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

Review summary: A mere month after its little brother launched, the Zen Stone Plus is here, with everything the lovely original model did, plus a tiny OLED screen, twice the storage capacity, an FM radio, a voice recorder and even a stopwatch

Pros: Size ; screen ; simplicity ; FM radio ; voice recorder ; sound quality ; drag-and-drop file management ; price

Cons: Battery life ; transfer times

Verdict: A terrific player for a terrific price. While not as stylish as similar players, the Zen Stone Plus is offered at a bargain price and comes packed with more features than anyone would expect a player of this size to have

Review summary: Just a month after the Zen Stone, Creative adds a Plus model with a small display and more features, like an FM tuner and a voice recorder.

Pros: Same size as Zen Stone but lighter, Handy extras, such as an FM tuner, a stopwatch and a voice recorder, Extensive range of accessories, Good sound quality, Interface is not totally intuitive, Screen is too small to display full track info, Doesn't ...

Cons: Interface is not totally intuitive, Screen is too small to display full track info, Doesn't offer full ID3 tag sorting for music, Rated battery life is unimpressive

Review summary: but real world usage is probably less than that.

Pros: The Zen Stone's sound is a lot more involving than the iPod Shuffle's and it supports drag-and-drop addition of music, rather than forcing you to use iTunes, WMP or some proprietary nightmare software. It's tiny but the screen is still usable and ...

Cons: If you get this tiny plastic lump out in public in 2009, people will think you've either fallen on hard times or fallen through a time warp from about 2006. The FM radio is not really worth the bother, and if you use the horrible, tinny little speaker ...

Review summary: Capacity : 2GB,up to 1,000 WMAs/ 66hrs (Approx. 4mins per song at 64kbps WMA), Up to 500 MP3/ 33hrs (Approx. 4mins per song at 128kbps MP3),Battery Life/ Playtime : 2GB - up to 9.5 hours for continuous audio playback, Battery Type : Rechargeable Li ...