Creative TravelDock Zen Micro

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The good: A convenient foldable design makes the Creative TravelDock Zen Micro easily portable, and an "enhanced stereo" feature makes the stereo field seem wider.

The bad: Despite the presence of four drivers, the pricey Creative TravelDock Zen Micro delivers disappointing low-end performance, and it distorts at high volumes.

The bottom line: For Zen Micro owners, the Creative TravelDock Zen is an attractive, compact way to showcase your player, although its performance has some shortcomings.

Review: Unless you own an iPod, you'll generally be hard-pressed to find a slew of accessories available for your MP3 player. Aware of this, Creative offers some choices that are specifically designed for the company's players. One of these is the TravelDock Zen Micro ($129.95), and as the name suggests, it's geared toward Zen Micro owners. Yes, you can plug other sources--even an iPod--into the auxiliary input, but we don't recommend these pricey speakers to anyone but Zen Micro owners.

Creative's strong suit has always been design, and the TravelDock is no exception to this ... Expand full review

Unless you own an iPod, you'll generally be hard-pressed to find a slew of accessories available for your MP3 player. Aware of this, Creative offers some choices that are specifically designed for the company's players. One of these is the TravelDock Zen Micro ($129.95), and as the name suggests, it's geared toward Zen Micro owners. Yes, you can plug other sources--even an iPod--into the auxiliary input, but we don't recommend these pricey speakers to anyone but Zen Micro owners.

Creative's strong suit has always been design, and the TravelDock is no exception to this tradition. With a flip-top cover that, when open, becomes the stand for the unit to lean on and four drivers flanking the cradle for the Zen Micro in the center, the TravelDock is a good-looking piece of equipment. We wish that the stand would stay put; it occasionally slides a bit and changes the angle of the speakers, but overall, this is a handsome and well-designed unit. It makes a good travel companion, too, as it measures a compact 7 by 2 by 4 inches and weighs a little more than a pound. Unlike the MP3 player for which it was made, the Creative TravelDock Zen Micro comes in only one color: white.


The Creative TravelDock Zen Micro includes this useful remote.

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  • 4 star: 7
  • 3 star: 1
  • 2 star: 0
  • 1 star: 2

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4.0 stars

"Happy with device and its sound but no good when player is messed up" By gurlwhowants2dj

Pros: Great sound easy plug in wires

Cons: Wish it could be used for mostly other Zen players sense micro is screwed up

4.5 stars

"Excellent value for the money!" By neanabug

Pros: Loud, great sound ... Excellent party starter!!!

Cons: Doesn't powersave mp3 player

Summary: I have had the Creative Zen TravelDock for several months and I LOVE it. I have taken it on 3 vacations and found that it delivers what it promises. It's cute, compact speakers folds into a protective case. I even used it as the central music source for a ... Expand full review

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