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List price as of Aug 14, 2008:
S$229

CNET Asia Review

By Jasmine France
Aug 14, 2008

Very good

7.7

out of 10

The good: Incredible value given its low price and laundry list of features; an FM radio and voice recorder; an SD card expansion slot; multiple EQ settings; X-Fi sound enhancement technology; bundled EP-830 earphones; top-notch sound quality; good screen and battery life.

The bad: Plastic construction does not feel high-quality; SD card content does not get integrated into the general libraries; videos need to be transcoded through the included software; button pad can be confusing at first.

The bottom line: The Creative Zen X-Fi's plastic design leaves a little to be desired, but that doesn't detract from the fact that the player is an incredible value overall: For an extremely competitive price you get a boatload of features and great sound quality.

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MrSmoke

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iPod Users Stay Away

Jan 26, 2009

Rating: 6 out of 10 (Good)
Pros: Tons of Features
Cons: Difficult to Sync, Prone to Hang, Controls not user-friendly
Opinion:
After my iPod nano died, I was thinking of getting a replacement player. Since Creative offers the feature-packed X Fi at a competitive price, I decided to switch...

Well, there are pros and cons, and I'm not entirely satisfied with my new player. For starters, it is #&*$#?!! difficult to sync what you see on the syncing software interface(Creative Centrale) to the player. My tons of album art got all jumbled up and you can't seem to go back to edit again once you sync on the first try. And oh, it also doesn't support lyrics. Ok, that may seem trivial, nevermind... but DAAEE - failed

Next, if you have got used to the iPod smooth-as-silk controls, you will find the X Fi controls, at best, a hassle. I mean, what's with the nine silly teeny weeny buttons that u gotta use to navigate thru the menu. I got frustrated each ... Read more

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defiantly the best in the market now

Aug 11, 2008

Rating: 10 out of 10 (Perfect)
Pros: first to have a advance audio tech built-into a mp3/4 player WI-FI and it has an option of 8GB 16GB 32GB with External Memory Support (thumbs up for it)
Cons: buttons could take a little while to get use to could be confusing for first-timer
Opinion:
the best of it class in the ZEN family

what else can you ask from it? other then the missing bluetooth support

you have

X-FI
Built-In Speaker
External Memory Support with multiple format up to 8GB
2.5" screen
high-quality in-ear

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