Alternative to Ipod/Zune

[wu36ca 10+ year member]

So my Creative Micro Zen is slowly taking a shit on me and I maybe soon in the market for a new MP3 player. I went with Creative instead of Ipod so I did not have to deal with Itunes, the proprietary file system, and all in all being in the clutches of Apple. I wanted something I could pretty muchd rag and drop files into. I don't want a Zune because its just too much for my needs. I need a very simple 5 or 6 gb player that I do not have to jump through hoops to use. Obviously build quality is of great concern after going through my issues and looking at the reviews and Creative forums and seeing the build quality is terrible.

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[Jameseypoo 5,000+ posts]

I have the Sansa e280. Has always worked flawlessly and it's incredibly easy to add/remove tracks through winamp.

 

[adio 5,000+ posts]

anythingbutipod.com will fill ur soul

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Creative Labs Zen V Plus 4GB

$59

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7965259&productCategoryId=abcat0201002&type=product&id=1153337432164

 

[adio 5,000+ posts]

Creative Labs Zen V Plus 4GB
$59

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7965259&productCategoryId=abcat0201002&type=product&id=1153337432164

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[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

adio, I'm going to have to tell Imus about your avatar.

Sorry.

 

[W8 a minute 10+ year member]

Hmmm. I just drag and drop mp3's onto my iPod....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

Edit: I use itunes but I don't see what the big deal is.

 

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

i just got a 4gb creative zen v plus from flip, im actually really happy with it...its easy to use, supports drag and drop through the explorer...its the size of a zippo lighter so it easy for me to wear when at the gym or mma unlike my ipod...plus it's got an FM tuner, and a nice one at that...the only thing i dont like is the cheap plastic on the front side around the buttons...other than that it's worth the loot...

 

[youngfu 10+ year member]

http://www.amazon.com/Cowon-Portable-Media-Player-Black/dp/B000OE2OPG/ref=sr_1_1/002-0764337-7075234?ie=UTF8&s=audio-video&qid=1188234732&sr=1-1

How about this one?

Although it's only built in 4GB, you can add SD flesh card.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Fail x2
The Zen V Plus you linked to is:

4 GB, which is less than 5 GB (Fail)

Made entirely of cheap plastic (Fail)

But it was cheap enough i thought it might make up for the deficiencies.

Here is an 8gig for $129

http://www.jr.com/JRSectionView.process?Ntt=creative%20zen%20micro%20photo&Nty=1&Ntx=mode%20matchall&N=0&Ntk=All_Record_Search