Creative Zen Nano Plus 512 MB MP3 Player (Black)

by Creative

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00099XBZ8
• Item model number: 70PF163200003
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Ready for remarkably thin and powerful performance from your portable music device? The Creative Zen Nano Plus 512 MB MP3 Player is the ticket. Incredibly thin and lightweight, it's packed with the latest features to meet all your needs. Enjoy amazing, skip-free audio quality when you're listening to your MP3 and WMA music.

The Zen Nano Plus is incredibly thin and can store 250 songs on its 512 MB flash memory. View larger.

The built in mic lets you record conversations.

The LCD is built for left or right handed operation.

The Nano Plus is much more than just a music player; it includes an FM tuner, voice/FM recording, and line-in encoding for direct connection and recording from any audio source. Use the Nano Plus to record music directly from your CD player, without a computer.

Of course, if you do have a computer you can transfer audio and data files in seconds with "drag-and-drop" ease--and without software--using the player's USB 2.0 connection. Meanwhile, the Auto Synchronization feature makes it easy to transfer your favorite songs and albums from CDs through the line-in port. Battery life is outstanding, allowing you to listen to music for up to 18 hours on a single AAA battery. Now you can keep the tunes rolling all day long, and do it in style, as the Zen Nano plus comes in ten fun, vibrant colors. The 512 MB model's flash memory can store up to 250 songs (WMA-encoding, 64 kbps).

The FM tuner lets you tune 32 stations. As mentioned, you can also record FM radio so you can catch your favorite tunes or talk shows later on. The built in microphone lets you record voice conversations -- great for those long lectures at school. You can also use the Nano Plus as a portable mini hard drive, allowing you to store data files such as photos and presentations. The unit's LCD is even reversible for left or right handed operation. Last but not least, the Zen Nano sports equalizer presets (Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock) that make your music sound better.

The Zen Nano Plus uses PlaysForSure technology. Look for the PlaysForSure logo if you're shopping for a portable music or video device and you want to make sure the digital music and video you purchase will play back on it every time. Match the PlaysForSure logo on a large selection of leading devices and online music stores. If you see the logo, you'll know your digital music will play for sure. Choose from a large number of digital music and video stores, including MTV's Urge, Rhapsody, Yahoo!, MSN Music, MusicMatch, MusicNow, Napster, Wal-Mart Music Downloads, and many more.

What's in the Box
Zen Nano Plus, high quality earphones, AAA battery, USB 2.0 cable, line-in cable, quick start booklet, installation CD and neck strap.

Product Description

ZEN Nano is a skip-free MP3 player, perfect for anyone new to music downloading and wanting to show off their style. Take shuffle to a whole new level. Not only will ZEN Nano randomly shuffle through all your songs, but the LCD display reveals more than one way to listen to your music. The possibilities are endless! Now you can find the songs you want to hear, listen to your new album, repeat your favorite songs, and more. Listen to hours of continuous music by simply replacing the AAA battery on your morning jog, afternoon lunch, or midnight rendezvous. Use the built-in microphone to capture ideas and save quick reminders when you're out shopping. Plus, record long lectures when you're in important meetings or presentations. WMA support, for fitting twice as many songs with no compromise AAA battery required Interface - USB 2.0. Compatible with USB 1.1 Playback Formats - MPEG Audio Layer 3 (MP3) and Windows Media Audio (WMA) with DRM and Audible Signal to Noise Ratio - up to 90dB Frequency Response - 20Hz to 20kHz Harmonic Response Output - less than 0.1% Headphone Output - 1/8 stereo minijack Dimensions(WxHxD) - 1.32 x 2.58 x 0.51 Weight - 2.2oz with battery

Customer Reviews

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58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't think of anything not to like..., August 20, 2005

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John Robinson "john" (Yokohama, Kanagawa Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Zen Nano Plus 512 MB MP3 Player (Black) (Electronics)

Ahem. I already had the 5GB Creative Zen Micro, but wanted a flash-memory-based player as well (for working out). I also wanted something that could play audible dot com audio books (which the Zen Micro, otherwise very good, cannot do). On top of that, I wanted something that could record directly from the line-out or headphone jack of any audio source (I can't always get audio material within the vicinity of my computer. It is surprising how many things there are to re-record).

The Creative Zen Nano Plus can do all that. It is pretty and small and has a nice screen (hey, actual feedback! Take note, Shuffle-users). The controls work very well, everything is laid out intelligently and the icons on the screen are supported by word-descriptions.

This little gizmo will even divide audio material into tracks for me. Seems to work pretty well with only the slightest fade at the beginning of the tracks.

When you consider that it will run forever (well, the better part of a day) on one tiny AAA battery...what more could you ask for? I love mine and would buy another in a heartbeat. It is simply the most perfect device for its purpose that I have ever purchased. Even better than my 6-cylinder Toyota pick-up (another fine, smooth-running machine).

I bought the 512MB version, in white. Go get yours now! :-)

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great But Get Koss PortaPro Headphones with it!, October 9, 2005

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HershonJones (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Zen Nano Plus 512 MB MP3 Player (Black) (Electronics)

I bought this solely to use for jogging & working out & it kicks butt! It's great. Excellent sound. Superlight & small. Fast downloads. Easy & Effective software. One total bit of advice, as in most of these players, the company gives you free earbuds which suck- they're uncomfortable, don't stay in, etc. I personally hate earbuds. I would totally recommend you purchase for around $40-50 or so online including shipping, Koss's great portapro headphones. These headphones are superlight, give very good sound with good but not overbearing bass response & are supercomfortable & stay on your ears without slipping when you're jogging & working out & best as I said, they're supercomfortable & you don't even know you're wearing them! Anyway, Zen Nano Plus is a winner. It is also very durable. I dropped mine a couple of times & it did no damage & still plays & looks great.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They aren't kidding about the "nano" part., February 17, 2006

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Kayla Pruett (Decatur, GA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Creative Zen Nano Plus 512 MB MP3 Player (Black) (Electronics)

I am (or was) an MP3 player "virgin" and was only vaguely familiar with the ipod. I wanted a player with FM radio, so after some research, I got the Zen Nano Plus. I was suprised at how tiny it is! It's a little bit bigger than a lighter; it fits easily into a pocket or you can wear it on the armband that comes with it.

It's pretty intuitive to use, though someone with large hands might have trouble with the tiny buttons and the scroll wheel. I also thought the included ear buds were fine, in spite of another reviewer who said higher quality ones were a necessity. Sound quality and FM reception is excellent.

The software that comes with it, the Zen Nano Plus Media Explorer, is pretty useless. It's very confusing to use, with multiple panes you can close and open, and did not reliably transfer my downloaded music to my player, even though it showed the transfer happening. The song title would appear in my player, but no music. I finally figured out how to use the "synch" function on Windows Media Player 10 and in addition to being very easy to figure out, it worked perfectly. Media Player can do everything that the Nano Explorer and Nano Organizer software can do, so I don't recommend bothering to install it.

Overall - a great MP3 little player and easy to get up and running.