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  ihavok on 19/03/2014 - 13:05

  :-( Wish they released the Creative Roar before this special went up! But thanks for sharing.

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    lovetitbits on 19/03/2014 - 14:49

    Np. Not sure when Roar will be sold to the Aussie market though.. (apparently only available in Singapore and not even in USA). Although there might be intro offers like what they've done with the Axx200. So that's worth a wait perhaps.

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  G-Dawg on 19/03/2014 - 13:12

  See my previous comment re: Creative and their warranty.

  Not peddling hate, just don't want people to buy from them and have to go through the same experience.

  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/86363

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    lovetitbits on 19/03/2014 - 14:53

    LOL sounds like some canned generic responses from their customer service staff but bitch more and it will escalate to the manager. I think most of the problems are solved in a fair manner but if you know, it's really wear and tear, it's a fine line…

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      G-Dawg on 19/03/2014 - 14:57

      Did bitch more and got another couple of form responses.

      The fair trading line got them moving, but the bitching to response ratio (b/r :P ) was too high in my books. Doubt I'll ever buy anything from Creative again.

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  Aceboy884 on 19/03/2014 - 13:16

  once upon a time, they were the bomb before Apple came along with the iPod!

  I remember selling their Zen series like hot cakes,

  Bake em, sell em and people love it!

  But their hard drive were shitty and we had soooo many returns,

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    Jorkus on 19/03/2014 - 13:45

    Interesting.

    Yeah the HDD failed on my Zen Touch, after about 18-24 months i think… Bought an iPod the next day, been on the Apple wagon ever since.

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    G-Dawg on 19/03/2014 - 14:18

    +1

    Was a big fan of my jukebox and zen (never had any problems).
    Tried an ipod and ended up getting a Cowon J3 after being frustrated with it (particularly itunes).

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      lovetitbits on 19/03/2014 - 14:42

      +2

      Absolutely hate the whole itunes ecosystem integration bit. I will drag and drop any song I want!

      And I have the same Cowon as well! Truly mammoth 64 hr (plus/minus) battery life. Enough juice for a weekend getaway listening to music on the flight there and back, with half the battery left! The UI took a bit of getting used-to though.. and proprietary cable sucks, but bought some extras from ebay so no biggie.

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  lostn on 19/03/2014 - 13:20

  Are their sound cards still good? I remember them coming with a lot of bloatware.

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    lovetitbits on 19/03/2014 - 14:47

    Probably not as bad as those dodgy smartphones from Korea. (But oh well, I got a Nexus 5 which is technically Korean but ah… pure android).

    Damn Titanium HD couldn't fit in with my heatsink installed so it's under-utlized in my other rig that kinda runs as a server.

    Not too sure about internal ones but external ones like the omni 5.1 are pretty much plug-and-play plus some light software for additional settings. Compatibility with games however depends on whatever directx crap but oh well, my Blizzard games like WoW (retired till the damn expansion that has nothing to do with pandas is launched) and Hearthstone are ok.