Creative ZEN X-Fi 16GB MP3 Player Reviews

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14 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
71% of people recommend it.

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Battery life7.2
Design/build quality7.9
Display Quality8.6
Portability9.3
Range of features7.8
Sound quality9.1
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.2
Overall rating8.0
 

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Score 7.0/10

Fred, Southampton

+ 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!

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purchased 02 Apr 2009

Score 3.0/10

Mike, Leicester

+ 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!

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purchased 12 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Steve, Hastings

+ Great sound and headphones

- Fiddly buttons

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purchased 21 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

steve, birmingham

+ Reviewer left no comment

- wi fi cannot connect to the internet

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purchased 01 Apr 2009

Score 6.0/10

John, London

+ 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.

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purchased 21 Feb 2009

Score 10.0/10

Jon, Salisbury

+ Top spec MP3 player with all you need and more, cheap too.

- none found

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purchased 05 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

Philip, Long Eaton, Nottingham , “Good Music Lover”

+ 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

- 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.

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purchased 12 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

Ivan, London , “I appreciate sound quality”

+ Size, feel, quality of sound.

- Navigation through the menu takes some getting used to.

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purchased 29 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “I can recommend!”

+ 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

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purchased 12 Aug 2009

Score 7.0/10

Monique, London

+ Display is really nice
Charges with Mini USB charger, so easy to find a charger for it

- Has to be reset every now and again
Sound quality can get a bit skippy and scratchy

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purchased 10 Mar 2009

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Product Features

Hard Disk Capacity in GB 16
MP4 Playback Yes
Built-In Radio FM Radio
Colour Black
Music Playtime (hours) 36
Music Playtime (hours) 25
Video Playtime (hours) 5
Screen Size in Inches 2.5
Screen Resolution (pixels) 320x240
Weight (g) 70
Colour Screen Yes
Photo Viewer Yes
USB Port Yes
Built-In Microphone Yes
WMA Playback Yes
WAV Playback Yes
Dimensions (mm) 83x55x12.5
Release Date 3 Jul 2008
Bluetooth No

Also known as: Creative ZEN X-Fi with, Creative Zen X Fi 16GB, Creative Zen X-Fi

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