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Creative Zen Vision M v Apple iPod Video
Thinking of buying a portable media player (about �200) and have read loads of reviews. Without any research I was just going to get the iPod but just looking through Amazon Customer Reviews the Creative Zen Vision M gets about 64 fantastic write ups the iPod Video gets 102 very iffy write ups.
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You could have a trawl through some of the above discussion forums to see what problems people are having with both - and they will be!!!
We have three Creative's in our house and are VERY pleased with them - but not the ZEN vision.
and I realise there are a lot of people who have had bad luck with the iPods, but how many of you here who say they don't like the iPod for its bad reliability actually have owned one? I have one, a 3G version; it's over 2 years old and still works perfectly. The earlier ones did have some battery problems, but lots of companies have these sorts of problems, not just Apple.
There is some level of thought that Apple make expensive stuff that isn't really that good. This was certainly true a few years ago. But now their OS, Mac OS X, is far superior than anything Redmond is offering, their hardware is cheaper than Dell's (the new MacBook for instance is cheaper than the equivalent Dell laptop), and their software is far better from a usability standpoint than anything out there too, just about. Their only real problem now is that their hardware quality is slipping a bit.
I didn't buy it because it's a fashion statement. Sure, some people buy it for exactly this reason. And yes, it does look a lot better than any other player out there (even the Creative iPod clones), but it's also very easy to use, easier than just about any other player. And like many Apple products, it really does "Just Work."
Yea, Quicktime can be annoying. But this is mainly because you're using it on Windows, and it was first developed for the Mac itself, where it is an integral part of the OS. Hence it all fits in much better for the Mac, and has to be pushed to do things on Windows.
I believe it only registers itself with different file formats if you want it to though, mine certainly didn't take over different formats. And many programs are configured to startup automatically, Apple are certainly not an exception.
The fact that MacOS is slightly more stable isn't at all impressive, considering that it's only needed to be run on one processor, one video driver type, one audio driver etc., compared to Windows, which can run on literally thousands or combinations of hardware.
Macs have a place within professional recording, graphic design and video editing applications, as some of the software used is only released on Macs (and the stability is needed), but you're paying over the odds for the hardware and support is limitied. If you're using a Mac for basic home computer use (internet browsing, word processing, basic mutlimedia (music/video etc)) you've paid though the nose for something that was overpriced, is mostly incompatible with released software, and for which upgrades are less readily available and also highly priced.
And I was referring to things such as:
http://kurafire.net/log/archive/2006/04/25/deb unking-the-price-myth-apple-vs-dell
http://www.cubeowner.com/forums/index.php?show topic=11670
But anyway this is going offtopic.
I've found OSX isn't anywhere near as stable used in a workplace as with the home PC - I do use them, working in a recording studio, (they're neck-and-neck with PCs for recording on, but editing we need the reliability of Macs, and software) but rather though lack of choice rather than choice.
tellboy: as long as you're happy with your purchase, you've made a good purchase!
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