An extremely compact player that is literally weightless but still lacking features. (Creative Zen Stone Plus 2 GB)

Member Name: geek_squad

Product:	Creative Zen Stone Plus 2 GB
Date:	05/07/09 (23 review reads)
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Advantages: Good batter stamina, radio capabilities

Disadvantages: Not compatible with other Operating Systems, supplied headphones are terrible, basic instructions

It is immediately distinguishable by the resemblance of its predecessor, the Creative Zen Stone. It is described as Creative's second attempt to challenge the Ipod Shuffle. Sadly, the supplied headphone still produces awful sound quality, which requires a set of additional headphones to truly enjoy music.

One of the most noticeable feature is the tiny display screen placed next to the controls. Despite its size, it does effectively allow you to tune settings, search for tracks and show information on the current song playing. Even with the pressure of the display screen, the player still only weights 19 grams which is undoubtedly lightweight.

The build-in rechargeable battery has a decent stamina, taking 1 and a half hour to be fully charged and providing around 27 hours of continuous audio playback.

Its file transfer speed is only satisfactory, on average it takes 1 sec to upload 1 megabyte of audio files, none the less it is still easy to download audio files to the player.

Although the buttons are of reasonable size, the interface of the menu is slow and has a delay, that is annoying. Furthermore, its display screen is almost impossible to read in direct sunlight.

Summary: Recommended if you already own or are willing to purchase and use a higher quality headphone.

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