Creative Zen Micro (6GB, black)

Summary: This was a fairly researched purchase in 2005. I am very satisfied with the sound quality and EQ options compared to similar Ipods. I had to send it back to Creative once but didn't lose any sleep over the experience. I recommended this player to a friend who had trouble with his headphone jack, however mine has held up so far. I have had some battery troubles which may seem to have been fixed thanks to ebay and some guy in Hong Kong for $13. If you have this player and are considering spending $200+ on a new one because of the battery issues, try this first. Go to Ebay and search for a 'Micro battery' which will yield several pages of results. Find a 950mAh battery (original was 680mAh) that will fit your player and buy it. My player used to freeze up after about three songs if I didn't have it plugged in, it's been playing all morning without the slightest hint of a problem. You may want to bring it to a full charge when you first get it and drain it before recharging it a second time. Not sure if that is completely necessary, but I doubt it will hurt anything.

Summary: I thought this would be a great buy because i have always purchased creative items and most of them have been good. But this was dissapointing.
After 3 weeks of having it, it started freezing, i would then have to keep restarting it. One day i restarted it and halfway through playing the music the volume would go right down and the touchpad would jam up and become un-usable.
I would not reccomend buying this product