Registered: Oct 1999
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Hmm...

MiniJam and SoundsGood each hold 64 or 128 megs worth of mp3 files. Cost: ~$250.

The new Nomad Jukebox (www.nomadworld.com) holds 6 gigs--about 1500 songs worth--for twice the price in a very portable package that weighs under a pound.

Module, schmodule, IMHO...I don't know how these companies can realistically compete.

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Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Sydney Australia
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portability and size..... do I need to say more?
The Nomad Jukebox is as big (or bigger) as a portable CD-player....

I'm not saying that the Nomad is a bad product (au contraire) but it is marketed for a different market...
(more the Dianond Rio etc. market)

If you like the Nomad Jukebox you may also want to look into the portable CD/MP3 players. These players use CD's like a normal CDplayer but can also read CD-R(W)'s with MP3's... very cool stuff...

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Registered: Nov 1999
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On rechargable batteries the Nomad lasts 4 hours (4xAAA rechargables) on regualar alkalines (4xAAA) the nomad lasts 1.5 hours!!!!

i saw a good review on TechTV ...(formally ZDtv)

check out

http://www.freshgear.com

there should be a review there.

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Originally posted by Hoser_in_USA
On rechargable batteries the Nomad lasts 4 hours (4xAAA rechargables) on regualar alkalines (4xAAA) the nomad lasts 1.5 hours!!!!

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Registered: Jan 2000
Location: Twin Cities, MN
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Try jogging with Nomad. You'd have a crashed hard drive in minutes.

The Nomad is great, but it is not competing with solid-state memory MP3 players. And for $500, I'd rather just by a External Firewire drive that holds twice that amount. (just waiting for a Firewire port on my car stereo |

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Registered: Oct 1999
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You might want to consider the MTrip instead. I've been using mine for a little over a week, and I'm totally satified. It's a portable CD player that can play CD-R/WRs as well, so if you have a CD burner, you can put 650MB of music on a CD. The only drawbacks are the LCD display (is too small to show song titles; only track numbers), the small buttons, and the less-than-solid-looking construction. Despite the way it looks, it's a very solid player which I haven't been able to make skip yet. It could certainly stand up to jogging.

I got mine at the above link for $106, but it looks like EasyBuy's selling it for $98 now (I have no affiliation with the company. Granted, it doesn't store 6GB, but if bang for the buck is the primary consideration, CDs are a much better value for MP3 storage that memory-based units. I remain negative on MP3 springboards until I win the MiniJam.