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60G Nomad Zen vs. The iPod
war3rd writes "According to an article in BetaNews, Creative is going to be releasing an upgraded Nomad Zen at the end of the month that is not only larger than the iPod, but cheaper too. At $400 for 60G ($100 less than the 30G iPod), the new Zen will sport more features, although it may be slightly larger than the newer generation of iPods. I have been putting off buying an MP3 player until I felt that the arms race was settling down, but the new Zen is making my mouth water. So what does the /. community think, are Creative and Apple going to be the top players in this arena? Is it time I jumped onto the bandwagon? One thing is for certain, I am going to be watching the reviews closely."
You can't charge through USB 2.0, as it's not powered. Apple's version of USB 2.0 for their Windows iPods comes with a seperate cable just for powering. So in other words, USB 2.0, even though it's faster than FireWire, still kinda sucks in comparison.
iPod sports AAC. That's the kicker. I'd rather have quality than quantity.
Well, all the testing I've seen says AAC sounds worse then MP3, not better. Not that apple zelots would notice..
autopr0n is like, down and stuff.