Creative Zen Mosaic 4GB

When I am on the train or in a hotel I always like to have my MP3 player with me just in case I can’t sleep. I don’t need something with thousands of tracks although I was surprised to find out just how many this holds, so the Zen Mosaic 4GB is ideal. It holds 20,000 tracks and I have never found that I was bored with what I have on it as it was not enough. The manufacturers are Creative.

There is not the top of the range so if you do find that you need room for more than the 20,000 songs than go for the 8GB or 16GB.

Getting the tracks onto the machine is easy as all you have to do is drag and drop. You can also set up lists so as you can have all one type of music playing for the one session.

The screen is 1.8 inches square and this is a good size to see photographs on, but I have never got round to doing this. The same goes for the radio, as I have never tuned it in as I would always choose to listen to my own music.

Product Details

113g- so light you hardly realise it is there.
Size – 3.5cm x 13.6cm x 15.7cm.

As I mentioned it is very easy to get the tracks onto it and once you have done so the volume is more than adequate. It does not have all the features that some of the more modern MP3 players have and does not have the same sleek design. It is a bit chunky but that is not a problem. There are three colours, black, grey or pink, and all of them have the same square design at the front.

When I bought it, it was £40 in Curries, but that has come down a little and at present it is on sale for less than £30. If you want a couple of accessories you can buy skins in the colours you did not choose as you main colour and also a strap that lets you attach it to your arm.

As I am not an expert in these items I am happy to give it 5 stars as it is ideal for me, but if you do want the most up to the date it could be that you want to look at a bigger and better model.