Creative Zen Nano Plus 1GB MP3 Player - Black (Internal Flash, FM Tuner, 18 Hours)

Creative Zen Nano Plus

Zen Nano Plus 1GB MP3 Player - Black (Internal Flash, FM Tuner, 18 Hours) Review, by Eric Dahl May 19, 2006

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• Latest User Reviews 2 reviews
• Reviewed by: Ludwixx

  Duration of ownership: 2 Months

  Strengths: easy to load; good sound

  Weaknesses: Difficult to find music files. A corrupt download may paralyse the player with no reset or format possible. Return to the maker with a $25 fee after 90 days of use or throw it away.

• Reviewed by: forgotten2852

  Duration of ownership: 5 Months

  Strengths: Good playback quality, built in: radio,voice recorder, radio recorder, 1GB, skip free, Backlight length chooser.

  Weaknesses: Scratches very easily

  Overall: When I first bought this it worked great. I was very suprised on how long the battery life was on a single triple AAA battery. I bet it got about 16 hours on 1 battery. After about two months I noticed it kept getting scratched up from simple places like my pocket. After that the battery life is now about 2 hours for one battery. Right now its so scatched up that I'm going to repaint it. I'm not sure what I'll do about the screen. Its so scratched up right now I cant even read what songs playing. If you plan on buying this if they offer you a one year warrenty, I suggest taking it.

• Reviewed by: brandina

  Strengths: The sound is very good! I would recomend this product to anyone.

  Weaknesses: The ear buds are a bit awkward but they have good sound. I lost the cover to one of the ear pieces.

  Overall: This product is quite easy to download to. Finding different selections is also easily done for the not so accomplished computer person. I reccomend this product to anyone who has a keen ear for good tones.

• Reviewed by: nvcat13

  Strengths: Easy enough that even my mother can use it. Simple to use.

  Weaknesses: Arm band is way too big. The software provided makes it more difficult to load music than need be. Loss of FM station programming with every battery change.

  Overall: I did a fair bit of research before purchasing this MP3 player. The price and reviews are what sold me on it. It's very simple to use. I read the printed guide that came with the player but it was easier just to plug it in and figure it out. The drag and drop method works the best. Just treat it like a flash drive. Easy to arrange music into folders that I want the way I want.

• Reviewed by: Kws1949

  Strengths: Ease of use...If I can use this, ANYONE can

  Weaknesses: A bit fragile in some spots. Head phones are poor, but easily replaced.

  Overall: PERFECT for techo-phobes like me. My 20 yo assured me, "It's a piece of CAKE, DAD! Even YOU can use this." She was right on! I haven't even started exploring all the possibilities and can see hours of fun ahead. Took my entire music library without a hitch, with room to spare. Perfect small size for the car or office. I couldn't have asked for a better beginner piece.

• Reviewed by:

  Strengths: ease of use, sound quality, tiny size

  Weaknesses: ear buds too large and uncomfortable

  Overall: I agree with all the previous reviewers about the sound quality, great size and ease of use. This is my first mp3 player and am I impressed! I just figured out how to compress songs into wma 64 bit size and there is no change in sound quality! fabulous. Also, I just purchased new ear buds by Koss - called The Plug - and now the Zen Nano is even better! For the price, I can't believe the quality of this tiny player - highly recommended!!

• Reviewed by: dgcrowther

  Strengths: Music Quality; Size / Weight; Encode Feature; Ruggedness; Use for Jogging

  Weaknesses: Poor User Manual / Tech Support; Mediocre Music Organizer

  Overall: I love the size, the sound quality and the ease of operation. I also like the encode feature that allows the user to rip analog music - such as records or tapes - to MP3 format. With this feature, I am able to transfer my old album collection to MP3!Just wish the tech support / manual were better - some of the encode functions are difficult to figure out sometimes (stops recording before the track is over)