Posted 27 April 2009 - 07:28 AM
ok.. time for a review of 3 new mp3s ever since i lost my precious C. Zen
Creative Zen x-fi mp3 8gig w/o wireless $129.99
specs taken from creative.com
Battery Life2: Up to 36 hours audio, 5 hrs video
Video Playback Formats: MJPEG, WMV9, MPEG4-SP3, DivX3 4/5 and XviD3
Audio Playback Formats: MP3, WMA, Non-protected AAC4 (.m4a) from iTunes® Plus, WAV (IMA ADPCM), Audible 4
Photo Formats Supported: JPEG (BMP/ GIF / PNG / TIFF)5
Battery: Built-in Li-ion battery
FM Radio: 32 preset stations
EQ Settings: 8 presets and 5 band custom EQ
Organizer: Calendar, Contact, Task List
Voice Recording: Yes
Connectivity: USB 2.0
the sound quality is clear, but imo it's just as good as the zune, ipod, or sansa.
the x-fi only boost the sound quality a bit, however, i didn't really notice much of a difference to be honest. only reason i got it was 'cus of the x-fi and that i was digging the audio track they had on the website, thinking all my audio tracks' quality would sound similar to it. wrong! ahah
next, the black buttons are kind of user-intuitive, but i normally use only the bottom 3 (previous, pause/play, forward). for some reason the play button sometimes work once and sometimes u gotta push a couple times for it to work. maybe it's just only with my mp3. Without the head phone, the sound is just loud enough from a short distance. good luck hearing much of anything if you're playing it in a park w/ other background noises.
also, i didn't bother with the usage of calender/contact/task list 'cus you have to import it from outlook.
Zune 30 gig
* Supported Standards: WMA, AAC, MP3
* Battery Average Life: 14 Hours
* Width: 7.44 inches
* Depth: 0.6 inches
* Height: 7.44 inches
* Weight: 5.01 pounds
* Tuner Technology: Digital
* Radio Bands Supported: FM
* Media Type: Hard disk drive
* Audio Input: None
* audio_output_mode: Stereo
* equalizer: Yes
This thing has a really nice audio sound when listened with the headset on. One thing to notice is that in order to continue the track from where u've left off, you have to push the back arrow button. i guess that's the only con for me. As for pro, the software is user-friendly. i can drag & drop audio tracks and create playlists from my computer and sync it onto the zune, nothing complicated.
Sansa sandisk c240 1gig mp3 refurb v2 (<-- darn)
specs taken from amazon.com
# Music file formats: MP3, WMA, WAV, protected WMA DRM
# Image file formats: JPEG, TIFF, PNG, BMP, GIF
# Slideshow functionality: Yes
# Radio modulator: FM tuner
# Radio presets: 20 programmable
# Recording: On the fly FM radio recording; external audio recording via microphone
# Memory: 1 GB built-in flash
# Capacity: Up to 500 songs at 64 kbps
# EQ settings: Normal, rock, jazz, classical, pop presets; one customizable EQ
# External media: MicroSD cards via MicroSD slot
# PC connectivity: Via USB 2.0
# Power supply: Rechargeable, removable lithium-ion battery
# Requirements: Windows XP with SP1, Windows Media Player 10 or greater, a CD-ROM drive, open USB 2.0 port for complete functionality
# Color: Black
it would be nice if it came with a v1. but anyways, here are the cons: 1/ the ugly alligator logo display whenever its turned on. 2/ this thing doesn't work too well with lots of movements. sometimes a little shake could switch it to recording mode. 3/ u have to use a program called 'shoqbuddy' along with manually add&drop for it to work.
pros: it works and it's cheap- about 1/10 the cost of my zune. furthermore, i can manually replace the battery whenever, which is something that's hard to do with other mp3s.
overall, i wouldn't really recommend it unless you want something verry affordable and don't mind doing the extra-steps that's shortly mentioned above.
Same color too! 
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