Which MP3 player?

[nofx]

Should I buy a Creative Zen Micro 5GB for 190. With FM tuner, free rechargeable 12 hr battery.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16855102145

Or a Creative 20gb Zen Touch? 24hr battery life 3 times the space for about 20 dollars more.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16855102204

I dont want an ipod because I hate itunes interface; so these two players seem very adequate right now I have 100 bucks.

 

[jimbo118]

zen touch is rather big for my tastes, the micro is nice and 5gigs should be enough..

i have a 5gig iriver h10 and am nowhere near full up...

 

[Shamrock]

I have a Micro and it is beautiful and perfect. You should get the Micro. It has radio which would cost you about $35-45 more for an FM tuner. The size compared to the Touch is so much smaller. I love mine. I got it in Citrus Orange and am so happy with my colour choice. Perfect MP3 player..

 

[Da-Muffin-Man]

The Zen Micro! They're small, durable, and they look cool! As i say for all mp3 players, get an extended warranty if you can afford it.

 

[diluted]

I have a Zen Micro and I love it. :E The Zen Touch is too big which is why I didn't get it.

 

[giant384]

get the zen micro there nice my friend has one and 5 gigs is more than enough

 

[nofx]

How long is the warranty on the zen micro? It said 90 days - a year when I looked on at creative website.

 

[Asus]

Might be 90days labor/1 year parts. idk
Removeable battery is nice. I'd get the micro personally.

 

[SFPL1]

dispite the micro been rated very highly by other members!
i have the Zen Touch 20GB. it is marginly bigger in size than the micro.
about 200grams "because it has a alloy back caseing for duribility"
it has an internal "non changable battery" that gives u all 24hrs.
larger screen than the micro "2.5inch"
But importantly far suppior sound than the micro
happy shopping!

 

[pomegranate]

Ah, Creative are okay but they've not really done anything interesting, feature-wise since the first Zen Touch came out over two years ago. Cowon iAudio seem to be the up-and-coming choice of mp3-player for the discerning gadget geek. Check out DAP Review, best mp3-player blog out there.

 

[nofx]

Ah, Creative are okay but they've not really done anything interesting, feature-wise since the first Zen Touch came out over two years ago. Cowon iAudio seem to be the up-and-coming choice of mp3-player for the discerning gadget geek. Check out DAP Review, best mp3-player blog out there.

Thanks I saw a review for that earlier. the only thing is that i dont want to shell out more than 220 for an mp3 player. ( im fearing it will break like 2 - 3 monts after usage )

 

[giant384]

look into iriver also they have great products

 

[pomegranate]

Yeah iRiver have made some fantastic players (H100 and H300 players, I've had my H120 for a year and a half, now running Rockbox on it, playlisting, gapless and crossfading, yeah!), but the their current flagship player, the H10 seems to be a bit patchy...

 

[bosox188]

What about this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16855102127

It's 30gb for $186.

 

[Asus]

What about this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16855102127

It's 30gb for $186.

That thing is quite large. We had a 40GB model at Compusa and it's almost twice as big as a iPod (not in thickness though).

 

[Shamrock]

What about this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16855102127

It's 30gb for $186.

I don't know if you have ever seen one of those in real life.. If you remember late 80s-early 90s, the Sony Walkman just hit stores.. Do you remember the size of the Walkman? Lets just say this thing is equal to the size of a Walkman.. This thing is so big it makes my Zen Micro look like a piece of lint..

 

[Qonfused]

Micro, ftw, just because it's so sexy. Like, each time I look at it with the glow, I have an orgasm. THAT sexy.

:|

 

[giant384]

Micro, ftw, just because it's so sexy. Like, each time I look at it with the glow, I have an orgasm. THAT sexy.

:|

ehhh....yea

 

[nofx]

Hey Shamrock I have a question.
Ok so im close to buying this thing my friend has one in real life seemed easy to use what not, however ive been reading really bad reviews about a headphone jack problem. do you now if theyve fixed this?

 

[Dalamari]

Whatever you do, don't buy a Rio, I've had mine for less than a year and it shorts out on me even if I tap it a little bit or even get my hands close to the battery-area.

 

[giant384]

IPOD NANO my friend bought one and it is sweet looks even smaller then the one i saw on the sight

 

[nofx]

Ya about the nano im just scared one day im ging to open up my backpack and its gonna be in two peices. oh ya its a 2 gb flash player i think i might want a little more space for the same amount of money

 

[Krynn72]

I have the zen micro, and it actually isnt that durable. The face with the buttons can come off easy if dropped even once (I had it replaced already because of this), and the face can also simply crack a bit. Mine has a crack in between the options button and the scroll pad, and I never dropped this one so i dont know how it happened.

My cousin got the zen Xtra, and he loves it. He has more than 6000 songs though, so he needed a bigger one. The size isnt actually as bad it its made out to be. If your just going to hold it, or clip it on your belt then I would recommend the Xtra over the micro. It seems more durable, and the large capacity can help if you have a lot of music. Oh and whatever you dont use for music, you can use for other files which makes it like a large flash drive. My cousin has it so he has a 5 gig flash drive lol.

 

[giant384]

Ya about the nano im just scared one day im ging to open up my backpack and its gonna be in two peices. oh ya its a 2 gb flash player i think i might want a little more space for the same amount of money

lol its so thin it cant be broken