05-11-2004, 02:09 AM
I personally will probably buy myself a creative Nomad Jukebox xtra (30 or 40 gb). I chose this mainly because of the combo of price and playability. Everyone raves about the iPod, and i would get one myself, however, they are freaking expensive. On a side note, I am not to fond of the touch-sensitive buttons and would rather just get jog dials and push buttons. The Blue display is rather cool and the player apparently feels a bit more solid. THe battery is also readily available, should you need to replace it after recharge life wears away (unlike the iPod).
I think the other players to look at would be Philips new HDD100 player, iRiver's ihp-120 or 140 and Dell's DJ Jukebox players.
However, I can't see how price isn't an issue, considering these players are typically HELLA-expensive:
20 gig players
Philips $350
iPod: $400
iRiver: $320-$400
Dell: $280
Creative xtra 30gig: $250
That is why I want the creative one. Reviews for it seem to be favorable. Cnet's rating is 7.7, all the newegg reviews are 5 star. THe bad reviews on amazon seem to be from people who are bitter that it broke when they dropped it, or are nitpicking about it. But then again, go to amazon.com and read the lowest rated reviews up to the highest rated ones and you'll see many problems everyone has. I won't dispute that the iPod is a good device, however, I won't say that it is the end-all be-all mp3 player. In the end, I'd say just go to cnet and do a little research with the players that they have, read reviews at places like amazon.com, cnet.com and consumerguide.com.
I think the other players to look at would be Philips new HDD100 player, iRiver's ihp-120 or 140 and Dell's DJ Jukebox players.
However, I can't see how price isn't an issue, considering these players are typically HELLA-expensive:
20 gig players
Philips $350
iPod: $400
iRiver: $320-$400
Dell: $280
Creative xtra 30gig: $250
That is why I want the creative one. Reviews for it seem to be favorable. Cnet's rating is 7.7, all the newegg reviews are 5 star. THe bad reviews on amazon seem to be from people who are bitter that it broke when they dropped it, or are nitpicking about it. But then again, go to amazon.com and read the lowest rated reviews up to the highest rated ones and you'll see many problems everyone has. I won't dispute that the iPod is a good device, however, I won't say that it is the end-all be-all mp3 player. In the end, I'd say just go to cnet and do a little research with the players that they have, read reviews at places like amazon.com, cnet.com and consumerguide.com.