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Summary: Only gets worse
Review: I bought the 6 gig version of this product right when it came out, which I think was a little over a year ago. I was amazed that it could hold 6 gigs... why would any one ever buy 128 or even 32 meg ones!!!????? It seemed too good to be true... turns out, it was!
When I first started using it, it worked Ok... It has always had excellent sound quality, and with my head phones, it sounded awesome. If you play with the 'Parametric EQ', and turn up the 'Mid Frequency', then you can get it to play REALLY REALLY LOUD!!!!! I really don't understand the reviews that say it can't go up loud, this is the loudest portable Mp3 or CD player I have ever used!!! That was a definite plus for me... It the beginning the only drawbacks were that the batteries only lasted 3-4 hours, (It takes about 4 times longer then my laptop to charge, too!) that it would periodically shut off for no apparent reason, about one in every 10 songs I put on it wouldn't work properly, and it's reaaaaallyyyyyyy sllloooooowwwww!!!!!
Then it kept getting worse.... the batteries started dying faster and faster, it started shutting off all the time - it always dies when going over rough spots in a car, and now the majority of the time it won't turn on at all, and when it does it won't work on any batteries, it only sometimes works when plugged into the wall. - Which is completely useless, because I might as well just use my laptop, which isn't nearly as annoying.
Overall I wish I never would have bought this product for any amount of money had I of known the aggravation this nasty machine would cause me... I recommend looking into one of the other 10 gig mp3 players (Don't settle for an 128 Mb, it's useless!)
(Don't shy away from other 'Creative' products though, my Creative speakers, sound card and CD burner work great!!!!!!!)
Rating: 
Summary: Good For A Large Collection
Review: My first portable MP3 player was the Rio Volt. What a piece of junk. So I bought this Nomad Jukebox 10GB player. I don't have 10GB of MP3s in my music collection, but I'm pretty close. With these hard drive-based MP3 players, I was under the impression you could just connect it to your computer, have it show up as a removable drive in Explorer, and just copy over the files. On the contrary, you have to start some bloated software to connect to the Nomad and copy the files over. Unfortunately, navigating a large collection with the Nomad is difficult. For example, you can't organize the files into folders on the original Jukebox models. Fortunately, the computer software does make it a tad easier to create playlists than on the Jukebox alone.Battery life is short...maybe 4 hours using AA rechargeables. The power adapter doesn't seem to charge them very well, so I use an external battery charger. At least it doesn't use a proprietary battery like the iPod. I've dropped the unit a couple of times. The unit shuts itself off, but I was able to turn it back on with no problems. If you need to carry your extensive music collection every where you go, the Nomad Jukebox is a good choice. I absolutely recommend you go to nomadworld.com and upgrade the firmware to 4.1. You will have fewer problems. Also, stay away from the Nomad bloatware. There is a freeware app called "MP3-Library" that works very well with the original Jukebox. If you have a the Jukebox 2 or 3, look into Notmad Explorer (redchairsoftware.com) which allows you to move files to and fro in Windows Explorer. It costs a little, but the software is updated every 2 weeks or so with new features and the updates are free forever. Also check out nomadness.net for underground info on your Nomad. Personally, the volume isn't loud enough to hear over my lawn mower or whatever when doing chores. The Nomad takes a good minute or two to start up which is slower than my computer. I'm constantly rotating in and out the songs I listen to. It takes about as long to copy the files over to Jukebox as it does to burn a CD, so I think I am going back to a MP3 CD solution (Samsung MCD-HM200). It's easier to use and cheaper, so I won't cry when it breaks.
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Summary: A review for the reviews.
Review: Seeing that the reviews here are all really good, or really bad, let me explain. I bought this a short time ago,and have had no serious issues with it at this point. Battery life is only about 4 hours, which is about right when you consider they're running a hard drive (moving part, always uses more power.). Second, transferring music. It can be a little confusing to get your mp3's transferred over, but once you figure it out, it really isn't too difficult at all. Sound quality is excellent, and while some reviews may sway you away from the products, Creative Labs tends to make an excellent line of audio products. I'd say this product is worth buying, at the very least if you see it on sale...and don't worry too much about those who blasted it with just one star...most likely frustrated "Newbies".
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Summary: Many great features, but problematic file transfer
Review: I recently received the Jukebox as a birthday gift. As I had already ripped my entire CD collection to my PC, I assumed it would be simple/quick to port my collection to the Jukebox. The first problem I encountered was that I couldn't do a mass import of my tracks from my Windows Media Player repository into the Jukebox PC software. The file structure created by WMP is pretty simple. It's Artist > Album > Track. Unfortunately, the Jukebox software forced me to import one album at a time. This was pretty painful. Maybe I missed an alternative approach but couldn't find it. Once I had imported all of my music to the Jukebox PC Library, I selected all of my tracks and hit the transfer button to move music to the Jukebox. The process starts fine, and I typically get 10 or 20 tracks transferred, but eventually the transfer stops and tells me that the player is no longer responding. Since my CD collection is large, I've been through this loop 10 times already and have only transferred about 10% of my music. From what I've learned so far, this is not atypical for transferring large music libraries. Perhaps the USB connection used in the transfer is just not sufficiently stable. Once the music is on the player, it's great. Getting it there has been more painful than it should be.
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Summary: Nearly perfect
Review: I've been telling everybody about my new Nomad Jukebox. It's the most fun I've had with a new gadget in a long time! I can't remember the last time I've been so pleased with everything a product does. Every time I use it, I discover something else about it. Do a web search on the Nomad JB and you'll find several websites run by other fans telling you how to get the most out of it. You can even upgrade the hard drive, up to 40GB! (Strictly third-party of course...Creative doesn't support this). Criticisms: no belt clip (buy a CD player pouch); somewhat awkward file management (search the web for third-party software to fix that); wimpy max volume (no good for lawn-mowing, plane-riding, or other noisy backgrounds). Also, the batteries drop to an indicated 75% or so charge level just a short time after unplugging the power supply, although having said that, they seem to play for hours and hours just the same. Finally, the documentation isn't much, but really, the Nomad is so easy to use, you don't need a lot of instructions. All of this is offset by knowing that you can carry your entire music collection in the palm of your hand, with space to spare, and you may never have to buy a CD player ever again. If Creative can just improve the file management interface and the software, it'll have a perfect product.
Rating: 
Summary: Better than i expected
Review: I thought this would be a very hard to use player. i was wrong. i have never seen anything easier. the menus are easy to make and the songs are very easy to navigate through. also the space is enormous. compared to other mp3 players i would definitely say that this is the best. using this you don't have to carry all the cds around.
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Summary: Low or no battery
Review: Seeing as I have a large CD collection (250+), it's difficult for me to decide what I'd like to listen to on the bus that goes to and from school. I saw an ad for Future Shop. They said that going back to school is the day you "put 150 albums in the palm of your hand." I thought that was cool, but Future Shop had no idea what it was, maybe a burner. How can you hold 150 albums in just one burner, anyway? I found out later that this machine was an mp3 player, and, using my birthday money, I got it. Disasters kept striking when we tried to set it up. Eventually, it works and now I have something to amuse myself on the long bus rides for Ladner or North Delta. My only complaints would be that it doesn't have enough room for ALL the CDs I like, and has very short battery life.
Rating: 
Summary: Simply awful
Review: Like many people, I resent shelling out my hard earned money for something which it seems has been designed to be a disposable commodity like an old video cassette tape, which this product clearly has.
Creative have produced an apparently amazing concept without listening to the customer...hmmm, now there's a surprise, another corporation ripping off people with products with short shelf-lives, built no doubt by cheap foreign labour and sold at staggeringly high profits. Sound familiar? Just look around...
This product was ok to begin with, but performance tailed off quickly as soon as the warranty expired...coincidence? You decide.
Creative have seen the last of my money, and I hope others arent as easily conned into buying the latest must-have gizmo like I unfortunately was. My advice? Go with the Ipod, and lets see Creative try being creative with their accounts as their profits disintegrate like one of their poorly assembled products. The revolution starts here!
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Summary: Creative Nomad Jukebox 10G- A Good Buy
Review: I find this item an extremely good value. The menus are easy to navigate, and you can organize your music in a number of different ways. It is compatible with Windows Media, so you transfer files using that program. Or, you can use the software which comes with the player, Creative Jukebox. This is also a very simple, yet versatile program. Though the player itself is a bit bulky (about the size of a portable cd player), I find it easy to take everywhere I go. The music never skips and the recharagable batteries last about 4.5 hours. I definitely recommend this item to the music lover with a budget.
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Summary: does not work!
Review: the only reason im giving this product one star is it doesnt work ! i even exchanged it for a second one it still didnt work.
it is a very cool product but its no good if it dosent work.
the problem is windows xp will not allow you to install the
jukebox itself. but it will let you install the software. but that doesnt do you any good. i called the manufacturer but
they couldnt tell me anything.
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