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<blockquote data-quote="Ripcurl" data-source="post: 24659"><p>Ok, i'll help ease the pain. Look at this link: <a href="http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=3&subcategory=21&product=9288" target="_blank">http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=3&subcategory=21&product=9288</a> its the creative zen xtra. looks to be a safe deal for 399 with 60gig, and a nice backlite screen......</p><p> </p><p> So I'm doing some auto CAD the other day this guy notices my iPod, and says its nice, how much it hold, and the cost....etc...He tells me hes gettin one of these "creative"mp3 players soon. he goes on about him having 80g of music on his comp bla bla bla, pretty much saying that the iPod is too much for what little it holds. So he gets and shows, me......LOL is all i have to say. I put up agains the iPod, i feel like i dont deserve to hold my iPod after touching that brick. ITS HUGE like 2.5 times the size, you can also hear and feel the hard drive moving as its playing, soo who cares its in your pocket, but just shows the cheap quality. the other day my dad drops the iPod onto ceramic tile from 4' up, and not even a dent, a slight scratch and still havent had a problem with it yet. when i was holding this creative p.o.s. the front cover was loose, i felt like if i dropped it a foot off the ground itd just shatter. the buttons are ****, their all stiff and the quick scroller button doesnt compaire to the iPods navi system (<a href="http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?prodid=9288" target="_blank">http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?prodid=9288</a> picture of the buttons, more moving parts mean more to break) </p><p> The screen isnt even larger than the iPod, only thing is its blue, which is nice, but the white on the iPod is original and slick looking, not arcade style like the creative. its mp3s only run to 128kbps not 320 like the iPod. 7.9 oz to 6.2 or 5.6(depends on the 20 or 40g). uses usb, dont know if its slower than firewire, but firewire is sure as **** fast.</p><p> </p><p> well if that doesnt make you feel slightly better than find a friend who has one, cause you'll get a great laugh. Your paying for the qualitly of the iPod, which its touch navi system, nothing else compares, cause they all use button, you all with an iPod dont realize how spoiled you are, after 30 seconds of using the pos i had to put it down and pat my iPod. and he cant even fit it in his pocket!!!! LOL, you probably could if you wear Exco jeans or sumthing. And I'm spent. thats my 0.02 on the creative peice of ****.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ripcurl, post: 24659"] Ok, i'll help ease the pain. Look at this link: [url="http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=3&subcategory=21&product=9288"]http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=3&subcategory=21&product=9288[/url] its the creative zen xtra. looks to be a safe deal for 399 with 60gig, and a nice backlite screen...... So I'm doing some auto CAD the other day this guy notices my iPod, and says its nice, how much it hold, and the cost....etc...He tells me hes gettin one of these "creative"mp3 players soon. he goes on about him having 80g of music on his comp bla bla bla, pretty much saying that the iPod is too much for what little it holds. So he gets and shows, me......LOL is all i have to say. I put up agains the iPod, i feel like i dont deserve to hold my iPod after touching that brick. ITS HUGE like 2.5 times the size, you can also hear and feel the hard drive moving as its playing, soo who cares its in your pocket, but just shows the cheap quality. the other day my dad drops the iPod onto ceramic tile from 4' up, and not even a dent, a slight scratch and still havent had a problem with it yet. when i was holding this creative p.o.s. the front cover was loose, i felt like if i dropped it a foot off the ground itd just shatter. the buttons are ****, their all stiff and the quick scroller button doesnt compaire to the iPods navi system ([url="http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?prodid=9288"]http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?prodid=9288[/url] picture of the buttons, more moving parts mean more to break) The screen isnt even larger than the iPod, only thing is its blue, which is nice, but the white on the iPod is original and slick looking, not arcade style like the creative. its mp3s only run to 128kbps not 320 like the iPod. 7.9 oz to 6.2 or 5.6(depends on the 20 or 40g). uses usb, dont know if its slower than firewire, but firewire is sure as **** fast. well if that doesnt make you feel slightly better than find a friend who has one, cause you'll get a great laugh. Your paying for the qualitly of the iPod, which its touch navi system, nothing else compares, cause they all use button, you all with an iPod dont realize how spoiled you are, after 30 seconds of using the pos i had to put it down and pat my iPod. and he cant even fit it in his pocket!!!! LOL, you probably could if you wear Exco jeans or sumthing. And I'm spent. thats my 0.02 on the creative peice of ****. [/QUOTE]
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