Creative Zen X-Fi 16GB MP3 Player Reviews
14 Real Customer Reviews - Summary
“The sound and video quality are excellent, the earphones are of outstanding qualit…”
Fred, Southampton
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Fred, Southampton
Score 7.0/10+ The sound and video quality are excellent, the earphones are of outstanding quality and the player looks good.
- Much too small. They wanted it small and they overdid it. It would have been much cleverer too make an updated and slim (ipod-like) version of the Zen Vision: M. The buttons are really tiny and you can feel the other buttons on the edge of your finger when you press one, and also, they are hard to press. Again, why get rid of the scrolling touch sensitive button that worked so well on the Vision:M? The screen could have been bigger The casing has a very cheap plastic feel to it. The FM transmitter in my car keeps loosing the signal when I play non music stuff like podcasts. The sd card slot is useless since the contents of the card can't be integrated to the library. The wireless facility is fairly useless too, its software is user-unfriendly and transferring files wirelessly takes for ever. There is no browser and no bluetooth. The power button is on the back of the thing which makes it highly unpractical if you want to protect the player in a leather case. You can't charge the thing if you don't have a USB port handy, and the battery life is appalling. The ol' Vision:M is ugly and bulky by current standards, but I am getting one back!
purchased 02 Apr 2009
Mike, Leicester
Score 3.0/10+ nice design and value for money
- getting a charger for it, onlt charges through the PC unless you buy an expensive creative charger. Also battery life was poor!
purchased 12 Jan 2009
Steve, Hastings
Score 9.0/10+ Great sound and headphones
- Fiddly buttons
purchased 21 Jan 2009
Jon, Salisbury
Score 10.0/10+ Top spec MP3 player with all you need and more, cheap too.
- none found
purchased 05 Apr 2009
Philip, Long Eaton, Nottingham , “Good Music Lover”
Score 10.0/10
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It's sound quality is second to none, I've not heard such quality on any other mp3 player.
Very easy to use, just plug and play which is good.
Good picture quality for imported photos
Wifi transfers are a good addition although they eat up the battery life.
Battery life is brilliant
Album and music sorting is first class
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It doesnt carry on from where you left off when you connect it to your pc to transfer new music on.
Cant listen to music and view picture the same time.
purchased 12 Apr 2009
John, London
Score 6.0/10+ Very good sound quality. Good earphones included.
- Not easy to use. Software is very poor. Wi-fi facility works very intermittantly. User manual/instructions are almost non-existant.
purchased 21 Feb 2009
steve, birmingham
Score 9.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- wi fi cannot connect to the internet
purchased 01 Apr 2009
Ivan, London , “I appreciate sound quality”
Score 10.0/10+ Size, feel, quality of sound.
- Navigation through the menu takes some getting used to.
purchased 29 May 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “I can recommend!”
Score 10.0/10+ Excellent player with really good quality playback. Easy to download.
- The buttons are too small and too close together. I have small hands and even I have trouble! Otherwise brilliant
purchased 12 Aug 2009
Monique, London
Score 7.0/10
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Display is really nice
Charges with Mini USB charger, so easy to find a charger for it
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Has to be reset every now and again
Sound quality can get a bit skippy and scratchy
purchased 10 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 06 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 3.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 22 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “I Love music”
Score 9.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 10 Jan 2009
Paul, Southwold
Score 10.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 31 Mar 2009
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Expert reviews for Creative Zen X-Fi 16GB
Pocket Lint expert review
The Creative Zen X-Fi follows on from the original Creative Zen launched at IFA in Germany last year. Almost a year later, can the new MP3 player move the model on or is it the same as before? We get listening to find out.In principle the Zen X-Fi is very similar to the Creative Zen. They are both palm sized, both sport a 2...
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reviewed 01 Sep 2008
TechRadar expert review
The MP3 player market is saturated. It has been for years now, with every size, price point and storage benchmark catered for amply. However, when it comes to sound quality, it's hard to find a player that really stands up to be counted.Some MP3 players have exasperatingly poor sound quality. And because they all come with shockingly cheap earphones, it's easy for people to not even notice - the manufacturers get away with it.It makes sense then that Creative would be in a good position to fill this one area of the market that hasn't been given too much attention. The X-Fi technology i…
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reviewed 18 Aug 2008
Expert Reviews expert review
Creative\'s Zen X-Fi is one of only three players here to have integrated wireless networking, so it can play music from a UPnP media server.
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Product Features
Hard Disk Capacity in GB
 
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16 |
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MP4 Playback
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Yes |
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Built-In Radio
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FM Radio |
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Colour
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Black |
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Touchscreen
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No |
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Music Playtime (hours)
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36 |
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Music Playtime (hours)
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25 |
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Video Playtime (hours)
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5 |
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Screen Size in Inches
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2.5 |
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Screen Resolution (pixels)
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320x240 |
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Weight (g)
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70 |
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Colour Screen
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Yes |
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Photo Viewer
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Yes |
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USB Port
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Yes |
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Built-In Microphone
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Yes |
| Memory Type | Built-In Memory |
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WMA Playback
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Yes |
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WAV Playback
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Yes |
| OGG Playback | No |
| AAC Playback | Yes |
| WMV Playback | Yes |
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DivX Playback
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Yes |
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Dimensions (mm)
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83x55x12.5 |
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Release Date
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3 Jul 2008 |
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Bluetooth
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No |
Also known as: Creative ZEN X-Fi with, Creative Zen X Fi 16GB, Creative Zen X-Fi
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