Which MP3 Player for under $350.00, and Why?

Elspode · 06-16-2005, 12:13 PM

Must be at least 20 gigs and reliable.

Ready, set...go.

russotto · 06-16-2005, 12:18 PM

iPod.

Undertoad · 06-16-2005, 12:24 PM

Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox Zen xtra 40gb, currently $219.88 @ Amazon

It's a little heavier than ipod and doesn't have the brilliant user interface. But the interface is not bad, and the price is outstanding. I could not see paying THAT much more for the user interface and weight difference.

It does not have the hard drive lockup problems of the Rio Karma. No itunes, but there is a software company making a very nice interface called the "Notmad explorer".

Gwennie! · 06-16-2005, 12:29 PM

I bought a Creative Zen Micro. I returned it for an iPod Mini. The main problem with the Zen was that the free PC software really sucked. iTunes software was a lot easier to use.

Elspode · 06-16-2005, 04:56 PM

I've been leaning toward the Zen Xtra, actually. I had a C.L. Jukebox 6 gig when they first came out, and it was very reliable, but had a crappy interface. I like the fact that you can record on them.

Undertoad · 06-16-2005, 05:02 PM

record...? Not that I saw

Elspode · 06-16-2005, 10:59 PM

Pity...they must not have carried that feature over to the Zen, then. I was referring to my old Creative Jukebox, the ones that looked rather like a CD player and had a six gig drive. You could record .wav files directly onto them via a line in. Very handy for digitizing stuff like my old practice tapes and things. Also for doing impromptu live recordings.

superbaton · 06-16-2005, 11:42 PM

iPod photo by far.
best design, best sound, best everything.

(i had the dell jukebox 20gb, and it sucked, weights tons and its huge)

richlevy · 06-17-2005, 07:10 PM

iAudio X5 30GB HDD Portable Digital Audio Player

A coworker brought his new one in and it is SWEEET. Color screen which can play movies and show pictures. Native USB which allows for the import of digital photos from a USB card-reader (not supplied).

Size is about the same as an Ipod, maybe even a little slimmer.

They claim a 14-hour playback on the rechargable lithium batteries.

wolf · 09-13-2005, 01:22 AM

Does anybody have one of these little guys? Small memory, but you can buy extra cards for it and it has some features most mp3 players don't ...

SteveDallas · 09-13-2005, 02:37 AM

I'll second the ipod recommendation, but only because I really like mine (4th generation 40GB) and not because I have intimate familiarity with other brands to compare against.

perth · 09-13-2005, 10:44 AM

I went to buy an iPod Mini on Saturday. Thanks to Best Buy's lack of colour variety and unseen forces I do not fully understand, I walked out of Best Buy with a Sony PSP and an extra 1gb card for music. It certainly isn't the best mp3 player solution, but mine plays Hot Shots Golf and a whole mess of movies too. :P

Pie · 09-13-2005, 12:09 PM

iPod. It's lickable.

BigV · 09-13-2005, 12:10 PM

New from Apple, the iPod Flea!

Happy Monkey · 09-13-2005, 12:24 PM

Maybe soon - there's already the Nano.

06-16-2005, 12:13 PM	#1
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Which MP3 Player for under $350.00, and Why? Must be at least 20 gigs and reliable. Ready, set...go. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

06-16-2005, 12:29 PM	#4
Gwennie! Not Female at Birth Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Anaheim Posts: 166	I bought a Creative Zen Micro. I returned it for an iPod Mini. The main problem with the Zen was that the free PC software really sucked. iTunes software was a lot easier to use. __________________ Only The Crumbliest Flakiest Gwennie!

06-16-2005, 04:56 PM	#5
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I've been leaning toward the Zen Xtra, actually. I had a C.L. Jukebox 6 gig when they first came out, and it was very reliable, but had a crappy interface. I like the fact that you can record on them. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

06-16-2005, 10:59 PM	#7
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Pity...they must not have carried that feature over to the Zen, then. I was referring to my old Creative Jukebox, the ones that looked rather like a CD player and had a six gig drive. You could record .wav files directly onto them via a line in. Very handy for digitizing stuff like my old practice tapes and things. Also for doing impromptu live recordings. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

06-17-2005, 07:10 PM	#9
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	iAudio X5 30GB HDD Portable Digital Audio Player A coworker brought his new one in and it is SWEEET. Color screen which can play movies and show pictures. Native USB which allows for the import of digital photos from a USB card-reader (not supplied). Size is about the same as an Ipod, maybe even a little slimmer. They claim a 14-hour playback on the rechargable lithium batteries. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

06-16-2005, 12:18 PM	#2
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	iPod.

06-16-2005, 12:24 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox Zen xtra 40gb, currently $219.88 @ Amazon It's a little heavier than ipod and doesn't have the brilliant user interface. But the interface is not bad, and the price is outstanding. I could not see paying THAT much more for the user interface and weight difference. It does not have the hard drive lockup problems of the Rio Karma. No itunes, but there is a software company making a very nice interface called the "Notmad explorer".

06-16-2005, 05:02 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	record...? Not that I saw

06-16-2005, 11:42 PM	#8
superbaton The Cellar team Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: ba, argentina Posts: 196	iPod photo by far. best design, best sound, best everything. (i had the dell jukebox 20gb, and it sucked, weights tons and its huge)

09-13-2005, 01:22 AM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Does anybody have one of these little guys? Small memory, but you can buy extra cards for it and it has some features most mp3 players don't ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-13-2005, 02:37 AM	#11
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I'll second the ipod recommendation, but only because I really like mine (4th generation 40GB) and not because I have intimate familiarity with other brands to compare against.

09-13-2005, 10:44 AM	#12
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	I went to buy an iPod Mini on Saturday. Thanks to Best Buy's lack of colour variety and unseen forces I do not fully understand, I walked out of Best Buy with a Sony PSP and an extra 1gb card for music. It certainly isn't the best mp3 player solution, but mine plays Hot Shots Golf and a whole mess of movies too. :P

09-13-2005, 12:09 PM	#13
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	iPod. It's lickable. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

09-13-2005, 12:10 PM	#14
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	*New* from Apple, the iPod Flea! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-13-2005, 12:24 PM	#15
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Maybe soon - there's already the Nano. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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