Fry's is having a 1 day sale for the zen xtra 40gb for 99. It's refurbished though. http://ads.ocregister.com/rop/web/oc...20060518100619 Any ideas on this unit...SQ, volume level, reliability in general, reliability of Creative Refurbs? And how hot a deal is this? What about battery...

Thanks for all responses. Can you guys elaborate more on the sound between the two? Thanks!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by KJ_Palmer The Vaio pocket has the usual output specs for Sony 5mW @16ohms, so while not as loud as the ipod, it's fine to drive most portable headphones well enough. The pocket doesn't have a custom equaliser (though it does have good presets) or a replaceable...

Quote: Originally Posted by luuk why did you narrow it down to only these two players? the sony hd-5, iAudio x5 and iRiver h-430 are also very good options. They all have good sq, and have user-eq. so you can boost the bass-frequencies. Well I don't know much about Cowon, so I...

Hi I am looking to get either the Sony Vaio Pocket vgf-ap1l or ipod video 5g 30GB. Anybody have opinions on how each sounds, and which one sounds better? I'm just interested in the sound aspect. A particular sound category I'd like addressed is bass. From reviews I've read about 4g ipods and...

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