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Creative ZEN X-Fi 16GB MP3 Player - Black

The ZEN X-Fi 16GB Portable Media Player from Creative Labs is a sleek device with wireless connectivity. Your MP3 files will come to life with Creative's X-Fi technology which restores sonic clarity that is lost during the compression process.

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Creative ZEN X-Fi 16GB MP3 Player - Black

Interface
Audio Output Connectors	Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini)
System Connectivity	USB

Memory
Total Included Memory	16 GB
Storage Media Supported	Internal Flash Drive\|SD Memory Card

Video Quality
Video Playback	Yes
Display Type	Color LCD

Compatibility
Network Architecture Supported	Wireless Ethernet - 11 Mbps IEEE802.11b\|Wireless Ethernet - 54 Mbps IEEE802.11g
System Compatibility	PC

Audio Quality
Audio Codecs Supported	AA (Audible)\|AAC\|ADPCM\|MP3\|WAV\|WMA\|WMA DRM

Warranty
Warranty Information	1 Year Limited Warranty

Dimensions
Height	2.2 in
Width	3.3 in
Depth	0.5 in
Weight	2.4 oz

Battery
Battery Life (Audio)	36 hour(s)

More Info
URL	http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=214&product=17811&WT.cg_n=Campaigns&WT.mc_id=15752

Features
General Features	Alarm\|Built-In Microphone\|Photo Viewer\|FM Tuner\|Voice Recorder\|Radio Recorder\|Built-In Speaker

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Reviewed by: mstrglen

08-29-08

Duration of ownership: 1 Weeks

Strengths: Crisp, brilliant screen, 16.7 million colors, comes with premium set of Creative EP-830 Noise Isolating Earphones ($60 value), FM radio, recording, wi-fi, plays videos, SD card compatible, speakers

Weaknesses:No SD card integration, no metal parts, X-Fi sound enhancement is negligible, wireless chat needs to improve

Overall Evaluation: The Creative Zen X-Fi, what an amazing little player. Pricing first: the Zen X-Fi 16GB has the same MSRP as the 8GB iPod Nano. Plus, the X-Fi has nice features such as FM radio, voice recording, SD card expandability, an external speaker, and premium earphones. The X-Fi also has wireless chat, but this needs to be improved with future updates as it is clumsy and not very intuitive. Sound quality wise, the X-Fi sounds GREAT. And this is just with the earphones, not with the X-Fi feature turned on. In fact, I felt that the X-Fi actually muffled the sound a bit--it did not improve sound quality in my opinion. The $60 noise-isolating EP-830 earphones are sufficient for one of the best sounding MP3 players out of the box, way better audio quality than a typical iPod's. Design wise, I thought this was a nice little improvement over last year's original Creative Zen. Creative Labs made the player less toy-like with the metallic paint on the back and the "chrome" surrounding the player. The only thing that bothered me was the nine main buttons--you only need four of them to navigate the player! The corner buttons are only there to help you move diagonally when you are typing using the chat function. The player is about 1 mm thicker than the original Zen, which had the thickness of a CD case. Still pretty thin and light, though. The screen itself is the most impressive thing on the player. IT HAS 16.7 MILLION COLORS! The Nano, for comparison, has 262,000. Pictures come out clean and crisp. Videos are bright and colorful. So how do you get everything into the player. Keep in mind that the software that comes with this player is OPTIONAL. For music and pictures, you can just drag and drop files into the player. I use Windows Media Player 11, and it gives me no troubles. For video, you will probably need to download Creative's Video Converter, which will convert pretty much any video file into a MP4 file that is compatible for the player. I converted a few videos, and I liked how the videos had decent quality and only used up a little space. One 20 minute episode took around a few hundred megabytes. Now for the cons. First off, as with the previous Zen, the new X-Fi still does not have SD card integration. This means that if you were to purchase, say, an 8GB SD card (which I did,) you would only be able to access the files you put into the memory stick from a specified "Memory Card" section--it does not integrate into your player's pre-existing library. But I guess that if you aren't big on expanding memory, then this should not be a problem. Another drawback is the online chat function. I have not yet tried this out extensively, but chatting seems very rather clumsy. The keypad is arranged similar to a phones, but instead of designating each of the NINE buttons to a three or four letters, the buttons act as a directional pad for you to navigate across the keypad. Okay, so to sum it up, despite some minor setbacks, the X-Fi's great price, awesome design, and plethora of extra features sealed the deal for me. In this day and age, the iPod has a lot more legit competitors who seem to improve every year. Creative Labs has come a long way with their MP3 players, and I feel that this one is a true alternative that will do its job and save you money. Hope this review helped! If you need to see some specs or technical stuff about the player, check out Creative Lab's website for more info!
Reviewed by: Hooran

08-15-08

Duration of ownership: 1 Weeks

Strengths: -Awesome Sound Quality (when not using the X-Fi Crystalizer X-Fi enhancer)-Very light and portable for a 16gb flash player-Screen is very clean and good looking

Weaknesses:-Buttons are a bit annoying to press down with my right hand's thumb...-SD slot is not fully "integrated"

Overall Evaluation: First off, I think that for 185 dollars, this mp3 player was a great buy. I don't watch many movies on these digital players, however, there is no doubt that this Zen X-Fi delivers in the music aspect--- top notch sound quality. Out of the box, Creative ships along with your Zen X-Fi a set of headphones that are 10x better sounding than those Ipod buds... nonetheless, I still use the Zen X-fi with my Vmoda Bass-Freq headphones which sound very nice with this player. The size of this player is about the size of 4 credit cards stacked on top of eachother, so it is a pretty small size.My only gripes---The SD card slot isn't fully integrated, meaning, when you access the SD card, you're accessing a whole different library.The buttons, while easy to press down, aren't in the best spot for "thumb pressing"... it's too close to the right side where your right hand grips the player.Overall though, I give this product a 9/10.Although keep in mind my main deciding factors are sound quality, FM radio, disk space, and Flash memory.I don't care about video playback or WIFI

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Creative Zen X-Fi MP3 Player

The amazing Zen X-Fi has great sound, features, headphones, and storage options--and for a nice price, too.

The Creative Zen X-Fi is a stellar all-around digital music player, boasting many features that stand up nicely to the latest versions of Apple's iPods. The X-Fi has great sound, superb headphones, an amazing feature set, expandable storage via an SD card slot, an easy-to-use interface that will please users who don't want to work with a touch screen, and--here's the kicker--the ability to stream and download music from your PC wirelessly. It looks great, too, and it costs significantly less than Apple's current Wi-Fi-enabled iPod Touch players.

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