Here they are...the Nomad Zen vs. the IPod. They're both beautiful...but the IPod is definitely cuter...and more fragile.
posted by Carolyn @ 9:47 AM
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Here they are...the Nomad Zen vs. the IPod. They're both beautiful...but the IPod is definitely cuter...and more fragile.
4 Comments:
Dwell magazine recently reviewed MP3 players. Their top pick was the ipod (not a huge surprise). But I can look up the article at home for you and tell you their opinions on the others. I hate the ipod battery issue too...seems like a scam of sorts-get you hooked in and then you have to continue to put money in their coffers for the batteries. But it is supposed to be the easiest to use-very intuitive and easy to manipulate. I'll look up that info and let you know.
I don't know anything about the Zen, so I can't help you much.
My bias is to steer away from the big commercially successful product. The battery scenario and that business about only using iTunes illustrate why I feel that way. When a company doesn't particularly need your business, they start to take advantage of you.
But my philosophy backfired on me when I bought a Rio Nitrus (another MP3 brand). I've had real problems because my computer refuses to cooperate with the Rio drivers. As a result, I haven't been able to manage the songs on my Rio for months. I think I may have to shell out the money to replace it with a different make.
So there you have it. My bias says, buy the Zen. My bad experience says, buy the iPod — it's a proven commodity.
Q
Here is what Dwell said about the Zen Micro---a bit different than the one you are interested in:
Expert opinion: There's no reason to even talk about the Zen Micro--it's just a bad version of the ipod. I couldn't get the menus to make sense to me. This is mimicking the walkman and what I thought is: the minute you are having to reach for a manual, you're screweed. You should be able to pick the thing up and get it to play music. I could get it to play, but it's got this weird menu button that is impossible to figure out.
What Dwell thinks: We were initially charmed by the Zen micro's wee appearance and rainbow of fruit flavors. However, after negotiating the user interface, we were slightly dismayed. the up down touch scroller is a poor substitute for the ipod's wheel, as it reacts a little too sensitively--while scrolling, it would often select things we didn't want. The removable battery, however, is a plus (especially if you pack a backup for that transpacific haul).
They also reviewed the Mica by Asono, the SV-SD 100V by panasonic, and the NW-HD3 by Sony. If you want Dwell's opinion on those I'd be happy to give them. In general, they seemed to like the other mp3 players more than the Zen.
I say go iPod, but that's just because I'm in league with The Man.
Love your lists, though!
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