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Creative zen micro...anybody have one?

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=nick=
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i'm looking to buy one, does anyone have it?? reviews??
Mar 19 2006 7:59PM
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SSteezle
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don't try and be different, buy an ipod
Mar 19 2006 9:11PM
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=nick=
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im not trying to be different ipods are more expensive
Mar 19 2006 9:55PM
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nickwm21
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i have the original zen 30gb... now i use it as an external drive becuase i have a ipod shuffle for music because its really cheep and small... there good if ur more computer literate and dont want to spend cash... u can do alot more things with it but the sound quality isnt as good as an ipod... I am really satisfied with my shuffle... everyone gives me shit becuase it can only hold 100 songs and there is no screen but who needs a screen when u can listen to the music to tell what song it is and who listens to more than 100 songs... personally right now there are like 7 songs im currently really into haha
Mar 19 2006 10:09PM
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=nick=
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i listen to more than 100 songs...but thanks for the input
Mar 19 2006 10:12PM
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campbell12
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i have one, it's not bad. i have the black faced one, 5gig. it works, just takes a bit to get used to. thing's a tank though. i've dropped it on the ground numerous times and it's not busted yet. i need an ipod though, i have way too much music.
Mar 19 2006 10:21PM
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campbell12
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i dunno, i'm sort of skeptical about bigger zen players. they weigh about 10 pounds, they're big in size, and my brother fried the hard drive in his like 3 weeks after he got it.
Mar 19 2006 10:40PM
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campbell12
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the batteries in the creatives last? that is my one complaint with the zen mirco. i can go about one album before the battery dies. i'm sure it's just mine though.
Mar 19 2006 10:43PM
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campbell12
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i wasn't being sarcastic, but alright.
Mar 19 2006 10:46PM
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Jib_This
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Stop fucking around and spend the extra $50 on an iPod. The zen micro might work OK as a player, but the catch is the software.

If you want a pretty well designed, easy way to load songs onto an MP3 player, iTunes kills it. If you want an easy, hassle free way to enjoy buying songs online, with no bullshit "subscription" issues, where you really actually OWN the songs you buy, iTunes kills it. If you want a music player that isn't full of crap, iTunes kills it, though the oldschool charm of WinAmp is still cool.

Basically, the iPod is just as good an MP3 player as a creative zen/micro (fuck off with the FM tuner/other garbage shit, none of you use it, so it's not an issue), and the software you need to use it is better than any other alternative.

Why be different and/or save $50 when you're better off spending the $50 now and enjoying a hassle-free portable MP3 player now, rather than spending $50 less and getting a player that isn't quite as good, with shitty software?
Mar 19 2006 10:56PM
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=nick=
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yeah sure too bad i never buy off itunes, i just borrow cd's. but yea. thanks.
Mar 19 2006 11:00PM
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nickwm21
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well when i had a 30 gig i had about 4000 songs on it but i had a playlist with the 30 that i just played... think about it... a normal person really only listens to 2 or 3 cds when there driving around in their car
Mar 19 2006 11:08PM
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Jib_This
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You forgot the part where I said "iTunes loads songs onto your iPod easier than anything else"

Oh, and, uh, it also rips CDs really well, and fast. So, again, iTunes helps you, and it doesn't take a degree in computer science with a minor in design to understand it and use it well.
Mar 19 2006 11:27PM
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Euphoric
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i have a zen micro and the program that came with it (there were actully two) is really easy to use
Mar 19 2006 11:28PM
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=nick=
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yea man i agree itunes kicks ass...but im diggin the creative.
Mar 19 2006 11:44PM
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IHOP
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Itunes is the shittest software i have ever encounterd. I wish they would just make a mp3 player that lets you click and drag all your shit like an external drive.
Mar 20 2006 11:00AM
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Snowcase
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yes it is shitty because it is made by apple. you can drag and drop any file onto a player if it is set up as a HD. It should show up in my computer
Mar 20 2006 11:10AM
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=nick=
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anyways i bought one. i'll let y'all know how it goes.
Mar 20 2006 11:19AM
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LC.
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My sister has one and I had an old Zen. As a player they're nice and e4asy to use, but you have to use Creative's shitty software to transfer files to and from it. Get an iRiver - www.iRiver.com - and you can just drag and drop files from it in Windows.
Mar 20 2006 11:50AM
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GANDALF
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nick quit being such a cheap ass ho, and get an ipod. like an older version ya fetus face
Mar 20 2006 5:27PM
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Grimace.
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i have the zen micro black 6 gb
its small then the ipod
bigger than the nano
built in fm tuner and microphone
hold alot of music
comes with better quality ear buds
doesnt convert ur files to poop(keeps them in mp3)
easy to use
cheaper than ipod
Mar 20 2006 5:31PM
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Grimace.
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and durable
i fall on it all the time and its still good
also the battery can be replaced withoug getting a new one so u can have mulitlple batteries. and they charge really quick, in about an hour charge i can go for about 6 hrs with the backlight off
Mar 20 2006 5:32PM
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KRASHED
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theres nothing wrong with the creative zen micro except im having a headphone jack problem at the moment and every once in a blue moon it will freeze up (iPods do it also). These things are very durable, ive dropped mine outta the van and outta my locker a couple times and it still works.
Mar 20 2006 5:47PM
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KillerMonkey
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i have a creative zen touch and this thing is a fucking rock. I have actually dented the case in about a cm in the back it still works perfectly. The 24hr battery life (actually around 20 for mine) is probably the best part. My friend has a zen micro and she says she likes it. Its cool because it has a removable battery so like you can carry 2 around and when yours completely dies you can replace it easily. Def a good buy in my opinion. Creative makes some good mp3 players, they're cheaper and dont have all that extra fluff though.
Mar 20 2006 6:09PM
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co_rider
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I have the zen micro photo 8gb, and I generally like it. It works great if you use a janus music service like rhapsody or napster. If you use one of those programs you can manage your music using the program instead of creative's shitty software. If you're just looking to play mp3's from cd's you ripped or downloaded it's nothing really special. The interface is nice and the touch pad is easy to use. I'd say if you want to use a windows/janus based music service this is the best microdrive player to get, otherwise you ought to take a look at an ipod or something like that. The ipod and the zen micro are both great music players, however, they have different strong points and weaknesses.
Mar 20 2006 6:12PM
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D^evils
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I have had both an Ipod 40 gig and a creative 20 gig and they both fried, i dont know why or how, but it happens sometimes, you cant say one does it more than another, cause in my case it happened to both, its just shit luck, do whatever you want...they were both good to me while they lasted
Mar 20 2006 6:14PM
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nickwm21
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thge creative software is just an explorer.. u open it like you do a external drive and there are 2 folders "music" and "data" JUST DRAG AND DROP
Mar 20 2006 8:56PM
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squibble
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the creative software is good enough, it works well, and the creative fits into and altoids case nicely
Mar 20 2006 8:59PM
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KillerMonkey
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actually my old iriver was just an extra harddrive on the computer. You could just drag and drop music files into there and it would play them. You could also put word documents on there and the player would display em so i used that to cheat on tests. But the downside is that you have to make all your own folders
Mar 20 2006 9:02PM
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LC.
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No, from what I remember from my Zen, you need to drag and drop, then add all the files to the database, which was an extra annoying step that I'd forget about a lot of the time. iRivers work as external hard drives, which means true drag and drop and you can navigate by whatever folder structure you make.
Mar 20 2006 11:29PM
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=nick=
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sweet thanks guys. i just picked a 5 gig off ebay in excellent condition for 100 bucks
Mar 21 2006 12:00AM
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=nick=
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well ive heard from a lot of ppl theyre really solid and from others they break easily. wats the deal?
Mar 21 2006 1:35PM
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GANDALF
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the deal is they suck a big fat black one. drop that piece of shit and get an ipod.
Mar 21 2006 4:56PM
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=nick=
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jesus christ. get a life doug.
Mar 21 2006 8:30PM
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GANDALF
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yeah okay i'll get a life mr. 2538 posts. ooohhh pwnt. haha just playin nick. still though. ipods>zen micro
Mar 21 2006 11:30PM
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masterexploder
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how bout you two get a room
Mar 22 2006 12:03AM
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=nick=
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how bout stfu ben. we kno wat u and alex do after smoking weed.
Mar 22 2006 12:05AM
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lalalalaura
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they BREAK.
don't bother.
Like, initially they're rad...but... well. more than a few people i know including myself have had them just completely commit suicide and cease working.
Mar 22 2006 12:09AM
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=nick=
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wierd....2 ppl said they were super solid. im guna make a case for em out of altoids anyways
Mar 22 2006 12:38AM
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GANDALF
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yo ben i wouldnt tell us to get a room after what we did last night...i had to wash my sheets bro.
Mar 22 2006 12:42PM
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Dirac
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Ive owned 2 ipods and 3 creative zens

the ipods both just died and apple did not warranty them. they also dont have changable batterys, so you cant have continuis playback

my zens have lasted through so much shit (i was so irresbonsible with them) one survived a drop down my school stairs, one survived a trip through the washingmachine.

only one broke due to moisture from leaving it in my coat outside in -30 weather, and creaative warrantied it, the other one got stolen . now i have the mircophoto 8GB and i love it, the software is easy to use and you dont need to use that subscription service shit.

Basically the ZEN has much beter customer service and there arent gay things like sending it in when the battry dies
Mar 23 2006 12:06AM
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Powforbreakfast.
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i have a microphoto 8 gig it OWNS
picture quality is amazing
i have pics of me skiing switch on it so when someone at school talks smack about skiing i just whip it out and i'm like WHAT BITCH
Mar 23 2006 12:10AM
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Powforbreakfast.
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oh yeah, and screw the software, i NEVER installed any of it... just plug in the usb cable and drag your songs onto it, never had a problem with mine
Mar 23 2006 12:13AM
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=nick=
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sweet sounds delicious. mine should arrive at my house within a week. and think_snow...are the three zens you've had the zen micros? thanks
Mar 23 2006 10:14AM
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Dirac
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two of them were micro's my current is a microphoto
Apr 3 2006 11:43PM
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=nick=
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sweet anyways i got it and its sick so far.
Apr 3 2006 11:45PM
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twinturboz9
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umm if you knew anyhting about an ipod you would know you can put it into disk mode and it shows up just like an external drive and you can click and drag shit in with the exeception of songs. although the battery blows while wathing videos on my ipod i honestly need the 40 gigs of space and it is great for a long day of skiing. just make an incredibly long playlist and put it on shuffle... then you have fresh tunes all day long. that my 2 cents though.
Apr 4 2006 12:38AM
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