Typical price: £129
What is it: Flash-based MP3 and video player with SD card expansion
What we think: Great player with good features, but we want to see a hard disk version, too
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 15 October 2007
Tags: creative, media player, slot, windows media player
We like:
Sound quality; design; price; good range of extra features; great screen; good capacity options; SD expansion
We don't like:
Slightly sluggish menus; only available in black; no hard disk option; SD card contents not included in player's main menu
You might also need:
Better earphones
CNET.co.uk judgement:
The Creative Zen looks great, sounds great and produces great video. It's a full-featured player with plenty of options for customisation. Although the SD card slot is a huge bonus, its contents are not included in the player's main menu, limiting its usefulness
Creative Zen History
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30 Nov 2007 in Crave
Creative Zen to come in new 32GB and 2GB capacities
If you've heard of Creative's Zen you might be interested to know it's about to be available with 32GB of internal flash memory. What better way is there to start the December weekend?
8 Nov 2007 in Reviews
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