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Creative TravelDock Zen Micro
Reviewed by
Tim Gideon
on 12/01/2005

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  • Quick specs
  • Type of speaker: portable speakers with digital player dock
  • Dimensions (WxDxH): 7.4 in x 1.9 in x 4.3 in
  • Amplification type: Active
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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.

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  • Reviewed by:
    Tim Gideon
  • Edited by:
    Jasmine France
  • Reviewed on: 12/01/2005
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.


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    Summary: alaTest collected and analyzed 109 reviews of Creative TravelDock Zen Micro from international magazines and websites and compared these to 19498 reviews for other MP3 Player Accessories. Experts rate this product 70/100 and users 79/100. The amount of rated reviews for this product is too low to calculate a reliable alaScore™.

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    Summary: Overall, this is a very good choice for travelers who have a Creative Zen Microif you can find it for below list price. Home or office users will definitely want a powered subwoofer.

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