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| Price | $375.20 | $99.99 to $149.99 | $299.99 | $59.99 to $119.95 | $39.99 to $49.99 |
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| Release date | March 17, 2008 | September 01, 2009 | |||
| The Bottom Line | We're hard-pressed to find anything not to like about the Creative Zen. It's a great option for anyone looking for a great-sounding, pocketable MP3 player with an excellent, video-capable screen and plenty of extra features. | The Creative Zen X-Fi's plastic design leaves a little to be desired, but that doesn't detract from the fact that the player is an incredible value overall: for an extremely competitive price you get a boatload of features and great sound quality. | We're hard-pressed to find anything not to like about the Creative Zen. It's a great option for anyone looking for a great-sounding, pocketable MP3 player with an excellent, video-capable screen and plenty of extra features. | The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is a great value; a slim design, a simple interface, plentiful features, memory expansion capability, and solid sound quality all come with an easy-to-swallow price tag. | The SanDisk Sansa Clip+ is an excellent successor to the line, offering a fitness-friendly design with a built-in belt-clip, a simple interface, solid sound quality, and plenty of handy features--all for an ultralow price. It's an unbeatable value. |
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| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 3.3 in x 0.4 in x 2.2 in | 3.3 in x 0.5 in x 2.2 in | 3.3 in x 0.4 in x 2.2 in | 1.9 in x 0.3 in x 3.1 in | 1.4 in x 0.6 in x 2.2 in |
| Software type | Drivers & Utilities Creative Media Explorer Creative ZENcast Organizer | Drivers & Utilities | Drivers & Utilities Creative Media Explorer Creative ZENcast Organizer | Drivers & Utilities Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 | Drivers & Utilities |
| Digital player signal-to-noise ratio | 97 dB | Info unavailable | 97 dB | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Resolution | 320 x 240 | 320 x 240 | 320 x 240 | 220 x 176 | Info unavailable |
| Mfr estimated battery life | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 24 hour(s) | 15 hour(s) |
| PC interface(s) supported | Hi-Speed USB | Hi-Speed USB | Hi-Speed USB | Hi-Speed USB | Hi-Speed USB |
| Flash memory form factor | Integrated | Integrated | Integrated | Integrated | Integrated |
| Flash memory installed | 8 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Battery technology | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Weight | 2.3 oz | 2.4 oz | 2.3 oz | 2.1 oz | 0.8 oz |
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