Excerpt: Creative’s Zen line of media players hasn’t stolen much thunder from the iPod, but it has been more successful than many. The latest, dubbed simply the Creative Zen,...
Conclusion: It’s a shame they didn’t make the Zen Mac-compatible or give it sweet earbuds like Sony did with the Walkman A818, but the screen size makes for almost-comfortable...
Gadget lover's player may lack Wi-Fi, but it has lots of other features, supports a wide array of formats, and accepts SD Cards.
PC World
21 March 2008
Conclusion: The Zen may lack the funky Wi-Fi functionality of Apple's iPod Touch , but it's a great choice for gadgeteers and audiophiles alike. If the 16GB's $150 price tag is too...
In a Zen-like state: a review of the new 4GB Creative Zen
Ars Technica
31 October 2007
Conclusion: Video playback is another area where the player shines; the Zen can handle MJPEG, WMV9, MPEG4-SP, DivX, and Xvid. Most impressive. The only downside is that the player...
Conclusion: It's not the most eye-catching player out there, but the Creative Zen still has lots going for it: a beautiful screen, excellent sound quality, and good battery life.
Pros: Compact design; comes in 16GB capacity; large, sharp screen; lots of extra features, including SD-card slot; stellar audio, video quality; excellent battery life
Cons: Replaces a higher-capacity Creative player; no line-in or FM recording
Conclusion: There is much good to say about Creative's new Zen. The design is durable and a comfortable fit in your hand. The interface is intuitive and lends to a very low learning...
Pros: Simple interface, Good sound quality, Customizable menus, Multiple playlist support and renaming....
Cons: SD memory does not integrate into main library, SD media cannot use features., Video transcoding required, Bad top viewing angle...
Excerpt: - While much of the consumer electronics world is focused on Apple's iPod, Creative is in a world of its own. It's refreshing, to say the least, especially when the...
Excerpt: This credit card-sized ZEN has a stunning 2.5" color screen and is perfect for music, videos and photos. Enjoy up to 4,000 MP31, WMA or AAC songs, watch up to 60 hours2...
A dynamically slim media player with a 2.5" LCD screen that plays back
popular MP3 and AAC music formats, and comes equipped with a SD expansion
slot.
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