Creative Zen Stone 1GB MP3 Player Reviews

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+ This MP3 player has no outstanding positive points. - It scores very poorly on range of features. “Very small, light excellent sound quality. files load on and off very successfully…” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 67 real customer reviews

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67 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
85% of people recommend it.

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Battery life	7.8
Design	8.5
Ease of use	8.2
Portability	9.0
Range of features	6.3
Sound quality	8.3
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.8
Overall rating	8.1

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Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very small, light excellent sound quality. Files load on and off very successfully and quickly.

- No display to help navigate folders.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Tammy, Guardbridge

+ Very small, easy to use, nice design

- none that I can think of

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Light, Good accessories, Easy to use, Good looking.

- The light under a skin can not be seen when on/off.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Sep 2007

james, Ryde , “good value for money”

+ quality of sound and size is excellent and the ease of use makes this good value for the money

- ear phones are not easy to keep in. I bought another pair

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 May 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ east to use, tiny design, very lightweight

- no screen or menu

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

sheila, nottingham

+ small enough to fit in your pocket

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ very easy to use

- tou can't delete all the tracks off the zen in one go you have to do it one by one

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Andrea, Leytonstone , “dont use much single”

+ cheap and does the job

- cannot see what songs are playing - but that's ok for the price!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jul 2008

Score 7.0/10

Andrew, Cardiff

+ compact

- few additional features and relatively expensive in comparison to other models available

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ cheap and portable and does what it says on the box. If I happened to lose it, it wouldn't be the end of the world.

- shuffle feature could be better

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Everything you expect in such a device for a very low price.

- Nothing to clip is to clothes. But it is so light and the wires of the earphones are so long that it is not a problem to keep the mp3 in a pocket while running or doing any sport.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Asif, Harrow, London

+ very light weight, good sound, good battery

- no screen

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purchased 15 Jul 2007

Score 9.0/10

James, Derbyshire

+ Small, easy to down load songs.

- Doesn't have a fixing point, like the ipod shuffle clip

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purchased 11 Jun 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ gr8 little player very compact, good sound and easy to download and use.

- As brought to use up the gym a clip would be good to fix it to clothes etc.

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purchased 26 Jun 2007

Score 9.0/10

michael, leeds

+ small compact and a very good sound

- none

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purchased 14 Jul 2007

Score 7.0/10

Neil, Linlithgow

+ Easy to use with a good amount of memory. No frills, basic player. Just what was needed.

- Sound could be better. Don't know if it is the headphones alone or the unit as a whole but sound could do with some more bass.

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purchased 25 Jun 2007

Score 8.0/10

Rosemary, New Milton

+ Neat, attractive and easy to use.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 16 Jul 2007

Score 8.0/10

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+ Reviewer left no comment

- poor sound

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purchased 04 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Susan, Mansfield

+ Very small and light, easy to use, cheap to buy, quite good sound.

- Battery life could be better, the need to buy a dedicated charger as an extra.

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purchased 09 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

john , harrogate

+ Mostly a very good price for a known quality brand for my young daughter.

- None so far

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purchased 02 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Glyn, Halifax

+ Easy to use, small and discreet, highly portable, well designed

- Not sure whether the charger is working through the computer; could do with being supplied with a mains charger

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purchased 26 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

Terry, St Austell

+ memory size

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 30 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Love the small size, and general feel of the item.

- Only works with Windows XP - making it a pain if you have an older operating system.

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purchased 30 Nov 2007

Score 8.0/10

stacey, Newcastle

+ product is really small so can be carried anywhere, its a sleek design so looks good and the sound is great.

- buttons are canny small so use may be difficult, other than that its fab.

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purchased 30 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ This product is very easy to add music

- none at the moment

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purchased 05 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

SHARON, CROSSGATES

+ ALL GOOD FEATURES

- BIT HARD TO WORK OUT HOW TO USE THIS AT FIRST.

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purchased 30 Nov 2007

Score 8.0/10

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+ Reviewer left no comment

- The product came with hardly any instructions. I downloaded the right computer software only after extensive web research into the product.

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purchased 11 Dec 2007

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Expert reviews for Creative Zen Stone 1GB

PC Advisor expert review - by David Price

Like its Zen Stone Plus sibling, the Creative Zen Stone 2GB With Built-In Speaker is treading on Apple's toes: specifically, it's gunning for the iPod shuffle. And we think it should fancy its chances.

This Creative Zen Stone 1GB review continued on PC Advisor

reviewed 11 Mar 2008

Product Features

Hard Disk Capacity in GB	1
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
MP4 Playback	No
MP4 is a video format, a bit like MP3 for video. Simply speaking, an MP4 player is an MP3 player that can play common video formats like MP4.
Built-In Radio	FM Radio
Some devices have analogue radio recievers built in so you can listen to the news or the sport on the move.
Colour	Pink
The main colour of the product.
Colour	White
The main colour of the product.
Music Playtime (hours)	10
How long the device’s battery will last when playing music. The number is usually provided by the manufacturer, and should be used as a guide only.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	64x64
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Weight (g)	19
The weight of the product in grams.
Colour Screen	No
If you’re into watching video or viewing photos on your mobile phone, MP3 player or iPod you’ll want to make sure it has a colour screen.
Photo Viewer	No
Ability to display your photographs and jpegs so you can show them off to your friends.
USB Port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Built-In Microphone	Yes
A microphone will allow you to record notes or musical ideas on your device. You’d have no need for that voice recorder or dictaphone!
WMA Playback	Yes
Windows Media Audio is a popular compressed music format, like MP3. If you’re planning to play WMA files, you’ll need to check that WMA playback is supported.
WAV Playback	Yes
WAV files are Microsoft’s standard uncompressed music file format. If you like listening to high quality audio files and use Windows, make sure your device supports WAV playback.
Dimensions (mm)	54x35x13
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Release Date	15 May 2007
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Creative ZEN Stone -

MP3 Players Buying Guide

Manufacturer's Description

Your music in great shape.
Incredibly tiny, with incredible sound – that’s the ZEN Stone. Available in a choice of six glossy colours and two memory sizes, its looks match its performance, bringing you room for hundreds of songs and running for up to 10 hours on its rechargeable battery. You can navigate through your folders with the Skip feature and add some surprises to your listening with Shuffle playback. Friendly, simple and pocket-size, the ZEN Stone MP3 player is simply incredible! Try it and see.

Neat ZEN design looks good wherever you take it.
1GB model stores up to 500 songs*, 2GB model stores up to 1000 songs*.
Supports MP3, WMA (DRM9) and Audible.
Standard mini-USB connection for easy downloads from your PC.
Up to 10 hours playtime from built-in rechargeable battery.
Choose your colour – black, white, green, blue, red, pink.

*Based on 4 minutes per song at 64kbps in WMA.

Features

Size: 53.7 × 35.3 × 12.8mm (WxHxD)
Capacity: 1GB & 2GB
Weight: 18.5g
Battery: 1 x Rechargeable Lithium Ion
Supported formats:
o MP3 (Up to 320Kbps)
o WMA (Up To 320Kbps)
o WMA with DRM 9
MP3 Playback Performance:
o Signal To Noise Ratio: Up to 90dB
o Channel Seperation: Up to 65dB
o Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz
o Harmonic Distortion Output: <0.1%
Connectors:
o Headphone Jack: 3.5mm
o USB 2 port: Standard USB mini-B
Earphone specifications:
o Frequency Range: 20Hz to 20kHz
o Impedance: 32 Ohm +/- 15%
o Plug: 3.5mm stereo minijack

Warranty

1 year limited hardware warranty

+ Batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually hold less charge. Battery life and the number of charge cycles vary by use and setting.

More info at Creative's website

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