Typical price: £49
What is it: Ultra-small 2GB flash-based MP3 player with tiny OLED screen
What we think: Affordable and feature-packed, the Zen Stone Plus is a terrific player for its size
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 27 June 2007
Tags: Creative, Creative Zen Stone Plus, storage, navigation, capacity
We like:
Size; screen; simplicity; FM radio; voice recorder; sound quality; drag-and-drop file management; price
We don't like:
Battery life; transfer times
You might also need:
Better headphones; portable speakers; sports accessories
CNET UK judgement:
A terrific player for a terrific price. While not as stylish as similar players, the Zen Stone Plus is offered at a bargain price and comes packed with more features than anyone would expect a player of this size to have
Full review:
Creative has launched the Zen Stone Plus a mere month after its little brother, the Zen Stone. The Plus comes with everything the lovely original model did, plus a screen, twice the storage capacity, an FM radio, a voice recorder and even a stopwatch. At just £49, there's huge potential here. iPod Shuffle, you might want to consider buying that suitcase. Continue Reading...
Creative Zen Stone Plus History
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26 Feb 2008 in Crave
Hands-on with Creative Zen Stone and Plus with speaker
Creative's Zen Stone and Zen Stone Plus MP3 players now have speakers built into them! We've got them both and we're quite taken with the little blighters
23 Nov 2007 in Crave
Creative Zen Stone Plus: Now with 4GB and 8GB?
One of our favourite sub-£100 players just got a snazzy update and we're very excited that it now supports AAC. Oh, we're talking about Creative's Zen Stone Plus, naturally
2 Nov 2007 in Reviews
Better than iPod: Four killer alternatives
While Apple continues to innovate in the MP3 player market, competitors are getting better at beating them to the post. We round up four players we consider not just as good as the iPods, but better
29 Oct 2007 in Reviews
Listening to podcasts is all very well, but what if you need to hear the latest breaking news? Your two-day-old podcast isn't going to cut it then. You need an MP3 player with a built-in radio
14 Sep 2007 in Reviews
We round up our favourite candidates for the best cheap MP3 player, and argue why each one deserves to be considered before you go shopping
26 Jun 2007 in Crave
Hands-on with Creative's Zen Stone Plus
Creative has immediately followed up its release of the Zen Stone with the Zen Stone Plus. It's a new version of the cute player, this time with a screen and twice the memory capacity
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