Creative Zen Stone Plus 4 GB
Great small MP3 player - Creative Zen Stone Plus 4 GB MP3 Player

Product Type: Creative MP3 players

Newest Review: ... user friendly and easy to navigate. It's also easy to put songs into certain folders and then just play the whole folder through, for e... more

Great small MP3 player
Creative Zen Stone Plus 4 GB

RKearins1

Member Name: RKearins1

Product:

Creative Zen Stone Plus 4 GB

Date: 03/02/11

Rating:

Advantages: Great value, Good sound quality, Incredibly stylish, Easy to use on the go.

Disadvantages: Slight menu lag

I bought this MP3 player so I had something smaller that was easy to take with me on the go and use for physical activities such as jogging or the gym. It proved to be a very good decision for the price (£29.99).

The advantage with this ahead of most small MP3 player is that it has a small screen so its easy to track through your songs, and the menu is also very user friendly and easy to navigate. It's also easy to put songs into certain folders and then just play the whole folder through, for example if you wanted a gym play list so you didn't have to change songs during your workout you could just make a 'gym music' folder. This is handy for the user.

In terms of looks this MP3 player is very nice. the gloss blacked finish is classy as is the pebble like shape.

The sound quality is also very good and produces crisp sound. It isn't the best sound quality you can get compared to iPods or other high end MP3 players but its about sound quality in relation to price, and at only £29.99 it is a very fair price for the sound you get.

The only problem I encountered was a lag in the menus. When you select the artist category by pressing the middle button it takes about 3 or 4 seconds to load up and although not a major issue at all I found some of my friends using it found this quite annoying.

The 4GB capacity is enough to keep you going but it is not enough to host a vast amount of music. I'd say this MP3 player is best suited for on the go use such as on the bus and going jogging etc. If you are someone who plugs their MP3 player into their car to play music or into a Hi-Fi I probably wouldn't recommend this as it doesnt allow you to store a vast amount of music from a vast amount of artists.

Summary: Not the best MP3 player compared to an iPod but for the price its exceptional.

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