Reviews for Creative ZEN 16GB MP3 Player

Definently worth the buy

Strengths: Small, Light, easty to navigate, great deal for the price

Weakness: none

My wife has had this mp3 player for a couple of months (I've been using the zen micro since last year or so) and I after using it a couple of times, I definently wanted one. We've only had 1 issue with it and that was once or twice it froze up on us - we resetted it and haven't had a problem since.It playsback for movies is great too.

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Too bad

Strengths: Small, SD expandability

Weakness: Frequently freezes and needs resetting (during audio playback, and even rebuilding)

So I was excited to find something that would replace both my iPod Shuffle and 20gb iPod. Got this as a gift for Christmas, guess Santa thought I was good! But nope, turned out to be worth less than a lump of coal.

It constantly freezes up while playing audio files. You'll have to carry a paperclip with the player in order to reset. And trust me, you'll use it often. It even freezes up when trying to rebuild.

I've tried everything, firmware upgrade, reformatting, using the "recovery tool", draining out the battery, all to no avail. Trying to return this sucker is a pain in the butt. Creative's site is a maze that brings you back to the same page everytime you want to contact Customer Support. By the time you finally find the magic link - you're only allowed to send out an e-mail. This wild goose chase only gets you more frustrated.

It would have been an amazing mp3 player if it only worked smoothly. No iPod has SD expandability. I would definitely wait until Creative has worked out all the bugs before considering the Zen unless you're up for a gamble.

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Creative Zen

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