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brandon11983 · 09-23-2004, 12:30 AM

Along with my iPod, I also have a 20 GB Creative Nomad Jukebox 2LX. I picked it up from Wal Mart for $158 around Thanksgiving. The proprietary software it comes with for transferring music and data is junk. It no longer wants to recognize my computer when I connect it. I was able to get the music off it via Virtual PC, but none of the data. The interface is very much like that of iPod. On your issue of solid state versus hard drive players, I would not be concerned at all with the player being jarred and skipping. I never experimented with the Nomad, but my iPod has not skipped once and I either rollerblade or ride my bike to work everyday, sometimes over rough surfaces. Solid state players cannot offer the capacity that hard drive based players can. Obviously I will never listen to 20 GB of music on the way to work, but I want all of it at my disposal. I cannot pick what I want to listen to before I leave for work, because I have no idea what I will want to listen to.

Regardless of whether they admit to it or not, most people say they hate iPod because they simply hate Apple. I cannot think of an easier to use system than iTunes with iPod. It is designed to work with iTunes, if you do not like this, then it simply is not the player for you. People bash iTunes by calling it an overbloated MP3 player. Anyone familiar with it will tell you that iTunes is not JUST an MP3 player. It is very much a full featured jukebox that can handle all your music related tasks. After the initial setup, ripping a CD is simple as clicking the "Import" button and watching the magic happen. iTunes creates a folder (Artist Name) in my mp3z directory, a folder inside (Artist Name) called (Album Name) and inside there are all the tracks, with numbered filenames for easy reference. Plug in your iPod, and the songs are transferred to it within seconds (literally) via the FireWire interface. (allow USB 2.0 more time to fuck up of course...) I cannot imagine it any simpler or more efficient.

Feel free to chime in with any more questions, and I will happily answer them.

09-23-2004, 12:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
brandon11983 Stereophonic Location: Chitown!!	Along with my iPod, I also have a 20 GB Creative Nomad Jukebox 2LX. I picked it up from Wal Mart for $158 around Thanksgiving. The proprietary software it comes with for transferring music and data is junk. It no longer wants to recognize my computer when I connect it. I was able to get the music off it via Virtual PC, but none of the data. The interface is very much like that of iPod. On your issue of solid state versus hard drive players, I would not be concerned at all with the player being jarred and skipping. I never experimented with the Nomad, but my iPod has not skipped once and I either rollerblade or ride my bike to work everyday, sometimes over rough surfaces. Solid state players cannot offer the capacity that hard drive based players can. Obviously I will never listen to 20 GB of music on the way to work, but I want all of it at my disposal. I cannot pick what I want to listen to before I leave for work, because I have no idea what I will want to listen to. Regardless of whether they admit to it or not, most people say they hate iPod because they simply hate Apple. I cannot think of an easier to use system than iTunes with iPod. It is designed to work with iTunes, if you do not like this, then it simply is not the player for you. People bash iTunes by calling it an overbloated MP3 player. Anyone familiar with it will tell you that iTunes is not JUST an MP3 player. It is very much a full featured jukebox that can handle all your music related tasks. After the initial setup, ripping a CD is simple as clicking the "Import" button and watching the magic happen. iTunes creates a folder (Artist Name) in my mp3z directory, a folder inside (Artist Name) called (Album Name) and inside there are all the tracks, with numbered filenames for easy reference. Plug in your iPod, and the songs are transferred to it within seconds (literally) via the FireWire interface. (allow USB 2.0 more time to fuck up of course...) I cannot imagine it any simpler or more efficient. Feel free to chime in with any more questions, and I will happily answer them. __________________ Well behaved women rarely make history. Last edited by brandon11983; 09-23-2004 at 12:35 AM..