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5.0 stars
"i love it!"
Pros: simplicity, awesome sound quality, priced perfectly
Cons: not subscription capable, no included clip
Summary: For $40, you can't go wrong...even if something were to go wrong you won't feel like you were ripped off =) So far so good, I picked up my Zen Stone from CompUSA earlier today and after playing around with it for a bit, I can say that I'm indeed happy with my purchase. The Zen Stone is a lot smaller in person than from what you see in the pics and unlike what some people are saying, it is NOT twice the size of the iPod shuffle. This will be great for most but not all--I can see how some may easily misplace it.
I bought the Zen Stone for workouts, I was getting tired of holding my Zen Vision:M while jogging. This is perfect for working out, using in the car, and just as an overall secondary player. I wouldn't recommend this as a primary device.
The build quality seems fairly decent, it's made of shiny hard plastic. Too early to tell how durabe this will be. The sound quality is excellent, even without EQ settings, this is up to par with my Zen Vision:M. To truly appreciate the Stone's sound you MUST use other headphones. The out-of-the-box earbuds are absolutely horrible (much worse than the supplied white earbuds for the higher Zen players).
Drag and drop loading is a cinch. You don't even have to use WMP or Creative Media Lite, wherever you have music files, just right-click and use the "send to" option...works just like a flash drive.
It's too bad they don't supply a separate AC charger (I suppose if they did, it would cost more). Luckily, my RAZR's mini-USB charger works with this. I got a full charge in less than an hour out of the box using my RAZR's charger.
All in all, a great device...perfect for what it's advertised to be: a simple, functional, base player.
If you're thinking about getting one, don't hesitate! Everywhere I went was sold out. Unfortunately, most stores won't carry all the colors...mine is black, although I would've loved to get the blue or lime one!
Where to buy
Creative Zen Stone (1GB, black):
$79.99
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