Creative Lab's Nomad Muvo2 4GB - Hitting the Mark Right Below Massive Storage
by Andrew Ku on May 25, 2004 3:00 AM EST- Posted in
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Nomad Muvo2 4GB - Biggest of the Creative's Ultraportables (continued)
All of the access ports for the Muvo2 4GB MP3 player are aligned on the top side and include (left to right): power in, USB port (2.0/1.1), FM wired remote jack, and a headphone port.
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The rest of the player is all but bare minus the small keychain hook on the left side.
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Creative includes an interesting pair of headphones with the Muvo2 4GB MP3 player, which we suspect is bundled with all of the Muvo2 product line. The odd thing about this pair of headphones is that they are overly large. The earbuds themselves don't quite fit (several people have commented on this), and they are even more uncomfortable due to the increase in size caused by the padding. To be perfectly honest, we can imagine many complaints from people using these headphones.
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Comparing an earbud on this headphone set to our new Apple in-ears helps show the relative size difference. The earbud size for the Apple in-ears are actually the medium sized ones, which just goes to show how large the headphones are that come bundled with the Muvo2 4GB.
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Aside from the obvious bundled accessories (USB cable - one long and short, power cable, and headphones), Creative also includes a holster that can be clipped to your belt for those on the move.
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The holster for the Muvo2 family, though, is set apart by the fact that it also has a small insert slot for a short USB 2.0 (comes included in the package) to be tucked away, something we rarely see with most MP3 players. The problem here is going to be a love-it or hate-it feature. For many people, USB ports aren't on the front side of the system, and the insanely short 5 inch (tip to tip) USB 2.0 cable doesn't help. In our opinion, this is something that may be more appreciated by those with laptops and or easy USB accessibility.
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Foxbat121 - Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - link
XRaider - Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - link
Ok, what's the battery life on this model?Koing - Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - link
Imo the $50 difference between the Muvo2 and the iPod Mini isn't much even on a cash strapped budget. It would be worth saving up for imo. I always do this with stuff.The only problems I see is that the remote on any of the iPods to be quite frank is 'crap'. It is definately no MD remote. And the length of the headphone wires? Rubbish.
How is the length of the Muvo2 headphone wires with remote? I can't stand the length on my iPod.
Koing
madgonad - Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - link
Odd they never mentioned the fact that this $200 player houses a 4GB microdrive that retails for more than twice that price. I'm happy with my Muvo2, but I imagine eventually the drive will find its way to my camera.yanon - Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - link
The Muvo2 design engineers should consider adding voice recording function to it. This would be great for people who would want to use it as an recording device. it will probably only cost them $10 more to add this feature but they can claim this is a 3-in-one (mp3, voice recording, and data storage) player.