A Nice Piece of Kit (Creative Zen 8 GB)

Member Name: pdtrussell

Product:	Creative Zen 8 GB
Date:	18/03/08 (70 review reads)
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Advantages: Reliability, Ease of use, download speed, extra features

Disadvantages: earphones supplied are rubbish

I recently purchased this item (from amazon with insurance and a case; excellent service as always). It is a simple plug and play device that can play both audio and video files, as well as having a radio function.
I found this product to fit my needs perfectly. It is smaller than other players of this size and capability and cheaper in some instances (check www.pricerunner.co.uk for up to date prices). The product comes with software which i found to be a little confusing, however just a simple search on google i found updates which makes the whole 'adding files' easier and quicker. The ipod is the best product for searching for music (the wheel) however i have found that the search functions on this product are just as easy to use.
The battery life is a bit suspect, but this is the same with all the products in this category (about 3 hrs while playing video).
Finally extra memory space can be added using an SD card, which is a function that not many other players offer.
The sound-quality is fairly good, but to make it better, a small investment in new earphones is needed as the ones that come woth the product are useless.
I can recommend this product as it is a nice piece of kit which is put together nicely (good build quality).

Summary: A good piece of kit, but if the money is spare, check out the ipod.

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