Jukebox Zen combines power, great price
Source: CNN.com
L33tdawg: I'd rather get a PS2 actually *grin*
If I could only get one gift this holiday, Creative's Nomad Jukebox Zen would be it.
Slick, functional and easy to use, this gadget's 20-gigabyte hard disk can hold up to 5,000 MP3 songs, and you can bump that up to 8,000 tunes using Windows Media Audio formats. The Creative PlayCenter 3 software that accompanies the player can be a bit buggy, but once you get it going, it lets you easily convert CD tracks to MP3s, create playlists and move files from your computer to your player with the click of a button.
The Zen's silver case doesn't have the milky white hipness of Apple's iPod jukebox. And this unit is bulkier than an iPod -- not really meant to fit in your front pocket.
But the $299 price after a $50 mail-in rebate is about $200 less than an iPod. I would definitely be willing to part with a little style to save a few bucks.
