Creative Labs NOMAD II MG 64 MB MP3 Player Blue with Docking Station

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Blaster Disaster

Item listed was not available (substitute was suggested)

A Rocky Start, But An Awesome Player

Cheap components make a cheap finished product

Great unit, if it doesn't break on you!

Creative Labs NOMAD II MG 64 MB MP3 Player Blue with Docking Station

Manufacturer: Creative Labs
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Up to 64 MB | Flash Drive-Based | MP3 Players | Audio & Video | Categories | Electronics
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Product Features:

64 MB of internal memory with 1 SmarkMedia card slot

Record from your personal CDs or download from the Internet; can also record voice

FM tuner with 20 programmable stations

Comes with folding headphones, a USB docking station, rechargeable batteries, and an AC adapter

Compatible with PCs and Macs

ASIN: B00004XOYC

Product Description

Sleek, compact and cool, NOMAD II MG doesn't just look good but is built to enhance your digital lifestyle. Dance to crystal clear, CD quality audio for hours without missing a beat. Make real-time FM radio and voice recordings. With the EL backlit LCD, you'll have no hassles operating your NOMAD II MG even on your late nights out. Keep up-to-date with the latest audio technology. Play your favorite MP3 music now but NOMAD II MG is versatile enough to support future audio compression standards and also WMA (Windows Media Audio) management technology.The USB docking station is included. The EAX Time-Scaling supports up to 1.5x faster or 0.5x slower playback speed for voice. It also supports real-time recording from any FM station. The NOMAD II Manager software allows you to manage, access, upload, and download content to your player in seconds. The Creative Digital Audio Center by MusicMatch allows users to encode, decode and archive high quality MP3 files and Windows Media files. It also allows users to convert an unlimited number of CD tracks and compile them according to preferences. The SSFDC (Solid State Floppy Disk Card) compliant SmartMedia flash memory card allows audio content to be swapped with other SSFDC compliant devices without the need for reformatting. The SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative) ready device ensures listeners play digital music in secure formats.

Amazon.com Product Description

If you've been waiting for the cost of digital music technology to come down and the amount of memory to come up, now is the time to take a look at the Creative Labs Nomad II MG. This player features 64 MB of built-in memory plus a SmartMedia slot for an additional 128 MB. That means you'll get hours of playing time, plus lots of features and an FM radio tuner to boot.

With digital music players, memory is the key to a long-lasting and hassle-free relationship. The players store music on flash memory chips, so you won't have to worry about skipping or your music degrading over time. Flash memory means you can also record over and over again with no loss of sound quality. But building memory into these chips costs money, and up until recently you were lucky to get an hour of music in an affordable player.

The Nomad II MG's built-in 64 MB memory means you won't have to invest in additional memory immediately. If you do decide you need more playing time, you can choose from SmartMedia cards in a range of sizes and prices. The tiny cards easily slide into the back of the player and require no configuration or extra power to use (check out our selection of SmartMedia cards).

With the rapid pace of technological developments, Creative Labs has also made the Nomad II MG upgradeable using software that can be downloaded from their Web site. Creative Labs also complies with Digital Rights Management, which means that, to prevent copyright violations, you can't upload certain files from your player to another device.

Linking your Nomad II MG up to your computer is easy using the included docking station. The USB interface means you'll spend only seconds downloading files, using either MP3 or Windows Media Audio (WMA) formats. Turning your CDs into digital audio files is simple with the included Creative Digital Audio Center software.

If you do get tired of your playlist, the Nomad II MG allows you to switch at the touch of a button to FM radio. The player's 32 station presets save time fiddling with the tuner and you can even record from the radio with the player's built-in microphone. The microphone can also be used to record memos or conversations at one of two speeds. A 64 MB SmartMedia card will hold up to four hours of voice recording.

You can view track information on the LCD display, which is backlit for easy viewing in dim light. The Nomad II MG runs for up to 10 hours on two AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries, and comes with a case.

For an affordable and versatile introduction into the world of digital music, you can't beat the Nomad II MG.

Customer Reviews:

Blaster Disaster.......2003-06-22

Once upon a time, a boy bought a Nomad II MG player and he was rightly happy. He had just obtained a piece of technology that would hopefully give him countless hours of crystal clear music and many excellent features.

Then one day things started to go wrong...

After purchasing the docking station to accompany this cool MP3 player (which took several weeks to order in as the boy lived in the Middle East where it wasn't in stock) he quickly took it home to try it out. It didn't work. So he took it back to the shop where, thus was the staff's confidence in the product, they proceeded to plug it into every power outlet available (into which their own devices were plugged and working perfectly) to ensure that it wasn't the fault of the socket - alas to no avail.

Finally they conceded there was a problem so the docking station COMPLETE WITH THE PLAYER had to be sent to Singapore for a 3 month warranty draining vacation during which the boy had no use of the player.
It came back apparently working fine.
A while later the unfortunate boy noticed some annoying background noise during operation and so the player had to be handed in for repair again. This time they managed to fix it without sending it to Singapore and for that the boy was grateful.

HOWEVER

Not long after THAT the docking station again stopped functioning correctly and the boy was informed that it would again have to be sent to Singapore this time at his own expense!

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I have written to Creative America, Asia and Europe and the management here in Dubai. NOTHING positive or helpful has been done. During the player's globetrotting I had no use of it and whilst it was working I NEVER used it in any strenuous situation. It was never mistreated and yet it still broke. How can this be called, "Music on the Go"? I propose a change to the more honest, "Fuzzy noise on the Go" as anything else is basically false advertising.

Yes the warranty has expired but only because it spent three months of its warranty period in Singapore. I have not been shown any kind of empathy and I recommend that people rethink before purchasing. Companies like IRiver offer SUPERB MP3 players (Several of my friends have purchased them).
I do not expect to pay the kind of money I paid and be told that I'll have to dish out more money in order to get it fixed. If Creative had their way, my MP3 player would soon rack up more air miles than I have.
On principle I'd rather throw it away and buy a new device from another company even if it cost more than the proposed repairs.

Though this is only one person's tale of woe, my point is this:

With a big company like Creative, some products will inevitably have problems. Some customers such as myself may even be unfortunate enough to experience several problems. I can deal with that. What I can't deal with is the complete lack of customer care and the non-existent technical support I have been offered. Creative America and Europe wrote back immediately saying I was not under their jurisdiction. Creative Asia have not written back 3 weeks down the line.

They like to waste your time at Creative.

HIT THE BACK BUTTON AND BUY SOMETHING ELSE!

Item listed was not available (substitute was suggested).......2002-05-08

I was looking forward to the blue product and paid for expedited shipping, but was informed by the seller that only silver was available until the middle of next week. I would be cautious about this seller because inventory needs to be more accurate.

A Rocky Start, But An Awesome Player.......2002-01-02

I received my Nomad as a christmas gift, though it didn't work right out of the box. After calling Creative a few times, I finally got through(If you have to call them make sure to call about 15 mins before they close because you have to answer a bunch of questions). They told me that the rechargeable batteries that came with the player might have been totally dead. So I tried putting some normal alkaline batteries in, it finally worked!! By the way, if you have to do this be careful not to leave the alkaline batteries in too long or else the dock will start to charge them. But, I still can't get the rechargeables to work(Creative said by putting them in the player and taking in and out of the dock they will get charged enough to be recognized by the dock and computer), so you can buy a charger for them or just buy some rechargeable batteries. Besides the batteries not working(that's why I took off a star, actually A 1/2) this is a great player. It displays the song title, lights up, has an equalizer, and just looks cool and is smaller than I thought. But, make sure you read the instructions to figure out all the cool features.

Cheap components make a cheap finished product.......2001-12-06

I've had this player out of the box for about three hours and the battery contacts already broke off. I had a really hard time getting it to work in general, the docking station appeared dead because of the loose battery connection in the player (the station is not USB powered, it requires the batteries in the player to work). The documentation on the Nomad site leaves much to be desired, as does the troubleshooting in the back of the paper manual. I got it to work by putting regular AAA batteries in as they're a fraction of a mm bigger than the rechargables included with the product. I transfered one file to the player and it was really fast, about 5 seconds for a 7MB file. The play back sounded great too. But unfortunately I wasn't satified with having it work using my TV remote batteries, I wanted it to work using the rechargables it came with. I decided to bend the prong out a bit to improve the connection, but everytime I stuck the battery in it just went back to it's original position no matter how careful I was. After the fourth time the prong just snapped off. Not wanting to wait until the product is back in stock for a replacement and definitely not wanting Creative to replace it with a refurbished one (it's 3 hours old, if I wanted a refurbished one that's what I would have purchased to begin with), I decided to put my electrical engineering training to use and took it apart to see if anything could be rigged short of soldering the contact prong back on. I can't believe how cheaply this thing is made, it's components belong in a $10 toy, not a $200 gadget. No dice with the repair either, but it was really easy to take apart which was a bonus. If you take one apart be sure to remove the flash card if you have one in, otherwise it will be difficult to put back together.

The outside is really sweet looking, and it works great if you can get it to work, but over all it's just cheaply made and doesn't have what it takes. I'm sad that i've wasted my time and money. Too bad I'm not quite girly enough to be pleased with just the pretty casing.

Great unit, if it doesn't break on you!.......2001-11-14

We bought two. One for the Best Man and one for the Maid of Honor at our wedding. The units were getting rave reviews until one broke. It didn't even last a month, and now Creative refuses to replace or repair it. This has been going on for over a month now and no action on has been taken Creative's part, except to refuse to provide any support. Given the opportunity I would buy, and recommend to you, someone else's product based upon the support we have recieved.

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High performance and advanced technology collide for the ultimate visual experience. As a creative professional, achieving the ultimate in precision, color and clarity is paramount to creating stunning images, designing functional 3-D representations, laying out eye-pleasing publications or developing true-to-life animations. The Mitsubishi Diamond Pro series, a dynamic duo of flat-screen CRT monitors from the color expert and CRT technology innovator, dazzle your eyes with superior screen performance and bring your graphical imagination to life.With its superior screen display and dynamic cabinet design, the 19" (18" viewable) Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB CRT monitor brings you to the forefront of technology. This model's flat screen provides high resolution, while reducing glare, and NaViSet software allows you to adjust screen settings using your mouse and keyboard.

Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB - Display - CRT - 19" - 1920 x 1440 / 73 Hz - 0.24 mm - VGA

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Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB - Display - CRT - 19" - 1920 x 1440 / 73 Hz - 0.24 mm - VGA

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An Excellent Camera

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Manufacturer: Nikon
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Compatible w/AF Nikkor Lenses and Nikon Lenses w/F-mount

Manual, shutter priority, aperture priority, bulb exposure modes

Matrix, center-weighted, spot metering

Exposure compensation; depth of field preview

Self timer; multiple exposure

ASIN: B0001LH5FQ

Product Description

Full set of features to fulfill the needs of beginner to advanced user. Solid construction; durable product.

Customer Reviews:

An Excellent Camera.......2007-09-08

The Nikon 8008s is a camera that was before it's time when it was released, and is still ahead of it's game. If not for the wide acceptance of digital SLR's, this camera would still be going VERY strong. It has a max shutter speed of 1/8000th of a second (what can't you capture with those speeds), super quite focusing drive, quick response from the photographers touch, and that typically nikon smooth shutter. You won't find a better camera out there!

Don't just take my word for it, read all about it at dcResource(d>o>t)com

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Manufacturer: Lancast Inc.
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Customer Reviews:

Not a great camera, but good for r/c airplanes.......2007-03-01

This has too poor a resolution for family photos, but it's great for putting in an r/c airplane and doing aerial movies. I put a 1GB SD card in it for lots of video time, but for some reason, the camera is limited to about 12 minutes (120 MB) at a time. So I get about 7 flights worth of video on the camera before I have to dump it to the laptop (using a USB stick that reads SD cards). The focus ring is very loose and flimsy, but you can set it with scotch tape. I gutted the unit to get the space and weight down, and only used the software to set webcam mode to set the lens for a long focal length. Also wired it to run off external power (can run 5vdc to the USB or 3vdc to the battery terminals.) There's plans on rc-universe and rc-groups to program a PIC chip to make the shutter servo-controlled.

Surprised by picture quality.......2007-01-04

I got the newest version of the Aiptek Pencam SD and I was pleasantly surprised by the picture quality. The only thing I think could be improved on is the door to the battery/SD card compartment. It is very flimsy and could break off easily. (I would have given it 5 stars if not for that.) Other than that, for the price ($19.95 with a free 128 MB secure digital memory card) I think it is a great camera. Even indoor pictures came out good as long as you have overhead lighting turned on. All in all, this is a very small, easy to use, portable little camera that is great for throwing in your purse or briefcase.

Not bad for $50 (refurbished).......2005-01-22

I lost my Kodak and had no choice but to use this one as a backup for hiking photos. Photos came out well:

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Great little camera.......2003-03-07

For the money this little camera is really great! It takes excellent 1280x960 (1M) still pics and the webcam is also very good. It comes with 8M which will hold about 40 pics. A lot of people will have problems with one thing: the camera, like most webcams, DOES NOT have auto-focus. The focus MUST BE set manually to get good pics. For closeup (less than 5') you need to set it all the way to the right. For everything else, all the way to the left. The only other thing is that is has no flash but with a camera this size its to be expected. The software works great an XP. This company (Aiptek) is getting better all the time. This is one of their latest offerings.

Avoid this poorly made product........2003-01-04

Received it as a present. Had no problems with the software or drivers (other than it could be slightly better to use). Without an SD card it's pretty worthless, almost no memory. So figure that you'll need to spend as much on a memory card as you do on the camera. The picture quality is decent, low light is horrible, but that much is expected for the price. HOWEVER, after 1-2 weeks of minimal use the camera is now in a continual reboot mode where even the slightest movement causes it to power off and on over and over. This is without dropping it or damaging it in any way. Customer support is fairly useless and non-responsive. Avoid this clunker.

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Expand a SD4500 phone system base with handset to the bedroom, kitchen, den or any part of your home or office with this expansion handset! You get cordless convenience and a phone with advanced features like caller ID with visual call waiting, hands-free intercom, and a 50 name phone book - without installing a phone jack! Wireless; no additional phone jacks required Caller ID with Visual Call Waiting lets you see incoming callers name and number before you answer 50 name phone book Assign different ring tones to numbers stored in your phone book Trilingual display (English, Spanish or French) 10 speed dial presets let you assign short cuts to frequently called numbers 2.4 GHz Digital provides great range and audio performance Does not interfere with wireless home networking Fading LCD display dims when phone enters standby mode Long battery life (up to approximately 6 hours talk time, approximately 6 days standby time) Whats Included Handset Charger AC Adapter Belt Clip Users Manual

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Overall, bad... But for a keychain camera... ehhh....

Mini Camera

This product sucks!

Terrible

DO NOT BUY!!!

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Manufacturer: Innovage
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Customer Reviews:

Overall, bad... But for a keychain camera... ehhh...........2007-08-16

It is what it is first of all: a key chain. This is far from anything in the mega pixel range and I'm sure the lens is cheap plastic. The software sucks and I recommend 3rd party drivers. It will not take pictures indoors AT ALL, they turn out completely black. However, it is nice to have on your key chain to snap a quick picture if you're in a hurry. It could compete with some bad camera phone's quality. Don't take important photos, just quick things you don't have a better camera for at the moment. It's sort of like a post-it note vs a high quality notebook. For writing an essay, a post-it note wont do the job. What post-it notes are good for are quick jotting down and thats sort of what this camera is. Over $15, ripoff. Under $15 and you wont feel so bad.

Mini Camera.......2007-01-10

Purchased as a gag gift, and at this price didn't expect much. I understand that the camera is actually supposed to work, but the instructions that came with this one were so brief and vague, we could never figure them out. Better instructions would have made it a better value I think. No complaints for the price.

This product sucks!.......2006-12-29

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DO NOT BUY!!!.......2006-12-27

While inexpensive...it becomes an irrelavent point when it simply does not work.

I purchased 2 for my daughters as stocking stuffers and we have tried repeatedly through all of the trouble shooting to get them to work with no success.

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Manufacturer: IntraServer Technology
ProductGroup: CE

Host Bus Adaptors | Drives & Storage | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics
ASIN: B0009MK6YE

Product Description

ITI-6000 series SCSI host adapters offer breakthrough innovation and value to users at 20, 000 I/Os per second. IntraServer-LSI Logic's optional IntraFlex technology electronically isolates the adapter's Ultra SCSI segment. This technology allows the adapter to simultaneously support legacy devices at speeds up to 40 MB/sec on the Ultra SCSI bus while supporting Ultra2 peripherals at speeds up to 80 MB/sec on the Ultra2 bus. IntraServer-LSI Logic has engineered unique integrated status indicators on the ITI-6000 series module handle. These indicators show Ultra2/LVD mode, SCSI activity, and termination on. The adapter status indicators help in rapid diagnoses of adapter installation issues reducing any system down time.

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LSI Logic ITI 6200 - Storage controller - 2 Channel - Ultra2 Wide SCSI - 160 MBps - PCI 64

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