MP3 Jukeboxes

[Hexidecimal]

I'm looking to buy one and I'm not sure what I'm really looking for. I know everyone is nuts for the iPod. They're pretty expensive for a 20 gig jukebox. I've got it narrowed down to a 20 gig iPod, a 40 gig Creative Zen NOMAD and a 15 gig Dell DJ.

A lot of places recommend the Dell over the Zen but I'm kind of wary of anything that says Dell on it.

Has anyone used any of the above players? Any recommendations?

 

[ScottJC]

well i'd probably go for the 40gb one just because its 40gb... 40gb is quite a bit more than both 15 gb and 20, then again, it depends on the price and the looks of the things I guess.

Wehay, 1,100 posts

 

[sheik124]

get the 15 GB dell jukebox, it is the EXACT SAME player as the Zen (been confirmed quite a couple of times, i think anandtech did an article on this topic) and is availible for 149 from dell now, great deal IMO
some of the samller HD-based players are nicer, like the Nomad Muvo2 4gb, it can be had for 185 from newegg, and the iPod is cheaper from apple.com when you use educational discounts

 

[Hexidecimal]

i read that anandtech article, they do say its pretty much the same player, I was thinking about going for the 20 gig model of the dell actually, oh yeah, the zen apparently has problems copying large numbers of files.

 

[sheik124]

a friend of mine has the Zen Xtra, personally i think its an ugly piece of shit, the Dell DJ 15 gb is awesome, and at only 149 there is no arguing with the deal