Rating: Summary: Here is a little secret - This thing can be upgraded to 20gb Review: Let me just say one thing - 20 GigabytesLet that sink in - 400 CDs - Your entire CD Collection with plenty of room to spare - and portable. This is the 21st Century. I popped out the drive, popped in a 20gb notebook drive and in 15 min I have the ultimate MP3 player.... Check the web for instructions on how to do it - it is sooooo easy!!!! OK, a couple of drawbacks - It took 2 days to download the music (and 1 day of getting my id3v2 tags all in order) and yes, it takes 5 min to boot, and sometimes can take a min or 2 to change screens, but when your playlist reads "1 of 4500 items" you forget all that.
Rating: Summary: Great product, lousy battery life. Review: This is a great gizmo, I got it last week as a birthday present from my wife. But, folks, you better charge this sucker for 12 hours after it's out of the box and before you even begin to play with it. I didn't and now I'm paying the price. My player shuts down after maybe 20 minutes of play. I'm recharging it overnight or during the day now. Basically, it's a hard drive without the laptop. I used to keep all my MP3's on a Zip drive connected to my laptop. I'd like to take all my music with me, yes, but Creative has GOT to do something about the battery life in the next edition. Bottom line - great product, lousy battery life, like everyone else has been saying.
Rating: Summary: Nomad Jukebox - A Great MP3 Player! Review: First, an "in a nutshell" review: If you have a lot of music, this is the player for you. Easy to use, and great sound quality. I'm satisfied! Now, the "long version": I had been researching MP3 players for a few weeks, trying to decide which would suit me best. I have a large CD collection, and I download a lot of hard-to-find music from Napster, so I have a lot of music files, so I wanted a player with high capacity. I finally settled on the Nomad Jukebox because of its 6 gigabyte storage capacity. The ripping software (Playcenter 2) is adequate, and you can rip CD's to the player as well as to your hard drive. I found the software quite easy to use. I've read complaints about the sound quality of the headphones that came with the Jukebox, but I found them quite adequate. The Jukebox does not come with a car kit (DC adaptor and cassette player insert), but worked fine with the car kit I had from a Discman and sounds great. Problems: Not many that I have noticed, though I have noticed that the more files stored, the slower the boot-up time. Other than that, no problems! I am completely satisfied with my Nomad Jukebox, and if you're looking for a high-capacity MP3 player, look no further.
Rating: Summary: Excellent hardware. Even better software. Review: Most reviews for the Nomad Jukebox praise the device itself. I can't argue -- it's the best MP3 player ever. But what makes this MP3 player stand above the rest is the software that comes with it. "Play Center 2" is by far the easiest and most effective way to create MP3's from your CD collection. I got the Nomad on Friday, and by Saturday morning, I have 50 hours of music ready to go. It's all properly indexed by Artist, Album, Genre and Playlist. This software has made creating MP3's as easy as point and click.
Rating: Summary: A very good product Review: It seems to be a very good product, but i don't understand why it only can be shipped in the U.S.A., because i am from Guatemala and i would like to buy it. Please send an answer.My E-Mail is Calincho33@hotmail.com.
Rating: Summary: Great Device, One Small Complaint Review: The device is excellent and most complaints I had, with the exception of the short battery life and really lousy manual, were solved with the software and firmware upgrade. However, after only a couple of weeks of use, the simbols on the function keys are beginning to fade and at this rate will be completely erased in a couple of months. This does not affect the funcionality of the device but it ruins the aesthetics of an otherwise cool looking piece of equipment. Considering that I paid $ 400.00 + for the Jukebox, I was really disapointed when this happened. I even though of returning the Jukebox. Attempts to have this issue addressed by Creative Labs have been unsuccesful so far.
Rating: Summary: A Place to store ALL your music Review: Great product that will probably get better. The manual is poor, especially if you're dealing with a Mac. I also didn't realize that you needed a USB port to connect to your computer. Once I started using my Mom's iMac, everything went well. The headphones are a great set of $19 headphones, if you want more, go out and buy a better set. The carrying case is cheesy but I didn't buy this machine for the carrying case so I went out and bought a better one. The volume levels are standard for a walkman, I'm hoping that I can amp it even more with a set of high quality headphones. Overall, this product is exactly what it claims to be, a jukebox capable of storing an incredible amount of music in a very small package. I can't believe the price when you compare it with much (much) smaller MP3's that can hold only a fraction of the music you can load into the Jukebox. Still, if you don't like tinkering with your equipment (I do, my wife has accused me of now living a life where I never take off my headphones) you may not like this product. For me, I couldn't imagine a better product for the price.
Rating: Summary: Not bad at all Review: Well, first of all I have to spit my negative comments about this device. The thing that bugs me the most of all is the digital (delayed) volume control. Volume should be controlled analog instead of 20 steps from almost silence to pretty loud. Another thing is the ugly font. Why is creative trying to make an 'original' font in a 6 x 7 cell block ? Some letters don't even match with the same font family. The transfer speed is okay, but a firewire was been more user friendly. The last pain is the price. For a simple OS, A USB connection and a 6GB notebook HD it is pretty expansive. Enough with the negative comments. 6GB HD space is more than enough capacity for music. The size of the device is also nice (Like a Compact CD player) And it is a beautey. Great design. Another point that I would notice is the configuration. - A manual (not 'bass' and 'extra bass') equelizer. - the playlist editor. - the amount of information. The firmare update for more support/userfriendlyness (and maybe a better font in the future) FINAL CONCLUSION : This baby is many times better than any other <128MB mp3 player. Concider the bad points, and make your own choice. I am more than happy with it.
Rating: Summary: If you have the $ for it, get it! :) Review: Well I just bought the Jukebox some days ago, and it is incredible, I have a lot of mp3 in and a lot more to come, and with the firmware upgrade and the software upgrade I will use just wma files so i will have even more music. The product is fine, it have a lot of cool efects for your music and you can even record :), my advise is "Save some money, and when U get the $ , get the music, so get a Jukebox" :)
Rating: Summary: Bodell Bottom Line: Difficult Search, Bad Batteries, Does OK Review: Cons: - Need to keep it plugged in pretty much all of the time. Rechargable batteries are very weak (you get a hint of this when they supply you with two sets in the box!) - After years of WinAmp, building playlists on the Nomad is a pain. Pros: - Lots of space - Small - Doesn't tie up your PC harddisk when doing other disk-intensive activities
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