Zen Mozaic Review

Advantages: Lightweight, good sound from the speaker, nice user interface
Disadvantages: sometimes laggy, not great video quality

...of the album cover, if available. It would be nicer if the album cover was solid, and right in the center of the screen so that you could see it. The video quality on the Mozaic is not the nicest, but in my opinion you can cope with it if you have no other option. One other issue is that the transitions in different menus can occasionally get a little bit laggy. All in all this is a really great device, and as it is extremely cheap for an MP3 player, it is great value for money....

scrobby 25.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN Mozaic 4 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

Anyone for chess

Advantages: 4GB of patchwork media data storage
Disadvantages: Features no different from the 'V' series

...CREATIVE ZEN - Mosaic - Dated: 26/02/2009 Storage Capacity: 4GB Titled: Anyone for chess ------------------------------ Manufacturer Details > Creative Hong Kong The company in UK is known as Creative UK even though it is headed under the Europe labs which established itself in 1993. Networks include - America labs- Asia labs- Europe labs. -Product > CREATIVES ZEN Mosaic MP3 Portable Media Player - 4GB Comes in all colours - Available RRP date: 10/2008 Lets start a craze! You got to reward Creative for trying out this Soduku designed forum. It hasn't a patch on the old MP£ Player design - excuse the pun. Now it is completely different to the Micro series 3 years ago; you wouldn't believe it was designed by the same manufacturer. -The Mosaic series has a much more crunchier visual design finish than the 'V' series a year ago. I wonder...

1st2thebar 26.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN Mozaic 4 GB

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

Zen will creative be creative?

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

...piece of information and attached it to the MX but they have and as if that will make and sales increase, I beggar to differ. The techies among you will probably make a note but I hasten a guess that other brands may take top shelf news going into the next decade. MX - stand alone media player The swapping of unlock and the lock-on switches is hardly much to mention, but alas they?ve made it visible head-on to the player. Color noir/black simulates brand recognition except for the Mozaic novelty players that Creative so kindly enriched us with. The design team looks as if they?ve had fun in relocating the Corporate Identity visual for those of you who notices these changes from earlier Zen models. ? Still the MX lacks finesse, style and chic vitality which probably doesn?t surprise you, for those who are...

1st2thebar 04.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN MX

Simply Zen

Advantages: Credit Card sized, Good battery life, Excellent Sound
Disadvantages: Messy Menu System

...too long on an up to date computer. Though you might want to stop it from installing some of the unnecessary software, unless your a big fan of pod-casts or spoken book audio sites. It's important to note that as it's a fairly up to date MP3 player so it will only run on Windows XP or Vista. The sound quality is excellent, as Creatives tend to be and has a slight edge over the ipod in that department, as well as volume levels (but only if you want to go deaf), though to get the most of it you'll be wanting to replace the headphones provided. Though sadly that will mean you won't be able to used to radio feature present on the player. A major limitation as it's one of the plus points that Zen's have over Ipods. Battery life is around 24 hrs at 128kbps, but expect that to be a lot less if you use high quality MP3s. Sadly there...

ScreamingTc 28.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN

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

Solid effort from Creative

Advantages: Built-in speakers, easy to use and durable player
Disadvantages: Permanently backlit display

...I am a big Creative fan, from getting my first mp3 player I had a Zen Micro, a Zen V+ and now the Zen Mosaic. I decided I needed to get a new player after the little joystick knob on the V+ broke and immediately looked at the Mosaic as the new player on the market. There were several aspects of it that attracted me. Firstly, the controls - unlike the Micro the buttons are push buttons which means that the player can be operated while wearing gloves and the lack of anything fancy like the control knob on the V+ meant that it seemed more robust. Secondly, the speaker - unlike other Zen mp3 players the Mosaic has an in-built speaker and although it is never going to provide the best sound quality, it does mean that they player can be used without the need to buy a speaker set and it makes it incredibly portable. The format of the player...

lwa04lh28 14.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Creative ZEN Mozaic 4 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

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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