Friday, January 28, 2005
DesignTechnica Reviews the Creative Labs Zen Micro 5GB
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 05:00 PM
"Creative Labs, a company which has been in the portable audio market for years, has had to adapt to the iPod craze by developing players that emulate the look and feel of Apple’s digital success. The Zen Micro by Creative Labs is arguably the best looking iPod clone on the market. Featuring more storage space for the same price as Apple’s iPod mini, the $249 dollar Zen Micro will appeal to those that want more compatibility with music services and audio formats."
DesignTechnica gave the Zen Micro a rather poor 6/10 rating - I have to admit that I like it more than that. I never use the headphones that come with a device, so I can't comment on how uncomfortable they are after prolonged use. I did try them out and they sounded surprisingly good, but I quickly switched over to my in-ear Sony headphones. As for the locking up, unfortunately I experienced that as well - but because I had a beta ROM, I was convinced that was the reason it was locking up. Since upgrading to the new PlaysForSure ROM a few weeks ago, I haven't had it lock up on me yet...so from my point of view, the Zen Micro is still a great player. Knocking a device because of headphones seems a bit silly to me - but if it's locking up for them, and they've tried two devices, I can understand the rating. :?
DesignTechnica gave the Zen Micro a rather poor 6/10 rating - I have to admit that I like it more than that. I never use the headphones that come with a device, so I can't comment on how uncomfortable they are after prolonged use. I did try them out and they sounded surprisingly good, but I quickly switched over to my in-ear Sony headphones. As for the locking up, unfortunately I experienced that as well - but because I had a beta ROM, I was convinced that was the reason it was locking up. Since upgrading to the new PlaysForSure ROM a few weeks ago, I haven't had it lock up on me yet...so from my point of view, the Zen Micro is still a great player. Knocking a device because of headphones seems a bit silly to me - but if it's locking up for them, and they've tried two devices, I can understand the rating. :?
