60GB player NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra from Creative

For lack of better words, it looks like a big, metal, clunky turd. Of course 60GB would be nice. I'd have enough cds to rip and fill it, but with my I prefer my 15GB iPod and being more selective of what I put on it rather than having all of the space in the world.

It's big :(

And it's heavy, the 30 GB Zen NX is around 230 grams...

I think it looks awesome. I would love to have one.

total iPod rip-off. And why would anybody need 60 gigs? That would hold...what? 15,000 songs? I like to see a person that had 15,000 songs that they like AND would listen to enough to justify having all of them on one player. iPod rocks.

Originally posted by peacefroggyac
total iPod rip-off. And why would anybody need 60 gigs? That would hold...what? 15,000 songs? I like to see a person that had 15,000 songs that they like AND would listen to enough to justify having all of them on one player. iPod rocks.

Id like 60gb, Im running out of space on my 30gb ipod

Alright...I agree that many people neglect all the other competition and write off their products as crappy, ugly, etc.
And I agree that we need to keep an open mind. Competition is good. It brings down prices and brings about innovation.

However, I still stand by my opinion as stated before, "it looks like a big, metal, clunky turd."

That is my opinion and would be regardless of whether or not the iPod existed. I just don't like it. But if people want to continue believing that EVERYONE claims to not like something other than the iPod is being close-minded about it that is there right to have that opinion.

http://nomadworld.com/products/Jukebox_ZenXtra/welcome.asp

Not like I spent an hour on the site, but can someone tell me how it's different from the Zen NX? It's like Creative just changed the name and gave it a 60 gig drive.

60GB would be nice. But I doubt I'll ever accumulate that much music or by the time I have hard-disc plays will come with 50TB as standard. If it was the same price as a 30GB iPOD I probably would go for the Creative.

I think it looks very cool, maybe as good as the iPOD but thats because I prefer the metallic colour to the plain white iPOD. And why don't they increase the size of the screen? There is space to do so, which would make navigating to interface even easier. Having buttons round the side would get some getting used to so you can keep watching the screen while pressing buttons. The sound quality will probably be better than the iPOD. Also if they make battery life about 15 hours minimum it would be good. I think it maybe more unreliable as well as bigger harddiscs have a tendancy to breakdown much earlier because they are doing twice as much work to scan for the MP3s. It would also be good if it supported MP3, WMA, and ACC so there are no compatibility issues, but I doubt this. Creative will probably use WMA or try to create their own format.

as a 10g 2nd gen ipod owner, i know the how cool it feels to own an ipod. i must admit, however, now that i am looking at upgrading, the nomad zen xtra seems to be winning my favor. i can get a 60g zen xtra for the price of a 20g ipod. for three times the storage capacity, i am definatley taking a serious look at the zen xtra. although it may not come with a dock (which i don't have now either) and a remote, and may be 1.7 oz heavier, 3 times the storage is a huge factor. also, the case seems like it wouldn't be as prone to scratches. does anyone own one, or has anyone used one?

also, does anyone know the spes for my ipod(10g 2nd gen) so i can compare the weight and dimensions?

Originally posted by peacefroggyac
total iPod rip-off. And why would anybody need 60 gigs? That would hold...what? 15,000 songs? I like to see a person that had 15,000 songs that they like AND would listen to enough to justify having all of them on one player. iPod rocks.

I bet you don't say that when Apple releases a mighty 60gig iPod.