Creative's pride the new Creative Zen

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

...it?s yet to reach the class to give a reasonable challenge to Apple iPods. But all said and done Creative Zen has definitely got the class, as far as the audio players are concerned, to remarkably enhance Creative?s Audio products reputation. DESIGN: Refreshingly it has pretty and intelligent look, in fact very impressive. It is compact, robust and more often than not may be confused with a credit card. The color option now available is black (definitely good thinking). It has inherited the best parts of Zen Vision in resemblance. At a measurement of 83.0 x 55.0 x 11.3mm it will fit into your pocket and stay their comfortable since it weighs only 65 g. or 2.1 oz. Might be a bit bulky but wait I will tell you why. The matte finish is an excellent choice as the glossy black plastic finish has the uncanny trend of blotching...

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

...base, obviously. Notoriously lacks visual purpose and any vital plausible reason to buy the player. Creatives long-winding road of yet another Zen product launch continues. Just like flogging a dead donkey the Zen is the figure-head for Creative chosen model of MP3 player; the reality is, of course in such a competitive market-place is opting for a lame donkey to win in the Grand National. ? 2010 is going to be a steady perplexing year for the Creative Lab team, whereby facts and figures will throw the not so bold MX MP3 player will inevitably not scary your Branny in buying the PMP; but won?t set the world on fire either. Only last year the launch of X-FI?s series elapsed into a slight forward thinking process I felt, which now has fallen flat, the launch of the MX is basically the X-FI except for the slightly easier MX word. The cost is...

1st2thebar 04.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN MX

Creative comment added below

Advantages: A PMP that will allow for great updates
Disadvantages: Missed the boat on product seduction

...CREATIVE ZEN X-FI Storage Size - 8GB Release Date - June 2008 RRP - 229.99 GBP ---------------------------- Creative comment added below I don?t know about you but the apps are certainly growing and it isn?t through me working out. There has been an explosion of apps on new titled mobile technology handsets that stimulate the interface savvy users into pure a seduction heaven. The geeks among you know who you are. Creative have now also been exploring the many apps that seemingly dream of world domination and winning. The Creative X-Fi that was released mid June last year (2008) was one of the first Portable Media Players to realise the ultimate pros of what the ?app? can provide, through its own Creative apps and of course the downloadable worthy ones. Whether they help in the sound...

1st2thebar 11.08.2009 (25.08.2009) · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN X-FI

Out with iPod, in with Zen X-Fi

Advantages: Quality MP3 player, easy to use
Disadvantages: no Bluetooth, radio not DAB

...Firstly the model being reviewed is a Creative Zen X-Fi 8Gb (not 8GO) I chose Creative because they have been in the PC soundcard business for over 15 years and have a very good reputation with soundcard technology. The Zen X-Fi is a fantastic little MP3 player, which incorporates a video player, a picture viewer and a radio. Price paid was £87 at Amazon.co.uk with free delivery. Standard memory capacity for this model is 8Gb (about 2000 x 4mb songs), but there are also 16Gb (£120) & 32Gb (£199) versions. It also has a SD/SDHC slot for increased memory capacity - an 8Gb SDHC card costs £10-£15 The SDHC does not integrate with the players own memory so your can't create a playlist with songs from the respective memories. The Zen X-Fi looks very sleek and attractive, being about the size of a credit card, about 1cm thick...

Skerp 29.10.2008 (30.10.2008) · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN X-FI

A Creative Finger Job

Advantages: Finger licking yummy PMP
Disadvantages: Lacks WiFi interactivity

...Welcome to the Creative Zen X-FI2 Released - Sept 2009 - X-FI2 - UK Storage ? 8GB RRP ? 99.99 GBP Introduction -------------- It?s been barely one year since the debut of the X-FI and the X-FI2 is fully loaded and equipped for you the techie masses. A month is a long-time in the world of an abundant MP3 market-place. The most contested area in the digital media world. Creative may have sent the potato-head into production into recent years; but is it a ploy for something else to emerge that will at least compete with the iPod. ? Creative certainly has the backing of many major businesses within the technologies available. So I might as well stick my head out of the window and broadcast a stance that 2010 could be very much a ?Creative? year; and it...

1st2thebar 18.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Creative Zen X Fi2 8GB

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 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

~ 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 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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