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Summary: Superb little player
Review: Have owned for about a year and the sound, thru Sony earbuds, is superb. Great volume, using the sony volume wheel. I've dropped it now about four times, too, during jogs, on hard new york city sidewalks and streets. It's scraped up, but playing well. You'll either have to carry it by hand or pop it into a jacket pocket or fanny belt, for exercise. When you look at other units that have huge capacity and large pricetags, my reservations are I don't jog for 6 hours and I don't want to drop and break a $250 to 350 unit. I suppose if I listened to music that amount, when not exercising, the pricier units would be worth it, but for now, this is more than excellent. Recommend hands-down. I'm wondering if a super-runner shop doesn't have some compartment to carry the thing on an arm, during exercise....
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Summary: Great unit, great price
Review: I've had the Nomad IIc for more than a year. It's just terrific. The sound is great. There are a few music equalizing settings that will improve the sound considerably, so you will want to check it out The price you cannot beat. The software is very easy to use. Obviously, you will want to get a memory card down the road. This unit was just right for me, so I am giving it a five star.
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Summary: Do not buy this
Review: I haven't even owned this mp3 player for a full hour and I'm already returning it to the store. I spent half an hour trying to load music onto this and ended up doing it completely by accident. When I checked its memory it was almost half full, I barely loaded 12 tracks onto it! Ontop of that the interface is completely confusing, I can't figure out anything on this player. I was told that it could hold at least a hundred songs, expect more like 30!Do not by this!! Its deffinetly worth it to pay more for a better mp3 player.
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Summary: STILL GOING STRONG
Review: I've had my Nomad IIc for 10 months now and it is still performing exceptionally well. The sound is clear and sharp with a great volume range (probably the biggest selling point for me... after trying other MP3 players, I wasn't satisfied with the volume range because the others just weren't loud enough). I change the music about every two weeks and have had no problems with using the software. The only negative about the Creative PlayCenter software that came packaged with my Nomad is that you have to install the base version provided and then go to the Creative website and download the patch for it in order to get the Nomad recognized in the software. Still, the patch was easy to install and I haven't had any trouble (Windows 98 and 2000 Pro). I usually use the Nomad at work, but also use it extensively on a motorcycle, too. I have a set of good earbuds that fit nicely under a helmet, and on long trips, having something to listen to besides the wind makes the time go faster. The sound is incredible, especially when I wear my full-face helmet. I've dropped the Nomad a couple times, and once forgot to take it out of the saddle bags-- and at that point thought that the vibration would have crippled it for sure-- but it didn't. For the money, convenience, ease of use, and compact and light-weight design, I'd recommend the Nomad IIc to anyone.
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Summary: My New Best Friend
Review: I had wanted a MP3 player for awhile but didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars on an Ipod. So I did some research and decided to go for this one..... well im extremely happy i did. It works great! I loaded the software and started to rip all my CDs into WMA format within minutes and then easily transfered them to my MP3 player. The software works great with Window Media player and I can fit about 80 songs onto my nomad, plus im planning on buying a smartmedia card to double my memory. the best part is that I could do it all by myself without my parents help, it's that easy. The sound isn't as loud as i would like it to be but it drowns out the noise on my bus ride to school, and it fits perfectly im my pocket so i can carry to class. I have dropped it a few times, but it still works perfectly(though the screen is scratched up a bit). The only problem i have with it is that I have windows and can't seem to get itunes to work on it at all, but i can get napster to work. But i don't mind because Napster has a bigger broader selection of music and is much eaiser to use than itunes! I would definatley recommend this for anyone!!!!! It's my new best friend!!
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Summary: Very easy and light
Review: My first mp3 player was the Creative Jukebox. I have to say I like the Nomad SO much better even though it can't hold the amount of songs the jukebox can. This one is very light, very nicely sized, and super easy to use. I mostly use it when I exercise/run, and it is perfect for that use.
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Summary: Good basic MP3 player at a good price
Review: A long-time portable CD user, when MP3 player prices dropped into my range, I decided to look for three things: 1. Primarily something simple - a basic player I could use around the house or while exercising. Ideally I wanted something compatible with Musicmatch, the media player I use for downloading, ripping and organizing my MP3 files. 2. As much memory as I could get in the $100 range. I wasn't interested in loading more than a few hours of music at a time - I wanted only a simple portable unit - so I wasn't interested in the more expensive "jukebox" players out there. 3. A small player - one that could fit in a pocket or on an armband. As this was my first time buying an MP3 player, I consulted Consumer Reports. The Nomad IIc was mentioned as a good choice, and further exploration of the Nomad website (nomadworld.com) convinced me to buy it. The Nomad IIc 128MB is an MP3 player and digital voice recorder only. It doesn't have an FM tuner - if you want radio, go with the Nomad II. I haven't used the voice recorder, but the sound quality for MP3 playback is good. The controls are simple - one button on the front controls power, play, pause, forward and reverse. The controls can be locked, which is useful when the unit is being carried in a pocket. I've dropped my player a few times with no damage outside of a few scratches. I recommend an armband for any sort of physical activity, though, as the small belt clip doesn't seem to grip very well. The short instruction sheet that came packed with the unit is fairly useless, but the PDF users manual (available both on the CD that comes with the unit or at the Nomad website) is helpful in getting started. I had a minor problem reading the manual at first - apparently I was using an outdated version of Adobe Acrobat that couldn't decipher the graphics, leaving me with black boxes where pictures should have been. Upgrading Adobe Acrobat fixed that problem. I use Musicmatch to organize the MP3 files on my PC, so I haven't used the Play Center software that came with the IIc. Musicmatch does support the IIc, although the model isn't specifically mentioned in their online user manual. Adding and deleting songs from the IIc with Musicmatch is a fairly painless drag & drop procedure. It takes only a few minutes to load 25-30 songs (about the max for the on-board 128MB of memory.) The Nomad IIc has an open slot for up to 128MB of additional memory, which was a big selling point for me. (The open slot, by the way, isn't mentioned prominently in the user manual. It's located in the battery case; the card slides in over the battery.) I didn't see any other players that were able to offer that much memory at such a good price. (256MB for me translates into 50 or 60 CD-quality MP3s - if you want to carry around more songs than that, be prepared to shell out more $$.) Battery life has been good, particularly compared to what I'm used to with MP3s on CD. I'd estimate I get about 5-6 hours of play for one AA rechargeable battery, and there is a battery life indicator, which lets me know BEFORE the battery conks out that I need to change it. As someone who's been caught WAY too many times 2 miles from home with a dead CD player, I really appreciate that battery life indicator. Overall, I have no complaints about this player. I haven't seen anything yet that can beat it for price, memory and performance.
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Summary: Durable
Review: I have dropped the Nomad onto concrete from about 5 feet. No effect what so ever. I was really scared at first since I had just received it as a gift a day before. It has been a great player now for over a year. I recommend it highly.
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Summary: An excellent device all around
Review: This is a very well conceived and built mp3 player all around.
PC software is intuitive to use. Downloading to the device is fast with USB. Sound is great. UI on device is very easy to use. I've been using it running. It's light. Holds plenty of music and/or audio books. The only drawbacks I can see are that the radio isn't as good as, say, a sony walkman sports radio from a reception standpoint. But if you want something lightweight and convenient, mostly for mp3's or wma's, this is a great choice..
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Summary: great price, great product
Review: has an impressive array of settings and menus, etc-- more than i expected for such a device. sound quality is great. the play center 2 software allows mp3 encoding upto 320kbps which is great for all your other music on the computer.
the voice recorder comes in handy every now and then, and recordings are clear and understandable, there is also a high/low mic setting.
great sound, price (80$ after rebate), and value. all thats expected from a brand like creative.
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