As I mentioned, my aged Creative Nomad IIc locked up twice during a workout lasting less than 40 minutes. Definitely not a good sign. Luckily I had already ordered a replacement the other day and, as luck would have it, it arrived yesterday!
The new player is a SanDisk Sansa M250 (Amazon). It has 2GB of flash storage, an FM tuner, and a built-in voice recorder. I doubt I’ll ever use the tuner or recorder, but they are nice features to have.
The player itself weighs almost nothing and is extremely small, but the controls are easy enough to use. It comes with a clear plastic “case” and an attachable armband for running and such.
I’m kind of sad to see my Nomad go. It was a Christmas present from my parents about five years ago, and has worked faithfully ever since. Hopefully the Sansa will be a worthy successor.
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