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Newest iPod vs. the Nomad Zen NX?

Posted by Cliff on from the dollars-and-decibels dept.

flyingember asks: "I am considering purchasing an iPod, since they are so cool looking. I then came across the new Nomad Zen NX. Size isn't an issue, my current MP3 player being a MP3-CD player. The big thing is price. In the US the 30GB Zen costs $300, the 30GB iPod costs $500. Or you can get a 10GB iPod for $300 or a 20GB Zen for $250 on the low end. Has the iPod got better design and layout of controls to make the price difference worth it?"

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  1. iPod is sexier by PeteyG · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Nomad is cool and all. And I'd be proud to own one. And it is kinda cheaper. I would recommend it to others! And even myself perhaps if I didn't already own a 3rd gen iPod.

    But iPod is smaller, lighter
    It's way more stylish (aka chicks dig it)
    It's got a slick interface with a really nice screen
    You can play solitaire on it gosh darn it!!!

    Okay, I'm just trying to defend my impulse 400 (USD) purchase.

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    1. Re:iPod is sexier by zaad · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's way more stylish (aka chicks dig it)

      *shaking head* You'd have better luck spending the extra $200 you saved on hookers if that's what's important to you.

    2. Re:iPod is sexier by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Did you know that a chick digging you is different from fucking a prostitute?

    3. Re:iPod is sexier by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Totally untrue.

      $200 spent on a prostitute is a one shot deal, once it's spent, it's gone.

      $200 invested in something that girls, for whatever stupid reason, will sleep with you for, or be more likely to sleep with you, will pay dividends for at least 6 months. 6 months is how long it will take for that item to be deemed out of style by women's magazines, to be replaced by something more expensive.

      It is expensive, no doubt, to keep up, but if you're smart, it's way cheaper than hookers. And who knows, you might discover a girl with a brain under all that status and resource seeking instinct.

      Don't even try to tell me that a) you're female on /. b) you're male but uninterested in getting chicks to fuck/dig you c) you're male, but married and thus totally satisfied d) you're male but would trade a sex life for a really economical and functional music player.

    4. Re:iPod is sexier by Jucius+Maximus · · Score: 2, Funny
      "Don't even try to tell me that... you're male but would trade a sex life for a really economical and functional music player."

      Perhaps you have forgotten that this is slashdot...

    5. Re:iPod is sexier by Registered+Coward+v2 · · Score: 2, Funny

      you're male but would trade a sex life for a really economical and functional music player

      Not sure - I need to know what a sex life is and what I can do with it before deciding...

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  2. vorbis! by austad · · Score: 2, Funny

    Where the hell is the vorbis support?!?!?!??!?

    Dammit, all I want is something as cool as the ipod, but with vorbis.

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  3. Re:Hold out for the Rio Karma / Pearl by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    shipping in October

    Yeah, along with Duke Nukem Forever, and Doom 3 on the Indrema. You can buy an ipod NOW.

  4. It's funny cos it's true by darnok · · Score: 2, Funny

    Please, Apple, build in Vorbis support for your iPod. I have 30Gb of my own (i.e. not downloaded) Vorbis files, and am putting off buying a portable player in the hope that you'll come through.

    Think of it: no licence fees, and *one* extra sale guaranteed!