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

Review summary: Creative has given its barebones ZEN Stone a radical update. The new ZEN Stone Plus adds several features the original Stone lacked: an OLED screen, twice the storage (i.e., 2GB), an FM tuner, voice recording, a stopwatch/clock, and EQ options. Not ...

Pros: Small and lightweight. FM radio. Voice recording. Stopwatch and clock. EQ options. Can delete songs on device itself. Snazzy date/time display.

Cons: Short USB cable. So-so earbuds. Annoyingly long start-up time. No way to monitor voice recorder.

Verdict: The ZEN Stone Plus, at 2GB, has twice the storage of the original ZEN Stone, a screen, FM radio, and voice recording. This is about as cheap as it gets for a reliable 2 GB player (the screen-less 1GB iPod Shuffle is $80), but if storage isn't your ...

Review summary: Hot on the heels of the Creative Stone comes the Plus, with a new screen and double the storage. And all for the price of a Shuffle

Pros: Double the storage of the Zen Stone. Ability to display battery life and track info is handy

Cons: Clunky operation. 'Skip to next folder' button is sorely missed

Pros: The Creative Zen Stone Plus comes in a choice of six colors and offers 2GB of storage for less than $70. It includes some handy extras, such as an FM tuner, a stopwatch, and a voice recorder. The player also has good sound quality

Cons: The Zen Stone Plus interface is not totally intuitive, and the screen is too small to display full track info. It also doesn't offer full ID3 tag sorting for music, and the rated battery life is unimpressive

Verdict: For those who want a supersmall and cute MP3 player that offers more than just simple music playback, the Creative Zen Stone Plus fits the bill nicely.

Pros: The Creative Zen Stone Plus comes in a choice of six colors and offers 2GB of storage for less than $70. It includes some handy extras, such as an FM tuner, a stopwatch, and a voice recorder. The player also has good sound quality.

Cons: The Zen Stone Plus interface is not totally intuitive, and the screen is too small to display full track info. It also doesn't offer full ID3 tag sorting for music, and the rated battery life is unimpressive.

Verdict: For those who want a super small and cute MP3 player that offers more than just simple music playback, the Creative Zen Stone Plus fits the bill nicely.

Review summary: Shortly after Creative released its screenless Shuffle competitor, the Zen Stone, they upped the ante and released the Zen Stone Plus. For around thirty dollars more, the Stone Plus added a screen and a few fairly standard MP3 player features such as ...

Pros: Solid Build, Small form factor, Nice selection of optional accessories, MSC (any OS)

Cons: Awkward interface, Cannot browse individual songs, Lagging interface when music is playing, Poor FM reception

Verdict: First I would like to say I am a fan of Creative's Zen line of MP3 players. Although they have their issues and deficiencies like any MP3 player, overall they are a solid product line. The Zen Stone Plus has some good things going for it such as MSC ...