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Summary: Better than IPOD
Review: Ok, I haven't even bought this paripheral yet, but I've been doing research on MP3 players for the past year, hoping to by one very soon. First of all, I am a PC person, like many as opposed to mac people. The creative Nomad Jukebox 3 looks like a Cd player, can last 22 hours with another battery, can have over 5000 songs (if you really listen to that many at once) and has an easy interface. IF there would be any problem with this, it would be that it is a bit too big, although it does have a PLAYLIST like no other. On the IPOD, not only is there only Firewire (very uncompatible with many) but there is no way of seperating the songs, except alphabetically. Good luck finding your songs. This is a good buy, and so far, nothing has changed my mind from deciding to buy this.
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Summary: Great Product, totally worth it.
Review: Like the title says I think this is a great product, and totally worth it. The price was an initial drawback for me, but once I looked around this is the best Windows MP3 player for the bucks. I havn't used an IPOD so I can't comment on it.
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Summary: Creative Labs 20GB MP3 Player
Review: This thing is awesome. It has the best sound out of all the MP3 players. It looks much like its predecessor the CD player. With the EAX settings it allows you to alter the sound by changing it into different sounding environments. You can also speed up or slow down the tempo of the songs. The EAX feature has an Equilizer feature on it. This makes your listening as loud or as soft as you would like. It has a Late Night listening feature on it. This MP3 player can house 2 rechargable lithium 11 hour batteries. You can recharge the batteries by using the included ac adapter. You just plug it into the wall and it will automatically turn on the player . After that it will start recharging the lithium batteries. Which will reduce the loudness to a reasonable level for listening at night. They give you one Creative lithium buycomcheap battery to start with and if you need the other one you buy it separately. This MP3 Player also has a 20 Gigabyte Laptop hardrive so you can just swap another larger laptop hard drive if you need to at a later date. If the scale for products went to ten stars I would give this MP3 player a 10 star rating because it is honestly the best MP3 player I have seen. I am not alone in my belief because I've read other peoples reviews and they all bragged about how great it is.
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Summary: Best mp3 Player so far...
Review: I had the first Nomad Jukebox, the I-Pod, the Archos Jukebox and the Rio Riot. And finally I turned back to the Nomad Jukebox (3), even the size was bigger than all the others. The sound and the way you handle the unit is outstanding - it's just a joy to listen and work with this thing. None of the other devices could satisfy me. But the final reason why I came back to the player was, that it is the ONLY unit who can handle playlists WITHOUT any computer in a very comfortable way. Even if the Jukebox plays the playlist you can add, change or delete tracks from that playlist! And the interface is really good - I felt, that Creative Labs learnd a lot from their previous Jukeboxes and improved the software a lot. And still the first Jukebox is better to handle then all the current mp3 Players on the market. Also there is the possibility to add a second battery which enhances the totally playtime of the Jukebox to 22 hours! I guess that's enough - and the unit is still light and not heavy!The only bad point (if you see it as bad...) is the size - it's bigger than the I-Pod, Archos Jukebox and RioRiot but smaller than the first Jukebox and smaller (!) than every portable CD-Player. For me to say, it's a very compact mp3-player with lot's of disk space and more than enough playtime at all. If size is the only argument you consider, buying a mp3 Player you might choose other devices. But if you don't want to have the smallest unit, than this mp3 Player is the best you can get at the moment! Maybe the Jukebox Zen (also from Creative Labs) matches this player, because it's smaller...
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Summary: Nomad Jukebok 20GB is great
Review: This device is great. I had it for about 6 months now. I have uploaded a total of 654 songs, and it's still 91% EMPTY. This very well, might last me forever. It's very easy to learn how to use, and so is the software. The rechargable batteries last for about 4 hours. It isn't that bad, but I wish they would last longer. You are able to buy a better battery, but you have to visit the company's website. It's very easy to categorize and find your music. The sound quality is great and it suports many file types. This is something I have enjoyed, and I think you will too.
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Summary: Great product if it worked
Review: I have had my Jukebox for 3 or 4 months. At first I was happy with it, but have had many problems. Downloading the firmware updates and software updates has not helped. It crashes the software in the midst of transfer constantly, and even the rescue procedures such as clean up and reboot don't solve the problem. I've reformatted twice losing nearly 3000 tracks, reloaded the operating sytem, reset, et al and it still is crashing the software and generating error messages. Currently just connecting it to the computer crashes the Playcenter software which comes with the player. I have sent it back for repair (at my expense) and it was returned with none of the problems solved. Support staff respond fairly promptly but seem to ignore the symptoms and information you give them and send you canned recommendations which do not solve the problems.
It is difficult to get other than email support, although there is telephone help if you are patient enough. The unit has a very short warranty. I have switched to an Ipod.
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Summary: Nice but still a work in progress
Review: I have had the same good and bad experiences mentioned by most of the previous reviewers. Overall, this machine is very good altho I too think the EAX settings [are bad]. As for the "extra battery", I had absolutely no luck finding where to buy it on the Creative website until I called the company information desk and they walked me thru the very non-intuitive screen menues. It was there and available all the time--just hidden under layers and layers of junk. The battery is basically 50 bucks and took only two days to receive--but almost impossible to find unless you have on-line help. Very dumb of Creative.
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Summary: Good feature, but poor portability
Review: I bought this a few months ago, Iat first, i think it was a perfect device, but later on, i found that the battery life is much shorter than the manufacturer claims, 11 hours, but mine runs only about 3 hours non-nonstop playback. Also everytime I charge the unit, the power button is malfunctioned, also the battery is still empty or not full after charging. It's also big and heavy, also you can't rely on its battery, you need electricity from your house.
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Summary: Creative did it again BUT...
Review: ...in a hurry to hit the market they slipped on something that they believed the prospective customers will not find out. The unit is a living room show piece as the accessories which are supposed to give it mobility are just not available yet. Even the simplest of the things like a leather pouch with a clip is not available, nor is the wired FM remote, nor the lovely changeable color snap-ons. Their multimedia demo on their website talks about these accessories without once mentioning that they are not available. This is a marketing and launch goof up on one hand, but it is also an unethical business practice. Lastly, the pricing including the shipping charges for these accessories, will chill your spine. Another weak point is the volume. Even at maximum volume, you will wish there was much more. Having said all this, let me come back to the start of my write up. This is a wonderful product. My entire family is hooked on to it. If you add a wireless headphone, you will be amazed by the music access that you have on your hands. Ripping is easy and very fast esp if you have USB 2 port. I rip CDs at maximum quality (8-10 MB per song), and still my entire CD is done within 2-3 minutes. The controls are a cakewalk and even a 8 year old learns how to search and play a song. Even with the delay in accessories, would I still buy this if I had to choose all over again? YES! But if Creative knows the market well, it would bring in those accessories fast and lower the price, as windows compatible iPOD is hitting the maket in less than a month. Creative guys, your time is running out...bring out the accessories fast!
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Summary: Not the same Nomad!
Review: Ignore all the reviews by people who don't even OWN this product - they're clearly unable to give you a comprehensive overview. As an owner of both the original 6GB Nomad Jukebox, and now the 20GB Nomad Jukebox III, I'll try to give a fair opinion. First, let's start with the specs. It costs the same as the 10GB iPod, and offers BOTH FireWire and USB, although USB2 would have been nice - it's faster than FireWire. Unlike the iPod, which has one version for Windows and one for Mac, the Jukebox can connect to either, for $100 less. The battery lasts 11 hours on a ~3 hour charge, and you can add another battery to it for a total of 22 hours. It's a bit bulkier than the iPod, but more compact than an average portable CD player. This player is ages ahead of the original Nomad. A scroll wheel akin to recent Sony Vaio notebooks lets you quickly whiz through your playlist - a plus for those of us who like to add 3000 songs at a time. The backlight is also brighter and makes the track info easier to read. There is an "Add All" option if you just want to heave the whole of your collection into a playlist. Playlist management is much improved - albums are sorted in a hierarchy with their tracks under them, in proper order. The sound output is just incredible, and the standard headphones are of notably better quality than the previous Jukebox. On the downside, currently it cannot play Ogg Vorbis files. This is fine, since it doesn't claim to, but it would be a nice addition.
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