Creative Nomad Zen Jukebox 20gb Mp3 player $250 AR

[austonia]

HIFI.COM

Zen is $350 - $50 instant rebate from coupon given to you onsite

Linky

also there is a $50 MIR from creative

Total $250, best I've seen

More info on Zen

I've owned one for a month & love it, better then Ipod!

 

[airduct]

astonia,

can you give a review of the pros and cons of the zen vs. the ipod? thnx

 

[Tot]

Price just keep on getting better. But how can I pay for it if I dont have no money. Grgh.


Good deal though. Lets see what we can do. Review at zdnet

 

[Tot]

Originally posted by: Tot
Price just keep on getting better. But how can I pay for it if I dont have no money. Grgh.


Good deal though. Lets see what we can do. Review at zdnet

Another review that also mentions the ipod as well as Zen


Does your 250 total include shipping?

 

[austonia]

there's alot of good information at www.nomadness.net forums

Linky

Zen
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20gb
uSB 1.1 and Firewire inteface (ipod has Firewire only)
96dB SNR sound quality (this is about as good as ANY portable player)
100mw headphone output (untolerabley loud at max volume)
uses notebook hard drive
tough, industrial-style case, doesn't scratch easy
about 1/4 in. bigger than iPod in length & width
make playlist on-the-fly (ipod can't)
plays MP3, WAV, and WMA (ipod is MP3 only)
store music and data
can offload music and data to any PC with Creative software (iPod only allow you to offload to your own PC)
12 hour battery life
$250 (AR) vs. $500 (20gb iPod)

Also, Buy the remote! $33 at buy.com. adds great functionality, including
voice recording to .WAV file
LCD with ID3 tag readout
FM radio with PLL synthesized tuner & station presets

 

[MontyBurns]

The Zen is incredible. I've had mine for about three weeks, and I absolute love it. Sound quality is incredible, I love the navigation, and the unit just seems incredibly well built. I highly, highly recommend it. There's no question that the ipod is smaller and looks cooler, and if they were the same price, I'd get an iPod. But there is absolutely no reason to pay twice as much for an iPod. The Zen is very small, and it's awesome!

 

[Tot]

Btw does this rebate works for this website? Any link from this website that sells it?

 

[ojai00]

Free shipping too...not too shabby

EDIT: Reseller Ratings aren't that bad either. I think I might pick this up. Thanks!

 

[swNYC]

Hifi.com is a subsidary of Cambridge Soundworks, which is owned by Creative Labs.

Some background info for ya

So I'm 100000000000000% sure they'll honor the rebates

 

[ThaiBruin]

Usually ships in 2 to 3 weeks

gawdamn that's a long ass wait.

 

[STiSev]

Damn. They charge tax in CA.

I was thinking about picking one of these up from Amazon a while back for $250 AR, but they raised the price. Looks like HIFI might also be a good choice. Is there any way to check if their locations have the Nomad in stock?

 

[MontyBurns]

Several of my friends have ordered Nomad's recently, and it seems like there's a big supply problem. When I ordered from Amazon (way back in the beginning), it says "Ships in 2-3 weeks," and I received my order in about a week. But I have friends who ordered shortly after that, and STILL haven't received theirs. Seems like creative didn't really prepare for this very well.

But still, the player rocks

 

[airduct]

thanx for the reviews folks... seems you can only get FM through the optional remote?? that's so wrong.

 

[swNYC]

Received mine from the Amazon $299 deal a few weeks ago.

The unit is pretty solid, slightly larger than I expected (and compared to the IPod). Its roughly the size and weight of Two 12.5mm 2.5" HDs stacked on top of each other.
The scroll-press button is 'a la Sony style'. Menus are pretty easy to navigate, and as ATers confirmed in the above posts, the sound is excellent compared to my friend's Ipod. The only gripe is, the Zen does not act like a FireWire Hard Drive when plugged into the computer unlike its USB cousin, the Creative MuVo. You must transfer files through Creative's Jukebox program.

Best of all, the Zen supports International MP3 UTF Name Tags, and I believe its the only player in the market capable of doing so. I tried it with some Japanese and Chinese MP3s and the characters are correctly displayed. Make sure you set the language as 'English - International' to display the characters correctly.

However, be warned that Creative's rebate fulfillment procedures (Stillwater, Okla.) can be quite unpleasant. From what I have heard from FW, make sure you photocopy everything, even the envelope. Send your rebate via Priority Mail, w/ delivery confirmation, and keep your USPS receipt and tracking slip. Do not use Certified Mail since its mailed to a mailbox, and no one will sign for it.

Edited for speeling [sic]

 

[Muadib]

I'm in! I can't wait to tell my gf what she's getting me for xmas.

I've bought from hifi.com before with no problems. I don't see any rebate though. Link?

 

[cmatthes1]

Rebates in Stillwater I live in Stillwater and know people that work at Creative, nobody that does rebates though. Anyway we beat OU as well.. Again

 

[ragazzo]

http://www.redchairsoftware.com/notmad/

I've heard that it's worth every penny.

Originally posted by: swNYC
Received mine from the Amazon $299 deal a few weeks ago.

The unit is pretty solid, slightly larger than I expected (and compared to the IPod). Its roughly the size and weight of Two 12.5mm 2.5" HDs stacked on top of each other.
The scroll-press button is 'a la Sony style'. Menus are pretty easy to navigate, and as ATers confirmed in the above posts, the sound is excellent compared to my friend's Ipod. The only gripe is, the Zen does not act like a FireWire Hard Drive when plugged into the computer unlike its USB cousin, the Creative MuVo. You must transfer files through Creative's Jukebox program.

Best of all, the Zen supports International MP3 UTF Name Tags, and I believe its the only player in the market capable of doing so. I tried it with some Japanese and Chinese MP3s and the characters are correctly displayed. Make sure you set the language as 'English - International' to display the characters correctly.

However, be warned that Creative's rebate fulfillment procedures (Stillwater, Okla.) can be quite unpleasant. From what I have heard from FW, make sure you photocopy everything, even the envelope. Send your rebate via Priority Mail, w/ delivery confirmation, and keep your USPS receipt and tracking slip. Do not use Certified Mail since its mailed to a mailbox, and no one will sign for it.

Edited for speeling [sic]

 

[IgoByte]

Deal still on?

I see it listed @ $332.49, and there is the $50 MIR from creative, but I don't see any mention of a $50 IR... Can anyone clear this up for me? I'd love to compare this to the 20GB iPod I already own.

 

[IgoByte]

Can anyone provide a link for the remote control?

 

[bit]

make it a little hotter;

Hifi.com has the Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox Zen 20 GB Digital Audio Player for $332.49 + add $18 to hit $350 - $60 off $350 hifi.com coupon code - $50 rebate (exp 12/31) = $240 w/ free shipping.

 

[uwannawhat]

thanx bit

 

[ragazzo]

I just realized something: If you have the Samsung M100 Uproar cellphone, you can probably use the earbuds with the Nomad.

http://www.extrememhz.com/JboxWireRem/jboxwrem_pic7.jpg

Almost exactly like that of the Uproar's male end. The only difference is the extra green band.

 

[dew042]

Originally posted by: IgoByte
Deal still on?

I see it listed @ $332.49, and there is the $50 MIR from creative, but I don't see any mention of a $50 IR... Can anyone clear this up for me? I'd love to compare this to the 20GB iPod I already own.

i ordered last night. the coupon that was there isn't anymore....

strange. all their promos changed.... looks like bit has got a good solution

dew.

 

[ZooOYorK33]

Does this thing take AA?

 

[swNYC]

ragazzo: Thanks for the NotMad link Very useful utility!

ZooOYorK33: Nope, it has a built-in rechargeable Li-ion battery.