Creative's pride the new Creative Zen

Advantages: Excellent audio, loads of features, price
Disadvantages: A bit sloppy video

...It?s really a heartening arrival from Creative planners and it seems this highly rated organization is getting their acts together. They have had lot of promise and Creative Zen, the latest arrival from their pipeline has established that they have the capacity to live up to the expectations. I always thought that user or customer feedback network is essential the success of products which have to cope of with such massive international competetion and their relentless endeavur to achieve technical perfection which can be provided to the international buyers at an affordable price. When I had the first had a look and a feel of Creative Zen it struck me that this was designed to compete with iPods at a reasonable level, being an iPod heater, Creative Zen has hardly meant a threat to the iPod community. In terms of technology and quality...

roktimdutta 09.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN

Creative Zen Micro

Advantages: Easier to use than I-pod and built in FM radio
Disadvantages: Can have problems long-term

...use my Zen occasionally, although I am looking to get an I-pod very shortly to replace it. My advice on this product would be if you are not particularly bothered about colour and watching movies etc., and you don't want to put millions of songs on your on mp3, then it probably would be an good idea to purchase the Zen short term (especially as it is a lot chepaer than the I-pod Classic). Although if you want something that will lats you years, then stick with the I-pod because the Zen is prone to problems after a couple of years. Also, it is a bit 'behind the times' at the moment so go for the I-pod. Nonetheless, the Creative Zen Micro has given me a lot of joy over the years and I am still reluctant in binning it for the rival I-pod... so overall I would give this product a 3 star rating....

mikeywhitto 05.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Creative Zen Micro 6 GB

Creative Zen Micro (6GB)

Advantages: Great sound quality, Scrolling Pad, Easy to use
Disadvantages: Not a great range of features, Non coloured screen background

...I purchased my Creative Zen Micro in 2005 from PC World for £149.99, which was a bargain in my opinion considering the fact that other stores like Argos were selling the exact same model for £169.99. For this I received the Creative Zen Micro MP3 Player along with a high quality pair of Creative headphones, a USB lead that is used to link my Zen to the computer so it can be charged or to transfer music on to it and a small pouch that my Zen fits into to protect it when I am travelling. Features The Creative Zen Micro has an impressive catalogue of features. These include a music library, a playlist section where you create your own playlists and store them, an in built FM radio that allows you to choose up to 32 different stations and rename them, a DJ section that shows you which songs you have listened to the most and which...

Loughran 15.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Creative Zen Micro 6 GB

Creative zen

Advantages: reasonable price, looks good, dinky, good battery life, good sound quality.
Disadvantages: NONE:)

...i bought this product in may 2008 for about £80 very reasonable for a new 8gb player considering the ipod of that size and generation cost £120-150. I choose it because i had a muvo and loved the quality but out grew it and after battleing with numerous unbranded models i was sick and tired of rubbish. I am a stong hater of popular branded stuff such as the ipod as people i know have had ipods stolen and broken after a year or so (just after the garentee runs out i think) so i didn't look at the ipods and as me and my brother had both had amazing creative mp3 players with no problems (his zen touch has been running for 4 years and still going strong) i decided to look for a new creative player the mozaic in my opinion was the same thing with an ugly casing and the x-fi was a bit expensive so at the size i needed the zen was ideal...

leightheDalek 07.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN

Creative Zen Micro 6GB

Advantages: Hold alot of songs, long battery life
Disadvantages: Not photo, not colour, not as many features as some

...need to plug the player in to your computer using the USB cable supplied and your ready to go! I have only ever used this player with Windows Media player and Napster, and adding music couldnt be simpler. With Napster, drag and drop tracks, with windows media, simply go to sync and make a playlist to add. But back to the player! Music transfer is relativly quick, the USB is 2.0 (not sure what that means to be honest!) and transferring an album takes about 3 minutes on my computer depending on how slow everything else is feeling! Once added, music is sorted in to artists, albums, genre and tracks. You can also create playlists. LISTENING TO YOUR MUSIC First, turn on the player. There is an on off switch at the top which you need to pull towards on and hold for a few seconds. The backlight will come on and it will say Creative Labs...

Jen599 03.07.2006 · Read review
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Review of Creative Zen Micro 6 GB

Zen will creative be creative?

Advantages: High class processing rates
Disadvantages: Navigation and doldrum design again

...CREATIVE ZEN - MX Storage - 8 GB Release date - 05 - 2009 RRP ? 99.99 GBP ? Amazon website via the market-place option Zen will creative be creative? = There are not a lot of life patterns you can be sure of; but when it comes to Creatives new MP3 player launch, the same old design pops its mandatory blue-print into the box of blandness. Yes, I?m talking about the so called new ordinary MX. This years silently released epic from the Creative Lab team. The difference with this model is it?s quirky pointless OCD shift that plays with the navigation direction buttons rather than any major bold steps to bridge the gap with Apple?s flying machine the iPod. Creatives efforts are not with simplify design; but with different processors and technology that they feel capture their loyal client...

1st2thebar 04.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN MX

Creative Zen Micro

Advantages: Sleek and stylish design, adiquate storage capability, wide variety of colours to choose from, small yet durable design.
Disadvantages: Vertical touch pad can sometimes be a little fiddly, if the batteries are left in when the product is off, the battery is still used up.

...I have owned a creative Zen micro for about 1 year now. Throughout it's usage, it has held up and maintained it's crisp audio clarity, stylish appearance and practicality. Looks: The Creative Zen micro is a very elegant and stylized product. It delivers intuitive design which is. at times mesmerizing. The subtle glow of the electric blue back light and screen give this product a aura of style. The light up, touch sensitive buttons are simple and their functions are pretty self explanatory. I bought this product in black, but it is available in a range of 9 other colors most of which are bold and vibrant. But, in my opinion, due to the nature of the blue back light, some colors tend not to look as good as others. I recommend the silver, black and white versions of this product for this very reason. Practicality: This product is...

Mudchild 04.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of Creative Zen Micro 6 GB

Creative Zen Micro, so glad I bought it!

Advantages: Good shuffle, good battery life, good sound quality
Disadvantages: No coloured screen, pictures or games

...I bought a Creative Zen Micro because my iPod broke a few weeks ago and I could not afford to replace it. I was a bit disappointed that I would have to settle for one of these because I LOVED my iPod but when I got it in the post, charged it up and filled it up with my songs I realised I loved it. It is a fair but chunkier than my previous device but it is not a problem once you get used to it. It has touch sensitive buttons, so you can just slide your finger over it to turn the volume up or down or skip through the tracks. It is very easy to locate your favourite songs if you want to listen to something in particular, and the shuffle function is good too, which is important to me because I hate it when MP3 players choose 25 songs and play the same ones over and over again. It comes in lots of different colours from black, white, pink...

kn712 22.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Creative Zen Micro 6 GB

Creative Zen Micro

Advantages: Size, Sound Quality, Value for Money
Disadvantages: No native Windows Vista compatibility, Customer Service when outside warranty

...long as nothing goes wrong you'll be happy with your purchase. Things started to go wrong for me when the player was 18 months old and it started to reset itself. I followed the instructions on their websites and formatted the player, removed the firmware and went to reinstall it. However, it would not connect to my windows machine. After contacting Creative, they said it sounded like a hardware fault informed me that they don't support the Micro anymore and told me to buy a new player. Not exactly fantastic customer support. However, my case may well be a one off as I know people with the same player that have had theirs much longer than mine and theirs are still going strong. All in all, a good value for money player that is still one of the best options out there if all you want is a pure music player and not full colour video....

KitsuneAndy 19.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Creative Zen Micro 6 GB

Creative Zen Micro

Advantages: Radio, Small and compact, value for money
Disadvantages: touch sensitive pad can be difficult to get used to

...the same price and came with a second battery, haven't had to use this yet as the battery has lasted well. One advantage of the battery with this over the i-pod is that the battery on the creative model comes out and can easily be replaced. The i-pod battery is inside and must be sent away to be replaced, too many things can go wrong when you send things away. I'd say the worst thing about the player is the touch sensitive pad, sometimes it's too sensitive, other times it takes a while to work, can be a little annoying. There is a hold button at the top so if you put the player in your pocket nothing can be pressed. Wasn't too impressed with the earphones that came with it, found them to be quite chunky so bought some new ones which are great. Also comes with a smart little black pouch to carry it in. Has the various options to choose...

moneybags_82 24.09.2005 · Read review
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