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I'm buying a music playing device. What should I get?

i have narrowed it down to two choices - the Creative Labs Zen or a pink iPod, not the one with the metal back, but the slightly older one.

Without considering how many gbs it has, bias on iPods vs mp3 players, price and how current or old it is, and simply judging only on the device itself, which should i get?

Creative Labs Zen

http://reviews.cnet.com/mp3-players/creative-zen-4...

... Everyone should know what an ipod is right...

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I have an ipod. I got it for the storage. I'm not letting that bias me.

    RE: Creative:I like that it has the extras. On my other player (Creative Zen muvo tx fm), I liked the extra features. On the plus side, I believe that you don't have to d/l software, but just drag and drop music, right? I also like the voice recording and fm (and I'm not sure if this will record the radio, mind did. I didn't use it to get songs, but i would record a part of a song, and use that to find the song and get it later, very useful, so was the voice recording, tho it's not GREAT quality, it comes in handy if you have good earphones for lectures)

    From the review, I think you need to find a place that sells it and see if it feels "cheap" to you, otherwise, disregarding size/cost, I'd get that

    RE: Ipod: I got it because it was the cheapest for the storage. I use it like an external harddrive, and I d/l a third party app so I can add music on the fly. I also slammed my car door on it twice, and not a scratch (but it's scratched from the back with lots of minor scratched, dunno how that happened). I wouldnt run with it since it's harddrive based, you'll need a flash based mp3 player if you want to run, or else it's strictly for the gym. I've had panic attacks when my ipod would freeze for no apparent reason, and you have to look up on the website how to reset it.

    RE: both: get a good protective case, and check out if the battery on the creative is replaceable.

    Bottom line: I'm leaning toward the zen. Check out how to replace the battery, and if it seems like the zen is durable. But either way, I've had creative product (my <3, my first player) and the ipod, and I like both. I'm leaning toward the zen for the extras, which you will use, and the fact that I've had a good experience w/ the mp3 player. Then again, that could be because it was flash, not harddrive based.

  • 1 decade ago

    a pink ipod

    they work very well and dont even cost as much

    plus they have 4 more gigabytes than a regular 1

    plz answer my question

    its about ihomes connected 2 a plug

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