Customer Reviews

Creative ZEN Stone Plus Armband Black

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

To the first reviewer who said the armband didn't work on small arms... I have to ask just how small is your arm!

I'm a skinny skinny guy and this armband fits so snug over my bicep. It would have been nice if Creative had the armband set up properly so you can use it right out of the box. You have to take the solid black (instead of the smoke black skin sold separately) skin off the band and flip the band around and feed it through the buckle after reattaching the skin the proper way. After that you can make it pretty tight. You'll just have to slide the skin accordingly.

The skin itself is just a simple silicon skin to hide all those ugly scratches that these stones seem to attract. I'm not sure why people are having trouble putting their Stones in the skins as it's as easy as stuffing one corner of the Stone into the button opening and tugging the other side of the opening around the other corner of the Stone and just sliding it in and over the other two corners. It's a cinch to me.

The only downside is the price. Should be $9.99, not $14.99.

While the convenience of having your Zen Stone Plus on your arm keeps it out of the way and accessible, the arm band does not bold well for those with small arms. There is just not quite enough adjustability. If it were just a hook and loop design it would fit any arm. I had trouble keeping it tight enough for the person I bought it for. I'm hoping a redesign is in the works.

Although I had a hell of a time figuring out how to strap this thing on (apparently the manufacturer attached the strap on the wrong side) so I had to improvise, took only a few seconds. Once all was well this thing held my zen stone plus from flying as I ran miles. There is no way the player can fly off your arm once this is on. It feels comfortable.

The arm band feature works great. But the silicon skin rips way too easily since it is almost impossible to get it on and off the Zen Stone. Hence the three-in-one packs, because the skins basically rip every time you get it off. Also covers up the reset button, which needs to be pressed if there is any firmware problem with the player.

This mp3 player is very nice. It's very easy to use, very small, and the software makes it easy to download music to this mp3 player and the sound is great! I've had this mp3 player for about 2 years now.

It's good, but the rubber case was teared (2 cm) from the first time I tried to put my ZEN player in place. It's a good thing that the tear didn't prevent my ZEN player from sitting in place, otherwise I'd have thrown it away.

Money wasted. I bought this spicifically for the zen it was made for. I don't use the armband becuase the strap isn't wide enough for comfort. The zen also doesn't stay securly fastened to it. The zen will slip off the band pretty easy if snagged at all. It doens't have the little pocket the the zen needs to clip onto like the one I had to buy to replace this one.
I recomend you look for a wider stap that has a little pocket for your mp3 to clip onto.

I'm very please with the Stone Plus. It has a majority of the features I want, it is difficult to listen to just one artist, but normally I just listen to it all.

In concept, this is a nice accessory. Unfortunatetly, it has a thin silicone case. I tore the case near the cable port the first time I attempted to insert my player. Also, I think the list price is exorbitant at $15.

Snug fit and a nice band. The only problem is if your not careful when inseting the stone plus you can rip the skin. BE CAREFUL.