Definitely a Vision-ary Product (Creative Zen Vision:M 60 GB)

Member Name: nujwaan

Product:	Creative Zen Vision:M 60 GB
Date:	29/05/09 (14 review reads)
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Advantages: Good sound, great features and easy to use

Disadvantages: Slight reliability issues and bit bulkier than other models

I bought this Creative Zen Vision:M player because I like many others refused to conform to the Apple trend going. Was it a good choice? Well - yes and no.

Let's go through the good points. The navigation through the menus and songs is very easy and whilst not as good as the tracking wheel on the iPod it's definitely good enough. The sound from the headphones they come with is pretty good too and in my opinion better than the iPod ones. I also like how you can create a partition in the player so you can use it as a Mass Storage Device if you want which is really useful sometimes! Being a semi-pro musician tho one of the top points for me is the in-built microphone. It's a tiny little thing on the side of the Vision:M but it packs a real punch! Sound is almost crystal clear even with multiple instruments or voices. The transfer speed of files is amazing and you don't even need the software supplied if you don't want to.

Now the not so good points. The most frustrating thing with this product is that it sometimes randomly freezes up and refuses to work. This means you have to carry around a needle just in case you have to reset it. Whilst all your songs and playlists remain intact, it's a pain but thankfully hsan't happened for a long time for me. Also a shame they don't supply you with a mains charger as it takes a while to charge by USB.

Overall I'd give this a 8/10. The good points beat the bad and I'm really happy with mine and would never trade it in for an iPod. Buy it!

Summary: A good solid buy and great for those who hate iPods

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