March 25th, 2003

a wise man

**Jz1397-5** · March 25th, 2003

yea, i was not about to pay $300 retial then shipping for it. I paid $310 for 2 day shipping with some add ons. however as of now the order is still at the ware house. i really wanna test this thing out.

March 25th, 2003

**** man, you are making me want to ditch the ol' namad II and make the jump to 20 GIG goodness.

post some pics of it so that I can get a 12 foot erection.

**Jz1397-5** · March 25th, 2003

want me to e-mail you pics when i get it? if so PM me or post your e-mial address. i'll send you screen shots or somehting, whatever you want. happy to help a brother out, and his 12 foot erection ....

**Geffy** · March 26th, 2003

here one of mine

March 27th, 2003

who cummed on the floor

**Jz1397-5** · March 27th, 2003

sorry my bad. i'll clean it up later, i am going again!

**Geffy** · March 27th, 2003

Originally posted by XP Abuser
who cummed on the floor

You sick fk

March 24th, 2003	Top \| #1
Jz1397-5 XP Bad Ass Joined: February 2004 Location: Philadelphia PA Posts: 1,278 Reputation: 10 Power: 113	iPod or Nomad Zen I am interested in buying a hard drive mp3 player. my CD player broke and instead of buying a new one, i am going for a hard drive MP3 player. i looked at the ipod, but it looks over priced for what it is. Then i saw the creative nomad zen. i have been reading about them and like the zen over the iPod, like 20 gb vs 5gb for $300, and the USB2.0 and playlists on the fly. however before i buy any new hardware, i ask here for opinions because i like to hear your input. i value it and wonder if anyone has any experience with either player and what you think of their performance. thanks. AMD XP 3200+ (was a 2500+) (200 * 11 = 2205Mhz) ASUS A7N8X-E OCZ PC3200 Dual Channel Memory nVidia 6800GT 256mb DDR3 WD 120GB JB 7,200PRM master WD 120GB JB 7,200RPM slave

March 24th, 2003	Top \| #3
Geffy OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,805 Reputation: 1490 Power: 217	Originally posted by killerk I have been reading reviews on the creative one, and the only downside I can see is that it has no remote. I have a Nomad II by creative, and it also has no remote which is the only regret I have. It has a 32MB storage and I added 128MB 20 GIGS is a lot of gdamn MP3s like 7000 eh. read any ****ty reviews? I have the Creative Nomad Zen (USB1.1 and SB1394), its a great player I love it, just need to get the remote, but Creative are currently sold out. The Nomad II does have a remote, I am holding it in my hands right now. (reminds me I need to give that to my sister) I would def go with the Zen over the iPod though. But I would recommend getting this if you own any Creative Nomad MP3 player. Its fairly cheap and is miles better than Creative PlayCentre  • blog • tumblog • lastfm • flickr • #rubyonrails • @twitter "I could be replaced with a very small shell script"

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Geffy OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,805 Reputation: 1490 Power: 217	Originally posted by GoNz0 I download stuff at work when and as i see it then drop it on the zen for the journey home Hehe I do that too  • blog • tumblog • lastfm • flickr • #rubyonrails • @twitter "I could be replaced with a very small shell script"

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Kush High On Life! Joined: January 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 4,590 Reputation: 1300 Power: 185	well! well i would reccomend the nerious mp3 player. i forgot how u spell it. but its amazing. its 20gb i think tis usb2.0 and firewire. also it can broadcast as a radiostation for up to 20 feet. so if ure in the car no more car kit, or expsensive car mp3 player just tune ur radio station, or if ure m8's are around u in a class in school or somthign with discmans and they wanna listen to ur mp3's no more borrowing! YAY! If Someones post is helpful or makes you laugh, reward the person by clicking on this button--->

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Jz1397-5 XP Bad Ass Joined: February 2004 Location: Philadelphia PA Posts: 1,278 Reputation: 10 Power: 113	that does it, i am getting the zen tonight. where are some good places to buy it from? the 20GB one with USB 2.0 (longer battery life). i saw the red chair software, thanks thats a good thing. creative has the zens on back order, so does anyone know somewhere to buy them that ships in the USA? AMD XP 3200+ (was a 2500+) (200 * 11 = 2205Mhz) ASUS A7N8X-E OCZ PC3200 Dual Channel Memory nVidia 6800GT 256mb DDR3 WD 120GB JB 7,200PRM master WD 120GB JB 7,200RPM slave

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March 24th, 2003	Top \| #2
killerk Unregistered Posts: n/a	I have been reading reviews on the creative one, and the only downside I can see is that it has no remote. I have a Nomad II by creative, and it also has no remote which is the only regret I have. It has a 32MB storage and I added 128MB 20 GIGS is a lot of gdamn MP3s like 7000 eh. read any ****ty reviews?

March 24th, 2003	Top \| #4
GoNz0 NTFS Stoner Joined: March 2002 Location: the year 2525 Posts: 2,781 Reputation: 350 Power: 155	Zen all the way, mines well smart, and you can drop a few gig of files/movies on there and take them round your mates using the creative file manager, and that notmad geffy has does the same i think. I download stuff at work when and as i see it then drop it on the zen for the journey home

March 24th, 2003	Top \| #6
XP Abuser Unregistered Posts: n/a	well just recieved my zen from gonzo 2day (thanks mate) and it is class. thats all i can say. please note that apple ipods sometimes have this annoying flickering screen... thats ok if apple would admit it but they dont... i dont even think they give a warranty repair or refund for it...so dont get an ipod... they are overpriced and some are faulty... stick with zen and you cant go wrong

March 25th, 2003	Top \| #7
GoNz0 NTFS Stoner Joined: March 2002 Location: the year 2525 Posts: 2,781 Reputation: 350 Power: 155	nice 1, glad it came on time

March 25th, 2003	Top \| #10
Jz1397-5 XP Bad Ass Joined: February 2004 Location: Philadelphia PA Posts: 1,278 Reputation: 10 Power: 113	i was looking around for prices and a place that had them in stock so that i could actually get it by the end of this week. I was looking at cnet.com and went to their compare prices page. Buy.com had them in so i ordered there for $258.99 cnet: http://electronics.cnet.com/electron...01785,00.html? thanks for all your input, i think i am going to get a great player. AMD XP 3200+ (was a 2500+) (200 * 11 = 2205Mhz) ASUS A7N8X-E OCZ PC3200 Dual Channel Memory nVidia 6800GT 256mb DDR3 WD 120GB JB 7,200PRM master WD 120GB JB 7,200RPM slave

March 25th, 2003	Top \| #11
GoNz0 NTFS Stoner Joined: March 2002 Location: the year 2525 Posts: 2,781 Reputation: 350 Power: 155	nice 1

March 25th, 2003	Top \| #12
XP Abuser Unregistered Posts: n/a	good choice:happy:

March 25th, 2003	Top \| #13
Geffy OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,805 Reputation: 1490 Power: 217	a wise man  • blog • tumblog • lastfm • flickr • #rubyonrails • @twitter "I could be replaced with a very small shell script"

March 25th, 2003	Top \| #14
Jz1397-5 XP Bad Ass Joined: February 2004 Location: Philadelphia PA Posts: 1,278 Reputation: 10 Power: 113	yea, i was not about to pay $300 retial then shipping for it. I paid $310 for 2 day shipping with some add ons. however as of now the order is still at the ware house. i really wanna test this thing out. AMD XP 3200+ (was a 2500+) (200 * 11 = 2205Mhz) ASUS A7N8X-E OCZ PC3200 Dual Channel Memory nVidia 6800GT 256mb DDR3 WD 120GB JB 7,200PRM master WD 120GB JB 7,200RPM slave

March 25th, 2003	Top \| #15
killerk Unregistered Posts: n/a	**** man, you are making me want to ditch the ol' namad II and make the jump to 20 GIG goodness. post some pics of it so that I can get a 12 foot erection.

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Jz1397-5 XP Bad Ass Joined: February 2004 Location: Philadelphia PA Posts: 1,278 Reputation: 10 Power: 113	want me to e-mail you pics when i get it? if so PM me or post your e-mial address. i'll send you screen shots or somehting, whatever you want. happy to help a brother out, and his 12 foot erection .... AMD XP 3200+ (was a 2500+) (200 * 11 = 2205Mhz) ASUS A7N8X-E OCZ PC3200 Dual Channel Memory nVidia 6800GT 256mb DDR3 WD 120GB JB 7,200PRM master WD 120GB JB 7,200RPM slave

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Jz1397-5 XP Bad Ass Joined: February 2004 Location: Philadelphia PA Posts: 1,278 Reputation: 10 Power: 113	sorry my bad. i'll clean it up later, i am going again! AMD XP 3200+ (was a 2500+) (200 * 11 = 2205Mhz) ASUS A7N8X-E OCZ PC3200 Dual Channel Memory nVidia 6800GT 256mb DDR3 WD 120GB JB 7,200PRM master WD 120GB JB 7,200RPM slave

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Geffy OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,805 Reputation: 1490 Power: 217	Originally posted by XP Abuser who cummed on the floor You sick fk  • blog • tumblog • lastfm • flickr • #rubyonrails • @twitter "I could be replaced with a very small shell script"