Creative Jukebox Zen Xtra 30 GB

The Creative Media Source Jukebox Zen Xtra 30GB is a good little mp3 player - or not so little! I have to say, its not so small. However, mine worked perfectly for 2 and a half years before it started messing around. And even so, it still works okay, it just sometimes freaks out on me and i have to reset it. My headphones also lasted for 2 and a half years before packing in - the left earphone gets a bit more wear and tear as it is the one that goes around your head. My jukebox is now working fine with a set of 99p tesco headphones, no volume or quality problems at all. Another thing I will say for Creative - their download/upload software is very easy to ...  Read the complete review

The Creative Jukebox Zen Xtra, when it first came out, was a good machine. I bought it because of the cheaper price and higher storage capacity over the Ipod. However, since technology has moved on, the Zen has become clunky, conspicuous and slow. After you exceed about 2,000 songs (the limit is around 7000-10,000) it becomes difficult and I had to reset mine on a regular basis. That is until, after less than a year of ownership, it froze completely and I had to be sent a new one. Also, beware. It does NOT like any set of headphones not made by Creative. In it's 3 years, mine has gone through about 20 pairs (the left earphone always stops playing). Great buy at the time, ...  Read the complete review

The creative Juke Box Zen Xtra was a top i-pod rival when I purchased this nearly 4 years ago, and its still going strong today!! This piece of kit is by no means the most portable mp3 player you'll ever come across with its dimensions greater than its apple rival in all areas. Still this player will fit into most trouser pockets, just! Usability wise this is a very easy mp3 player to get along with. Navigation is done using an up down switch on the side of the player which can be pressed in to select each option. All other buttons such as play, volume, and skip are also located on the sides of the player, presumably designed to be used one handed ...  Read the complete review

This was the first mp3 player I ever owned, about 4 years ago, and it's still going strong. It's an extremely reliable player, although built like a housebrick, so not entirely ideal for using on your travels. However, as a back up device for your music collection it's ideal. It's made of an attractive brushed metal, with a blue backlit screen. It is very simple to make your own playlists, and you can add as many as you like. It is also very simple to edit playlists, delete tracks off the player etc. The Creative mediasource software is also very simple to use. This was supplied with a mains charger, USB cables, software and leather pouch as standard. It has a ...  Read the complete review

Creative Zen Xtra Still standing up to the test of time, for a player launched in 2001 it has been a faithful companion. The machine is a little bulky but is simply a laptop hardrive with a screen and buttons. The case wears well with brushed aluminium on the front and a blu backlit screen. Volume and track skip buttons on the side mean that you can easily adjust in your pocket without looking. 30Gb at that time was massive and has really only recently been rivalled by iPod for storage->cost The software bundled is ok but if you upgrade the firmware to playsforsure will work with mediaplayer, mediamonkey and many ...  Read the complete review