Digital Home Thoughts: "I Bought A Creative Zen Micro After Evaluating the Apple iPod Nano Closely"

"I've had a 256 MB Creative Muvo TX FM for a while now, and really love the tiny size and features of the device. As my first portable music device since a Sony Discman, it rocked -- but it was time to graduate to something with a bit more storage space, especially given the six cross country flights I'm taking between now and the new year. So, I went down to my local Best Buy to check out some portable devices with more storage space. After looking at all of the choices, I narrowed it down to the Creative Zen Micro and Apple iPod Nano. Seriously, I had been leaning towards an iPod after talking with Michael and Matt, two Microsoft Media Center employees who own iPods."

While not exactly an apples to apples comparison (no pun intended) since one is flash based on one is micro drive based, this is still a nice look at the two from the consumer perspective. I have two non-iPod MP3 players that I choose over their direct Apple competitors. I use a Muvo for my small flash player for outdoor activities and an iRiver as my mega-jukebox. While the Apple products are cool, I think there is more bang for the buck with other players.