{"id":34,"date":"2001-02-19T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-02-19T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mercurystate.wordpress.com\/2001\/02\/19\/306\/"},"modified":"2008-09-17T15:46:44","modified_gmt":"2008-09-17T19:46:44","slug":"306","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seekingsol.com\/306\/","title":{"rendered":"nomad jukebox"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Say WHAT? SIX Gigabytes?!”<\/h3>\n

*be still my heart!*<\/p>\n

“My name is Sol…and I’m<\/strong> …a digitoy addict.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes… Fry’s, Computer City, BestBuy…those tech stores are like Disneyland for me. And that pretty little silver thing pictured above? That’s the Creative Lab Nomad Jukebox<\/a>. What is it? Only 6 gigabytes of storage built into a CD-player-size portable device that can hold over 100 HOURS (or 150 albums worth) of digital music<\/strong>. *heart flutters*<\/p>\n

She’s been on my Amazon.com<\/a> wish list for over six months now…since the day she hit the market. And I’ve brought the plastic out of my wallet on more than one occasion. What stopped me?<\/strong> One, that fatty little price tag. And two, the fact that I couldn’t find a single review on the Web about her performance. I refused to fall off the wagon for those smooth, silver curves before she’d proved her good standings.<\/p>\n

So yesterday, I spent a few hours at BestBuy<\/a> admiring her from behind her little protective glass<\/strong> case. “There aren’t any coupons or discounts you know of?” I pleaded with the sales kid. “Nope. Sorry…you’re S.O.L.” (sorry…that was terrible, but I just had to put it in for *really* cheap laughs) My heart sank.<\/p>\n

So as I did my morning surfing, I wandered over to my bookmark on her Amazon reviews<\/a>…and lo and behold, she’s pulling an average of 4-plus stars<\/strong> (out of five) on over 100 customer reviews! Not only that, but Best Buy is selling it online for almost $100 cheaper<\/strong> and I don’t even have to pay *or wait* for shipping, because I can just go pick it up at the store! Okay…so…solid positive reviews, 20% discount, no shipping, same-day pick-up… and it passes the sol-purchase rule (I never invest more than 50 bucks in ANYTHING that won’t fit in my car.<\/strong> (That way, I’m always ready to jump on my next adventure with only 24 hr. notice. ) The price is still steep, but if I sacrifice my CD collection<\/strong> to the local music trader for additional funds towards my purchase, it will give me that push I’m looking for to cross me over the “justification” finish line<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

*slaps down the card*<\/p>\n

My entire CD collection<\/strong> *and then some* is coming to Guatemala with me!!!<\/strong> Now I just have to wait for my e-mail confirmation telling me it’s ready to be picked up…<\/p>\n

*bites lip and starts to drum fingers*<\/p>\n

To be continued…<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Say WHAT? SIX Gigabytes?!” *be still my heart!* “My name is Sol…and I’m …a digitoy addict.” Yes… Fry’s, Computer City, BestBuy…those tech stores are like Disneyland for me. And that pretty little silver thing pictured… <\/p>\n

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