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Perth
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November 2002
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 Got my nomad mp3 player
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Fri, 05 December 2003 14:50
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I've had my Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra (mouthful!) for a few days now, and I love it! 60GB of beautiful, beautiful mp3 goodness, plus using it as a generic data file.
I got it imported by a cousin in america, as you can't get this model here, and if you did, it would be really, really expensive. All up it cost me about 700 AUD. The player was 400USD, then you had to pay tax, shipping to my cousins place, then shipping and insurance here, as they wouldn't ship direct to here.
pro's:
+ 60GB!!!!
+ amazing sound quality
+ generic data file too
+ small
+ nice big blue screen
+ easy navigation
con's:
- getting to the pricey range, but still cheaper then a 40GB iPod, which has worse sound and less battery life 
- doesn't charge through USB port like Nomad Zen does
- requires drivers to recognise on PC
- music isn't stored in folders, so I've lost all my folders 
owning one of these should be mandatory 
except for you Rob, they don't have mac drivers sorry 
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Australia
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Got my nomad mp3 player
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Tue, 16 December 2003 02:49
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| gtman wrote on Fri, 05 December 2003 22:50 |
+ amazing sound quality
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How can you put these words, and the word MP3 in the same sentence?
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: Got my nomad mp3 player
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Tue, 16 December 2003 04:42
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[owning one of these should be mandatory
except for you Rob, they don't have mac drivers sorry
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lol,  ohhhhh
mesa have to go for iPod instead. As a student I can get the 40gb one for $827, but honestly, who has $827 to spend when they are a student...
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Location:
Perth
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: Got my nomad mp3 player
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Fri, 19 December 2003 06:13
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| CrUZsida wrote on Tue, 16 December 2003 10:49 |
| gtman wrote on Fri, 05 December 2003 22:50 |
+ amazing sound quality
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How can you put these words, and the word MP3 in the same sentence?
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cause when you rip at cd quality, it sounds damn good 
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Australia
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Got my nomad mp3 player
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Fri, 19 December 2003 06:16
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No, no it doesn't, and it never will
Play it on a quality sound system, and you will be pissed off with the quality of mp3s
Even encoding at 256kbps isn't cd quality
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Location:
Gawler, SA
Registered:
August 2003
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Re: Got my nomad mp3 player
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Fri, 19 December 2003 13:50
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My friend bought one of these ages ago for $950 odd dollars and hes a student. Biggest waste of money because so far he has lost it so many times (found weeks later), dropped it (replaced under warranty), damaged it (replaced under warranty) and got objects like sticks stuck inside it.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Got my nomad mp3 player
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Fri, 19 December 2003 14:09
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| Callifo wrote on Sat, 20 December 2003 00:50 |
My friend bought one of these ages ago for $950 odd dollars and hes a student. Biggest waste of money because so far he has lost it so many times (found weeks later), dropped it (replaced under warranty), damaged it (replaced under warranty) and got objects like sticks stuck inside it.
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Your friend sounds like an idiot... No offence.
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Location:
Perth
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: Got my nomad mp3 player
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Wed, 24 December 2003 15:28
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| CrUZsida wrote on Fri, 19 December 2003 14:16 |
No, no it doesn't, and it never will
Play it on a quality sound system, and you will be pissed off with the quality of mp3s
Even encoding at 256kbps isn't cd quality
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what about 320kbps, thats what I rip at
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Australia
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Got my nomad mp3 player
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Wed, 24 December 2003 16:04
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Better, but its still not the quality of a studio produced cd
(With artists like Michael Jackson, the Mp3 quality, and bought cd quality is like bread and water difference)
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