iPod Mini vs. Zen Micro
 

Well, Im looking into buying a new mp3-player, and the choice is between the Zen Micro and iPod Mini (4GB version).

Now, I can get em for the exact same price of the net, but Im having a hard time making up my mind.

I know theres people on here from both sides of this conflict, and I would like to hear some pro's and con's for both of the players, before I make up my mind.

Thank you.

:EDIT: New contestant.

The Olympus m:robe also looks interesting, same price as the two others. Touch display and a 5Gb hdd. I hate tough decisions. annoy:

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:EDIT AGAIN: Useless information; The price is 226,90 USD, no shipping charges.

Micro.

Care to give a reason as to why, or is it as simple as that? eek:

I have a creative cheapy and I love it. The ipod your paying for name and shit.

Never heard of the other just "looks" pretty

Look her up, looks amazing and has almost the exact same things as the Zen.

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exactly - the ipod is a fashion accessory. Micro is the way to go.

http://www.creative.com/products/produc ... 0795&nav=1

This is a list of all the features im sure you will find handy, I have the zen touch 40gb but have used both a mini and a micro and found the micro to be better.

dont know anything about the other ... im fine with my micro. not going to vote tho.

THE MICRO! I love my micro soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much.

It has more space than the mini; the zen does come in a 6GB size...not sure if you were thinking about that either.

The zen micro feels really good in the hand. The menu options are great. Battery life...can't complain 1 bit. It looks cool biggrin: . The software that it comes with makes every sooooo easy when it comes to renaming songs and transfering music. I read somewhere that in a blind test, the creative players (and all of the other major competators--iRiver, etc.) beat out apple's ipods.

the only problem i had with my zen micro was that I wanted a case for it. So i bought this one: http://www.boxwave.com/products/armorca ... m#features It works like a charm.


If you have any questions about the zen micro, please just give me a PM or ask me here. I really love this player and would love to share its awesomeness with everyone else.

I think I can completely scratch the iPod from the list then. Now its just the Zen and the m:robe left. I really liked the look of the m:robe, and it had a really nice case to go with it aswell. Gaaah!, I think Im gonna go to bed now, and sleep on it... annoy:


:EDIT: This is the case I was on about.

[img]http://www.alfadigi.com/cgi-bin/catalog/images/tillb_case_mr-100.jpg[/img]

you might want to check CNET.com for the review on that player. I've never heard of it before, so check out and see what they think about it in their product review section.

http://www.boxwave.com/products/armorca ... m#features

Hey, that's cool! That would work great! Thanks for the heads up.

I dont have a real iPod...just a Shuffle. So far its great, had it for around five months already, and love how simple it is to control - I never take it out, always just reach in my pocket and thumb it out.

But then again, you're getting a Mini...

... now there are those assholes who buy the things to be fashionable and "chic", and others who buy just for the massive storage capacity.

Now, while it seems kinda ghey Im saying this without having one, I think you'll find Apple has awesome customer service. See, the fact that I had to go to customer service is a bad thing, but then again, their customer service was amazing. My Shuffle was having trouble turning on, so I emailed them, they send an email back at the end of the day, and told me to ship it out, which I packaged up the same night and delivered in the morning. Next afternoon, I get a brand spankiddy-dankiddy new one right on my doorstep. Best customer service ever - it was totally free, too.

was it coleman who made a zen micro case out of an empty altoids tin?

beer:

No way!! ed:
I had that idea for the iPod with the big tins, but that was just...an idea, since I didnt have one. Then I got the idea to put my Shuffle in one of those Altoid gum-tins (literally the same size as a Shuffle from the outside), but the curved insides kept me from getting it inside.

Derek is McGuyver fuck maple.

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No way!! ed:
I had that idea for the iPod with the big tins, but that was just...an idea, since I didnt have one. Then I got the idea to put my Shuffle in one of those Altoid gum-tins (literally the same size as a Shuffle from the outside), but the curved insides kept me from getting it inside.[/quote:99399]

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Thats so incredibly l33t...

I've got a collection of Altoid tins in my closet, maybe I can get a small hammer to ding out the inside curves to be more straight, so the Shuffle can fit right in..

...how'd/where'd you get the foam?

[quote="Doctor Duffy":60657]Thats so incredibly l33t...

I've got a collection of Altoid tins in my closet, maybe I can get a small hammer to ding out the inside curves to be more straight, so the Shuffle can fit right in..

...how'd/where'd you get the foam?[/quote:60657]i got the foam from packaging foam. I just cut it to the right dimensions. The inside lining is a rubber material that you line drawers with so things don't slide around.

awesome happy:

id love to have one of those during school...teachers think that its just mints...

fixed that link

that owns

the olympus m:robe doesn't seem like it got a great review:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Olympus_M_robe_ ... tag=viddet

I had a Zen micro, i loved it, the touch pad is kind of gay, if you have gloves on your basically fucked. But than i dropped it and it stopped working, and since theres a huge lack in accessories for it i bought an iPod with a shockproof case that can take a hard fall and still work. rock:

i'll never forgive you mwah: annoy:

biggrin:

..never mind gloves..I just got one and I can barely control the
fucker with my nekid thumb...ed: can you adjust the sensitivity?

Yeah u should be able to, on my touch its in settings, touchpad.


Creatives customer service is also supposed to be good, although there are quite a few fan/support sites around. nomadness.net is the one i use. I got a reply in minutes to try and help my problem.

Well, at the moment its leanign a lot towards the Zen Micro.
Fuck, I think Im gonna order it later today, so Ill have it soonish. biggrin:

the zen can also make voice and sound recordings, and the sound quality is crystal clear