Creative ZEN X FI 8GB - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Music, video and wireless networking in your hand

Pros: Good sound quality ; Decent earphones supplied ; Easy-to-use menus

Cons: Button layout can be confusing ; Playing tracks is a little fiddly

Verdict: Sound quality from the Zen X-Fi was certainly impressive, and, all in all, it's a very good player, although the wireless aspect isn't all it's cracked up to be

Review summary: The Zen X-Fi includes some of the technology from Creative's X-Fi sound cards - namely the Crystalizer and Expand, both of which aim...

Review summary: The first Wi-Fi-enabled Zen offers excellent sound, but drops the ball with a confusing control scheme.

Pros: Clean, crisp sound, SD Card slot, Comfortable bundled earbuds, Audiobook support

Cons: Cluttered navigation controls, Underwhelming audio enhancement, Non-JPEG photo files need to be transcoded, No predictive text when instant messaging

Verdict: Staying connected to Wi-Fi takes a heavy toll on battery life (half an hour of wireless use drained a freshly charged player by 25 percent), but you can turn it off in the system settings. Creative rates the Zen X-Fi's battery life at 36 hours for ...

Review summary: Can this improve on the original Zen?

Pros: Sound, screen, headphones, Wi-Fi

Cons: Chat not really worth the bother, no Mac support

Verdict: The Creative Zen X-Fi is a cracking player that sounds great

Review summary: The Zen X-Fi seems to be a very promising MP3 player but is it better than other players that flood the market?

Pros: Good Screen, Good Audio, SD-Card Slot, FM, Battery

Cons: Sharp highs with X-Fi - ON, Poor video quality, Price

Verdict: The battery of the Zen X-Fi states that it can last for 5 hours of video and 25 hours of audio. The player did provide a decent battery life with a mix-n-match of both video and audio playback. I managed to get around an hour & half of video with ...