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QueenAdrock
11-13-2005, 05:30 PM
They have the 6GB ones on sale through Best Buy for $149. I thought it was a good deal for a brand-new MP3 player, but I wasn't sure if they'd have even better deals after Thanksgiving. Maybe I should wait and ask for it for Christmas. Or maybe I should get it now. They have them used on Ebay for $170, so I figured this was pretty good.

I dunno. :confused:
Bob
11-13-2005, 05:44 PM
i'm no expert, but that seems like a fantastic price to me. i think i paid $200 for mine (well, my parents did, it was a birthday present) and that was well worth it.
QueenAdrock
11-13-2005, 05:49 PM
Did you get the Zen Micro, or another type of MP3 player?
boys_beastie
11-13-2005, 05:54 PM
i have a zen touch and if micros are anything like touch then get it.
Bob
11-13-2005, 05:57 PM
Did you get the Zen Micro, or another type of MP3 player?

yeah, zen micro (5gb, too, so if you can get a 6 for less, do it)
TAL
11-13-2005, 05:57 PM
I have the 5GB Zen Micro and I like it.
QueenAdrock
11-13-2005, 06:03 PM
How the hell do you charge the battery, too? Do you have to buy a separate kit? It doesn't look like a normal double-A so I have no idea. :-/

And what about car accessories? I know the Ipod has a special FM Transmitter so you can listen to it through your radio. I haven't found anything on the Creative Website, but maybe I need to try harder.
TAL
11-13-2005, 06:04 PM
Doesn't the charger come in the box with the player? :confused:
QueenAdrock
11-13-2005, 06:06 PM
It says it comes with:

High-fidelity earphones
rechargeable lithium-ion battery
USB 2.0 cable
installation CD
quick start guide

So I don't know if that means "charger included."
Bob
11-13-2005, 06:10 PM
if i remember right, mine came with the charger included. i ordered mine from the creative website directly though, so who knows.

you don't need to replace the battery (to my knowledge, maybe at some point you do need to), you just recharge it. it takes 3 hours to recharge and the battery lasts for 12. easy as pie, just plug it in.
QueenAdrock
11-13-2005, 06:11 PM
Well, shit. I may just have to get this then.
Bob
11-13-2005, 06:16 PM
yeah, i haven't had any complaints with mine, it's very nice. my only warning is "don't drop it", because i did that once, and i had to send it in for repairs. i didn't drop it very hard, but it did land on a hard wood floor, so it landed just badly enough to break, apparently.

what's nice, though, is that even though that was technically not covered in the warranty (i read it, and the warranty doesn't cover it if it's your fault), they replaced it for free. so that was nice. they were very fast, too.

edit: oh, and i think i remember reading somewhere that it's not recommended that you use it for jogging or other strenuous physical activities. i forget why, but they said not to expose it to too much shock, or something. i like mine for my purposes though, i listen to it when i walk to class, while i study, at work, etc.
TAL
11-13-2005, 06:17 PM
It says "charger included" on my box, but not on the website. So that's weird. I also got a replacement battery, which might come in handy one day.
TAL
11-13-2005, 06:23 PM
Oooh, silly me. You can charge it with the USB cable.
QueenAdrock
11-13-2005, 06:33 PM
Hurray! Okay, I bought it. :)

$163 after taxes and shipping, I got the dark blue 6GB. Now I gotta find some sort of FM transmitter and ask for it for Christmas.
QueenAdrock
11-13-2005, 06:56 PM
Because I'm both partially broke, and I only have about 3 gigs of music. I don't even know if I'll be able to fill 6 gigs. 3,000 songs is a lot to me.
TurdBerglar
11-13-2005, 07:31 PM
sweet
King PSYZ
11-13-2005, 08:17 PM
YAY for the zen micro, I love mine. I use the USB to charge it when I go to work. I prbablly charge it once or twice a week and it's fine for my daily bike commute.
Documad
11-13-2005, 09:04 PM
Now, when you start listening to podcasts, let me know about good ones. Okay?

That thing looks awfully sweet. I'd need more memory though. :o
EN[i]GMA
11-14-2005, 05:13 PM
I think I'm going to spring for a 20 gig iRiver, as I have about 15 gigs of music.

But I've only listened to like a third of it.

I have a habit of just downloading music and never listening to it.
boys_beastie
11-14-2005, 05:28 PM
can you listen to casts on a creative??
TAL
11-14-2005, 05:41 PM
Yes.
jabumbo
11-14-2005, 11:06 PM
i love mine, until the stupid headphone jack starting being fussy. other than that, its great.
QueenAdrock
11-16-2005, 05:11 PM
I got it in the mail today. It seems pretty cool, but I can't try it out yet because the battery's still charging.

And oh yeah. I found out that after burning like 30 albums to my computer, they're in .m4a format and won't play on Creative...so do I have to reburn them or is there an easy way to get around that in ways of reformatting?
paulb
11-16-2005, 05:16 PM
i just got my iPod 60gb video today, but i had to fuckin pay 40 bucks to pick it up from the post office since i got it from ebay.... what a fuckin crock load of shit.... this really pisses me off. i still overall saved from buying it on ebay, than paying for it here in a store.