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Creative Zen Review

Creative took their successful Zen Micro, stretched it a bit and threw in a 20GB hard disk. They then took the Micro out of the name, and called it the Creative Zen. While the Zen 20GB is somewhat smaller than existing hard disk-based players, it doesn’t look that way, probably because of the curvy design. And while the design might look nice on a Zen Micro, it looks out of proportion and bloated on the Zen 20GB. With mp3 players sporting 65k and 260k colour screens, the monochrome display on the Zen 20GB just seems outdated.

The price also isn’t attractive. You can get the Samsung YH-925GS for about $20 less. Or the iPod Photo for just $60 more.

If you do like the design of the Zen 20GB, prefer a smaller player and don’t mind the shorter battery life, then you could consider the Creative Zen. Personally though, I would pick either the Zen Touch or the iPod Photo.