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

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

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 Nomad Jukebox Zen Extra

Advantages: Huge capacity, ease of use, price
Disadvantages: slightly chunky, over-long headphones

...When searching for an MP3 player last year I realised I couldn't afford one which could store my whole music collection. That is, until I found this gem tucked away on eBay. I couldn't believe my luck! The Nomad has all the features of its competitors at a snip of the price. What's more, the service I experienced while purchasing the product was first class. I couldn't have asked for more! The process of transferring files to the player is quick and easy-peasy - literally a few clicks on the mouse and it swallows your record collection in no time. Choose your song by artist, album, genre or simply track name. Let it choose songs for you at random for a more varied playlist. Or create your own! All these features are so easy to use, especially with the Nomad's tiny scrolling wheel to browse through your library. And the player...

Aufwiedersehen 18.01.2006 (19.01.2006) · Read review
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Review of Creative Nomad Jukebox ZEN XTRA 40 GB

The Creative Zen is brilliant little device!

Advantages: Small, sleek and lots of features
Disadvantages: Buttons could be a bit tricky at first

...I received this device as a gift. I was a little unsure at first as I had never owned any kind of MP3 before. I was very pleasantly suprised to find it very easy to use and that it has unexpected features such as radio, photo and video. Personally I often use this on the train or the walk to work - the sound and video quality is excellent. I have often watched programs downloaded from BBC i Player and the quality is brilliant. The Zen comes with computer software which is very easy to install. You can also use i-tunes with this product, which is very handy. The only very slight gripe with this product is that I found the buttons a bit confusing at first... although saying that, I didn't read the instructions! This is a great alternative to an i-pod, personally I think it is better - easier to use and with more features....

twinkle321 29.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN

Creative Zen Touch

Advantages: Sound quality, storage capacity, playback mode
Disadvantages: Bulky, Navigation system and pricing

...Design and feel The Creative Zen Touch is quite a big and bulky mp3 player which has a white body cover, the device is smooth to touch and its got a nice sleek design to it. The main feature of the zen touch has is its touch-sensitive Touch Pad, it is easy to use as i have found out as through navigating and scrolling. It also has a lock switch by the side, so buttons aren't accidentally clicked or pressed which is useful for when your on the move because you'll know that even if buttons are pressed it wont affect the zen. Its quite easy to use due to the simple layout of buttons. A USB 2.0 mini socket which connects to the computer can be used to transfer songs. Like the Ipod's the menu shuffle song can play songs which you have in your library. It is also somewhat heavy and bulky and not ideal for carrying around in your pocket...

Jabberanks 21.03.2009 (23.08.2009) · Read review
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Review of Creative Zen Touch 20 GB

creative zen gives the ipod nano a run for its money

Advantages: large screen, good battery life, very good sound quality
Disadvantages: clicky buttons, can freeze and tricky to reset

...The Creative Zen, in my opinion, is a very good MP3 player which could quite easily give the Ipod nano a run for its money. The sound quality of the Creative Zen, I believe is far superior to that of an Ipod. Although it may not look as impressive, it is a neat looking piece of technology; very sleek and stylish looking. Also, It is neither masculine nor feminine and therefore suits everyone! The Zen also plays videos and again, the quality is good. It has a 2.5 inch screen, larger than the Ipod nano at 2 inches. The software that comes with the Creative Zen is really good, allowing you to put any file onto your Zen as it converts them for you. A massive advantage, in my opinion, is that the Zen comes with a SD card expansion slot so if you only buy the 4GB Zen, you can increase the capacity at a later date, up to 12GB which is better...

AmyB86 18.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN

Zen Creative

Advantages: Sleek appearance. Not an i-pod. Good video capacity. Easy to use.
Disadvantages: No case - screen scratches easily. No function to edit playlists without connection to a computer.

...In my opinion the Zen creative is a great alternative to an i-pod. Personally I would rather not use i-tunes as I find it zaps the processing power of my computer so having an mp3 player that doesn't require the apple software is great. Plus it is more unique than having an i-pod. I think that the sound quality is excellent. Both the computer software and the player menus are really easy to navigate and use. The video quality and screen size on the player itself are impressive considering the small size of the player. Furthermore the player is aesthetically pleasing and the background theme can also be altered so it is possible to personalise the display! I also enjoy the inclusion of an fm-radio function. The only disadvantages to this otherwise distinctive and well-designed player are: 1) you have to be careful not to scratch...

keokat 26.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Creative Zen 32GB

~ Fancy being creative zen? ~

Advantages: 2GB of music data storage
Disadvantages: too bulky for my liking

...CREATIVE - Fancy being creative zen?- 05/12/2007 The Creative Worldwide network is called LABS > Creatives UK product branch is under the Europe labs which established itself in 1993. Networks include - America labs- Asia labs- Europe labs. -Product > CREATIVES ZEN V Plus MP3 Portable Media Player 2GB Stylish Blue Black design - Available RRP date: 02/2007 - > Start < - Creative Zen PMP (Portable Media Player) I've always been interested in these types of PMP component packages whether it's a standard screen model, or whether it is HD quality or touchscreen quality. The OLED screen definition is very good, sheer gloss and glamour which is very user friendly; it has a Nokia feel for me; not surprising really as both companies originated in the East and Chinese market before setting their sights on the Western digital market...

1st2thebar 05.12.2007 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN V PLUS

Creative Zen Xtra 40/60Gb Nomad jukebox

Advantages: looks amazing, good features, space and light. great sound quality
Disadvantages: scroll buttona bit annoying sometimes, battery life a little short

...I purchased tis model-albeit the 60gb version in what must be over 3/4 years ago now...at the time it was the newst, biggest etc. and although it wasn't as dear as the popularised ipods it is FAr better i reckon. I've borrowed an ipod so i can compare and i'd say without doubt this is the best mp3 player i've ever owned/borrowed/used etc. 40 Gb or 60 if you have the one i have,is a LOT of memory to play with for songs...i have over 1390 songs on mine and there is still lots of space left...considering i buy a lot of albums and put them on the nomad-i still believe it will last me for life-the sound quailty is superb(even with dodgy OLD mp3 songs), its very sturdy and hard wearing and mine is still going strong after 3 or 4 years and despite being dropped on several occassions still works as new! It has only crashed once in 4 years...

galee74 20.04.2007 · Read review
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