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
Compare the Creative Zen
Creative Zen compared to all other players
 Creative Zen |
 Sony Network Walkman NW-E507 (1GB) |
 iRiver Clix 2 Red Line 8GB |
 Sony NW-E013 |
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| Review date | 19 Jun 08 | 10 Jun 05 | 12 Sep 07 | 30 May 07 |
| Editor's rating |
7.8
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8.9
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8.8
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8.7
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| Price range | £129 | |||
| Review summary | 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 Read full review |
The NW-E507 looks fabulous and sounds just as good. Top volume falls well short of the iPod, but then you don't want to break your ears. If this almost immaculate player has a flaw, it's this: the jukebox software is poorly designed. You'll have the smartest looking MP3 player on the street, but when it comes to transferring songs, you'll be cursing the software Read full review |
Quite simply the finest flash-based MP3 player you can buy at the moment -- the second-generation Clix is feature-packed, easy to use and boasts stunning aesthetics, though it comes at a hefty price. If you can afford an iPod nano killer, look no further Read full review |
Sony's 1GB NW-E013, and its sister models the 2GB NW-E015 and 4GB NW-E016, are terrific MP3 players for the price. Battery life is superb and the support for many audio formats gets an enthusiastic thumbs up. We're still forced to use the diabolical SonicStage software, but with great audio quality and the features mentioned above, we're happy to highly recommend these players Read full review |
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