Customer Reviews

Creative Zen Micro 4 GB MP3 Player Silver

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For the longest time, I was considering buying a MP3 player that could house pretty much all the songs that I ever owned and play them at any moments notice. I originally owned a Sony Minidisc player, but since the software and the audio conversion was too much of a hassle, I went looking for a MP3 player.

I originally thought of getting an ipod mini since it was so popular, but from hearing about how little it supported, i.e. only MP3's that were from CD or itunes, I decided against getting one.

It was at a Best Buy that I asked about a similar MP3 player that was similar to an ipod, but wasn't as anal. The sales associate presented me with the Creative Zen Micro, and I was sold. Knowing who Creative was helped sell the player for me, but it was mainly what the Zen Micro had to offer. Full WMA and MP3 support, built in radio, a 4GB hard drive, a built in microphone, and to top it off, up to 2GB of disk space for a removable disk mode.

This player is the best MP3 player on the market. It's smaller than an ipod mini and has just as much battery life, not to mention the fact that the Zen Micro has a removable battery, so no sending this player back to the company when the battery dies out. This player offers so much more than the ipod has ever did. Concerning whether or not it works, my player has never gave me any problems whatsoever in the 5+ months I've had it. My only complaint is that accessories for the Zen Micro can pretty much be bought online, cause retailers mainly sell ipod accessories since it's so popular.

In conclusion, buy a Creative Zen Micro if your looking for a great MP3 player that is easy to use, cause the ipod is just nothing but problems and is flawed in design and execution.

I wont be buying anymore Ipods at this rate. This product has more features, better priced, smaller and cooler than the Ipod (which is now my secondary MP3 player). I love the fact that you can record straight from the radio (which thankfully comes built in and not a $40 add on). Thank-you Creative. Cant wait to see what you do next!!

After doing a bunch of research on the Zen Micro product line, I was somewhat disturbed to learn that many customers were experiencing 'lock-ups', needing to do resets, and in the worst case having to return unusable units under warranty. Although it's not clear how large a segment of the overall manufactured base these problems affect, it was a concern that made me more than reluctant to take a chance.

So, with some trepidation, I ordered a unit and have been enjoying it now for about one month. I decided to bump up the MP3 sampling to a higher level than the default. When using better-than-average headphones (not those supplied), the sound is exceptional. Compared to the earlier Nomad I bought, this unit offers tons more flexibility/functionality in a package about 1/5 the size.

Many of the reviews I read also had complaints about the way the slide control (touch pad) works on this unit. I guess that's a matter of personal choice, but I had no trouble whatsoever getting adjusted to it.

I see the current Amazon price is well under $200, so I wish I had waited to buy this item. I am not an Apple fan, but I was seriously considering the iPod I also investigated (but decided not to purchase). The main reasons were primarily the proprietary iPod/Apple formats and the improved sound quality offered by Creative.

This is a fantastic mps player and I don;t understand why people still buy i-pods. The only con about it is that it syas it holds about 2000 songs but mine only held about 1250 songs.

I bought this in June 2005. By December, the audio was fading in & out, and I'd have to press and turn the earplug into the jack until the audio went back to normal. This got worse and worse, and about a week later, it was not worth using. I returned it to Creative Labs to get fixed. This was a horrendous process that took about 50 emails back and forth. I think about 2 months later I got my mp3 player back - I don't know if it was mine or another refurbished one - they did say they may end up sending it back in a different color, depending on availability. In any case, it worked fine until about a month ago, when the same problem happened. Now I don't think I am under any warranty anymore, so a $[...] product is worthless because of a dumb design flaw - that they didnt ground the plug part well into the base of the device...
In any case, I will not be buying another, until I find a product of better quality...that is worth the price...
(and yes, I did check with other headphones to make sure it was the zen micro and not the earplug)
other than that, I've used it a lot and know this:
-sound quality is fine, when the earplug jack works
-front-face dials are a pain to use
-fm radio practically worthless (no reception)
-uploading music is not the most efficient, and you can't change anything without being connected to the computer
-need to buy a separate charger, otherwise you have to find a computer to hook this into to recharge, i.e. if you run out of battery, you can't just put 2 AA's in it...

Compatible with Yahoo Music(free downloads for $11.XX a month, WOW). Groups music very well. Great sound quality. Less work, more fun, for a price that's fair!

I bought my unit a few years ago. I really liked it (Although the ear bud headphones aren't very good). Like another reviewer I too eventually started having problems with the plug in port for the head phones or the stereo adapter for my truck. It would keep losing one side or the other until i moved the jack around and got both sides again. Eventually I got another better unit with more space (Still Creative) and I've use this one docked in my bathroom where it does just fine because it doesn't move around.....But I didn't buy such a small unit to have it just docked like that....At least it still works well...

If you do decide to set a docking area I'd forget about getting the little speakers that Creative sells especially for these units. They sound like tin. I have speakers from an older computer that makes it sound much better by far.