Customer Reviews:
 Zen January 27, 2008
This is a great product by Creative especially if you know how to use the EQ. Headphones are adequate,the screen is the best for the price point
I watched 30 Days of Night and it was Bangin. I use it mostly in the Gym
where you need something to take your mind off of everything while you work out.
 Not good enough January 26, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this for 200 dollars when it first came out. The first one was a lemon, returned for an exchange to give it a second chance. The bottom line is that creative software sucks. I hate itunes, which is why i got this. But the software is abysmal for this. Creating playlists on computer is a hassle, you have to browse your folders by album title to find the songs. 5 min ago i was adding songs to a playlist, but it wasn't saved, so when i went to look at another playlist, all the songs were lost. Should have asked me to save first, since the "ok" button at the bottom didnt at first to appear to be the save button. Incredibly flawed. Firmware updates practically every 2 weeks(slowing down now) in which some dont finish installing, forcing you to reset the player. Like i said, the software is horrible, with features that barely surpass drag and drop, in fact it would be easier if i could just use explorer to add files manually- thats how pathetic it is. Creative definitely has the resources to include decent software for this by now, and they have just not come through. I don't recommend this. The player itself is slick and has a nice screen, but there are definitely players out there that make putting music on your player less of a chore. Until creative finds some intelligent programmers to replace the amateurs that they have now, i would look elsewhere.
A few annoyances January 24, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have now had the Creative Zen for about a month.
What I like about the Zen:
(1)its looks (very stylish and "with the times")
(2)the screen (clear!)
(3)the sound (crisp)
(4)the size (perfect).
(5)the alarm (it turns the player on automatically at your set time) .. but no snooze.
(6)the ability to drap & drop
However, there are two annoyances that I have found with it that make me give it only 3 stars -- an "average" rating.
(1) it does not have resume play. So when the Zen turns off, so does the place you were at in your music. ESPECIALLY if you are in shuffle. It turns back on a completely different song, in a random place. I don't like this, because when I'm in my car, when I leave and come back, I want to continue listening to what was just on, more like a CD.
(2) it tends to freeze A LOT when importing music and syncing. I have had to push the restart button at least 50% of the time I am loading new content. It doesn't get rid of anything when it has to be restarted, but it's a pain to have it constantly freeze and then have to restart it.
Because of these two issues, I am not sure if I would recommend the Zen to anyone.
Excellante January 23, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I never ever use this kind of MP3 player... amazing .. Bravo.... so small and doing more than ipod and junk Zune. I had ipod, always problem for video transfering. I used Zune, most garbage product, even when you transferring audio. This is best product in the market. Hopefully some company has to make a docking speaker system for Zen.Sometime I am surprised, why people buying Ipod ??? Once you use Zen you will never praise other MP3 player. Easy to use software. Beautiful screen. Buy it you will love it its my gauranteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Creative Zen review January 22, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am extremely satisfied with the Zen.
I have not experienced any of the freezes that apparently have plagued other users.
Pros:
- sound quality
- menu system
- slideshow ability for photos
Cons:
- inability to save a song to an existing playlist
- poor documentation
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