 Sounds great and simple to operate |
| Review Date: August 11, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Michael X. Watman, New Hampshire, USA |
After hanging on to a Zen Micro for a few years (due to a stingy character), I picked up this "update" and have been so pleased. It has easy to operate button/rocker switches rather than the erratic touch controls of its ancestor. Transferring my old library and playlists was a snap. Having the chance to store a few photos also ups the pleasure of the device.
Although others may wish for a combo camera-phone-music-whatever piece of hardware, if you're interested in any easy to handle mp3 player at a reasonable price, this is definitely something you should seriously consider. |
Works great. Love this MP3 player for my use!
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| Review Date: July 18, 2009 |
| Reviewer: riprydah, Los Angeles, CA |
I bought the Creative Zen MX 16gb player from Costco for $[...]. It works great for the price. I use it primarily for songs but am using it for audiobooks too. I did not own the original Zen so the software and the features are all new to me.
With regards to the 2 previous reviews about it not playing media that was purchased, this player does not play DRM-protected WMAs. I downloaded DRM-protected files from my local library and it does not work...just silence so it has nothing to do with the player itself or its software.
The 16gb is plenty of space and I like the fact that this player is compatible with SDHC or SD cards so that you can expand the memory further. Also, the player is about the size of a credit card and is not bulky at all. You can put it in your breast or poants pocket with no unsightly budges. Since I've been using it for audiobooks, one of the features I like is that you can store up to 10 bookmarks (it's easy to set and retrieve a bookmark).
If you have a Blackberry, the USB cable and power adapter are 100% compatible with the player so you can either use the USB cable the player comes with or use your Blackberry's USB cable or power adapter. It's quick to charge (~3 hours to fully charge). |
Zedn MX - value for the price
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| Review Date: September 27, 2009 |
| Reviewer: R. Robinson, |
| The Zen MX has one of the best things going for it: You can change the media when your mood changes. Since it takes standard media types, and 16 gig SD cards, you don't have to convert things. And it treats the SD card as a separate device, so you can put videos on it, and watch them without having to give up your tunes. And with another SD card you can carry a whole other set of tunes as well. The built in FM radio is pretty good as well. For those *long* trips that seem to take forever, the 30 hour (music) battery works, and works well. |
Impressive performance, price and battery life
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| Review Date: October 13, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Paul Gilliham, San Francisco, Ca |
Lets start at the fact that I have mp3 players coming out of my ears... I have owned most of the major brands including every gen of that fruity player, so I have heard the good, bad and the ugly. I am currently carrying a Nano and the Creative Zen MX (both 8gb models) - and using them both with the same Etymotic in-ear phones, so I have a great baseline for comparison.
I really like my Zen for 2 reasons. It sounds amazing - the best fidelity of any player I have had, and it has a big screen which makes text easy to read and if you do watch vids, they aren't postage stamp sized. For the money, you aren't going to beat it right now (dollar for dollar) but even if you spend more, you're going to struggle to find clarity like it.
Great Audio Fidelity:
I rip my MP3 at a fairly high quality -- generally around 320kps/VBR -- and have been long doing this for a few years now. So when I loaded some of the music on to the Zen when I got it, and started to hear melody, fills and nuance in the music that I have NEVER heard before, I was very surprised. I have no idea if that is to do with X-Fi technology or what, all I know is it works!
If you're a new user to MP3 players and have touched an Apple product before I think you're programmed to think thats the only way to navigate a player. I used players from the original Rio and Thomson units, and the Creative interface is straight forward when you get the hang of the square cursor and the jump back button above it. The sw is pretty fast, and buttons are easy to use, even with big fingers!
I have a lot of music so having SD expansion is a plus, but honestly in my commute I would never need more than the current built in capacity of the player. When I travel, then thats a diff story so doubling the capacity with another 8gb is a great point. All that for just over $110? You have to be kidding right?
To load the player, I generally use my Mac and just drag the tracks on there direct to the drive. I have used Windows Media Player to sync songs, but really I find that slow, and as I am not too worries about building playlists, I'd rather just throw the music on quick.
Are there any downsides or cons?
Honestly I would love the unit to be a little heavier, it's not badly made or anything, I just like things with a little heft to them (some people will love how light it is!).
Enhancements? I would love to see Album art if possible, just think it would be cool, plus the screen is plenty large enough to accommodate the info from the ID3 tag. I'd also like a nonslip finish to the back of the unit so when I am using this in the car, it doesn't slide about on the dash/console. But they're minor things.
Overall I highly recommend this, just purely for the sound quality, throw in the price and you have a winner.
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Love,love love my mp3
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| Review Date: March 28, 2010 |
| Reviewer: D. McDonnell, SI, NY |
| I use this mostly for books and can't be with out it. I was hopitalized for a few days and just listening to my books made it almost tolerable. With 10 bookmarks I'm able to swith between books and find my place. The battery so far has held up well. |
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