Compare Prices : Creative Zen Micro (5GB, Blue) - Expert Reviews

Review summary: It may never attain the fashion icon status of the iPod Mini, but in terms of value and versatility the Zen Micro beats all competitors.

Verdict: With 5GB of storage, you can carry around roughly 1,250 tracks in MP3 format or twice as many in WMA, with the additional option of using part of the hard disk to store data files.

Pros: The Creative Zen Micro features an FM tuner/recorder, a voice recorder, and a PIM that syncs with Outlook. You can choose from 10 colors and easily replace the removable battery. The Zen Micro is also compatible with subscription-based online music ...

Cons: The Creative Zen Micro's touch-pad navigation won't impress everyone, and the fact that it records voice and FM tuner in only WAV format is a bit of a bummer. There's also no dedicated volume control.

Verdict: The colorful and versatile Creative Zen Micro will make lots of users happy.

Review summary: The Creative Labs Zen Micro (6 GB) Black MP3 Player can hold up to 100 hours of near-CD-quality music with the 6GB hard drive. Features: 6GB hard drive holds approximately: 200 hours of music at 64 Kbps, 100 hours at 128 Kbps, other bitrates also ...

Pros: Easy to use, good storage size and features and performance.

Cons: Nothing that I'm aware of.

Review summary: The Zen Micro digital music player from Creative Labs packs an incredible 5 GB of storage capacity into a shell small enough to sit comfortably in your jeans pocket. It also rides nicely in your hand, with a palm-fitting profile and thumb-friendly ...

Verdict: Perhaps the Zen Micro's coolest attribute is its DJ feature, which will shuffle not only all the songs you've loaded or all the songs in a given album, but also, at your discretion, only the tracks you listen to most, or only those you rarely hear, ...