Now, I'm not the most technical of people, and I've got to an age now (early thirties) where I feel that technology has left me behind and I have to have someone to show me how to do all these new-fangled things such as downloading music. I received this Creative Zen as a birthday present from my parents about 5 years ago, and at first was a little scared to be joining the 21st Century and downloading music rather than buying CD's, but once I got into the swing of things I haven't seen the need to replace or update this as it provides all the functions I need in an mp3 player. =What does it come with?== The box containing my Creative Zen contained ...  Read the complete review

This was my first MP3 player. At the time I worked in an electronics store which sold these amongst others such as the Ipod Nanos. Having been around the products, used them, studied them and seen the faulty return rate of competing devices along with having owned other Creative products it was a confident choice to select this as my first step into the MP3 world. The device itself is fairly solid and robust it survived the general knocks of life; train commuting, running etc. Being a follower of many genres and a music purist I was keenly interested in the sound quality and for such a small plucky device the quality was exceptional (as ...  Read the complete review

I have had my trust Zen Micro for about three years now, bought second hand it is very reliable and does everything you could ask of it. *Age & Battery Life* Regardless of the age of the Micro (Creative don't even manufacture them anymore!) it can still outperform many more modern MP3 players - including some of the latest iPods! The battery life beats a vast array of the latest gen iPods hands down; listening at around half volume, you can get a good nine to eleven hours playback before needing a charge. *Connections* Charging can be done either by the supplied USB cable, which requires you to leave your PC switched on, ...  Read the complete review

I've had this thing since for 7 years and have only recently traded up for an iPod Classic 160GB. The sound quality is as you'd expect from Creative, awesome, and the memory is fairly good even by todays standards. There are some setbacks though - 1. The headphone jack breaks internally, but can be fixed through an online guide - simple but can be a pain if you aren't familiar with basic tools and a soldering iron. 2. The software required is pretty crap.. it struggles to rip tracks or play from the mp3 so its better to get an online alternative (I personally like using XNJB which is for mac). 3. If the battery is removed and you've got a lotta tracks, prepare to wait as  Read the complete review

I have had this mp3 player for several years now and for the first year I was pretty happy with it. At the beginning the battery life was very good- I was commuting long distance at the time and it always amazed me how it would just keep going! The sound quality is very good, the DJ (random) function seemed to have psychic abilities in determining which music would suit my mood, and I had a smug anti- i-pod stance...until the battery life plummeted. I bought a new battery after less than a year and the new one didn't even last that long, as well as taking an age to power up. I did find that while studying the record function was great for recording and playing back ...  Read the complete review