Creative Zen Stone Plus (2GB, Black) - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Unless you commute to Venus, it's debatable how many hundreds of hours of music you need on your MP3 player. Flash-based units like the Zen Stone Plus are a cheaper and more practical alternative to hard disk players if your storage requirements don't ...

Verdict: Whatever next - a singing pebble. Makes the iPod shuffle look a lot less smart.

Review summary: Competitive pricing and decent feature set will please basic users.

Verdict: The Zen Stone Plus is a step-up to the Zen Stone MP3 player from Creative that we reviewed in our July issue

Review summary: The iPod may be a cultural phenomenon, but that doesn't mean it's the best media player ever. Step forward the Creative Zen Stone Plus, a featherweight marvel that features twice the storage of the 1GB shuffle and yet manages to cost less

Pros: Costs less than the shuffle for more, Includes a screen, Recognised by iTunes, Available in six colours

Cons: Available in six colours, Can be sluggish to use and fill

Verdict: Not as well-integrated with the Mac as an iPod shuffle, but it's cheaper and cuter

Review summary: Classic rock

Pros: LCD screen. FM radio. Great battery

Cons: There's no hold button. No gapless playback. Plasticky chassis

Verdict: The best player 50 quid can buy.

Review summary: Earlier this year Creative released a simple music player called the Zen Stone, as an obvious rival to Apple's iPod Shuffle. The big advantage of the Zen Stone was its price, but it was quite basic. ...

Verdict: The Zen Stone was a simple but high-value competitor to the iPod Shuffle, and the Zen Stone Plus is even more of one. It's less than twice the price of the Stone, but offers so many extra features. It's a very good pocket player, particularly if you ...