Creative Technology Nomad Jukebox (20 GB) MP3 Player

Pros: Large drive space, relatively easy to use, lots of features
Cons: Update caused firewire link to go down

Yusakugo has a very comprehensive review of the Nomad ... I don't know how much more I can expound on it, at least on the technical side of things.

I will venture to give you my $0.02 worth on my personal experience based on using it in...

Pros: Big capacity, excellent sound, great battery life, rugged construction, Fast Firewire transfers
Cons: Difficult (proprietary) software, Not-yet-ready-for-primetime firmware, Needs to be reset often

I got my Nomad 3 directly from Creative Labs, $400, forgoing cheaper distributors to get quick delivery. I've had a good experience with the player, but the jukebox could be made greater if Creative Labs listens to its users and uses our experience to...

Pros: 20-40GB Hard Drive, decent nagivations, Dual LiIon batteries, large LCD, much more
Cons: Expensive, size, navigation, other minor points.

Not to be outdone by the current offerings by Archos, Apple, and SonicBLUE, Creative has updated its vernable Nomad Jukebox series... and update them Creative did! Currently the third generation of Hard Drive based MP3 players, the Jukebox 3 is one of...

Pros: Dual Interfaces, Dual Battery Capability, up to 40GB.
Cons: No USB 2.0 support, still bulky, should have a charging dock bundled.

After being rather disappointed with the Rio Riot jukebox, due to its rather bulky design and non-removable rechargeable battery, I decided to have a look at the Creative Nomad Jukebox 3 instead. Another reason is that Rio Riot only offers a USB 1.1...

Pros: Storage Space, Sound Quality, Feel, Interface, 2 Battery Slots, Windows 98 Compatible, Good Price
Cons: A Little Big, Firewire Doesn't Carry Power, A Little Nervous About Support Options

The Nomad Jukebox 3 is a great player for those who need the best in MP3 but if you are not into playing with digital music look elsewhere.

At first glance, the Jukebox 3 looks like a portable CD player. Although once you open this device up...

Pros: Quick menus, fast firewire txfr, long battery life, good sound.
Cons: no remote, no case, no spare batt, steep learning curve.

For me, it's been a long affair with this company and this product. I bought my first Nomad Jukebox back in Nov 2000 and have been hooked on portable music players ever since. I won't bore you with the history of the product but lets just say I was an...

Pros: 20Gb of storage, looks like a Discman from afar
Cons: Looks like a Discman from afar, software is bad

Background
I purchased a Creative Nomad Jukebox 3 (20Gb version) on a lark in late January of 2003. I had been planning on purchasing a hard-drive based jukebox for quite a long time, and was really just waiting for the opportunity. I have...

Pros: large amount of storage
Cons: bulky

If you are considering a large storage mp3 player than I would definitely recommend the nomad jukebox. With 20GB of space available the nomad is able to hold enough music for vacations, road trips, or to act as a hard drive to store your mp3 collection....

Pros: storage capacity, sound, ease of navigation
Cons: freezes, overpriced accessories

I am in my car a good 12 hours a week, so I bought this jukebox to keep me company. I can create a long playlist and sit back and enjoy the drive. As someone who is not particularly computer savvy, I found the set-up to be relatively simple, although I...

Pros: Holds an incredible amount of music!
Cons: Battery Life

This MP3 player has a crazy amount of space on it for whatever music you want to put on. Hold over 1000 songs! The program it comes with makes life easy for putting new songs onto it and also naming them is as simple as pie. (3.14) The quality of...

Pros: Great sound, good battery life, vastly improved user interface
Cons: same crummy software

I purchased a Creative Nomad III 20Gb player as a replacement for a previous generation model (the o ...

Pros: 20GB Hard Drive, incredible sound.
Cons: Bulky, no FM tuner, short battery life.

Since the inception of the Nomad Jukebox by Creative, the product has been a success, primarily because there are people out there that have a gigantic collection of audio files. But for those who are looking for even greater capacity out of any...

Pros: Storage works as promised, sound is good
Cons: big, big, big, not much bundled with it, scratches easy, no USB 2.0

I did lots of research before pulling the trigger on a JB3. Paid about $220 delivered, after rebate. Sounds great, the transfer works as promised (although it would be nice if it were recognized as a hard drive instead of needing to be accessed through...

Pros: Sturdy, Fast
Cons: Too big

This nomad is a good MP3 player I have had it for about 10 months and I have like 150 cds on it. It is sturdy and reliable but it is just too big. I bought it for about 300.00 and now I guess you can get it cheaper. It is rather easy to download music...

Pros: Easy Navigation, Huge Hard Drive, Smaller Than A CD Player
Cons: Sound Is Awful, Kind Of Heavy, Not Cheap

Don't you want a mp3 player that produces decent sound for a high price? Well this mp3 player has bad sound and just isn't for me. It has very bad bass, sound production, and it crackles a lot. Mabye mine is just desinfective with the sound output or...