Creative Zen Micro 4 GB MP3 Player White

by Creative

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00086HTRI
• Item model number: 70PF108400038
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #224,294 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon Product Description

The Zen Micro digital music player from Creative Labs packs an incredible 4 GB of storage capacity into a shell small enough to sit comfortably in your jeans pocket. It also rides nicely in your hand, with a palm-fitting profile and thumb-friendly front-panel controls. It's a bit shorter than an Apple iPod Mini, yet its rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides 12 hours of continuous playback--50 percent more than iPod Mini's. The Zen Micro is compatible not merely with MP3s and WAV files, but with WMA as well. Toss in USB 2.0 connectivity and you're looking at one spiffy portable music player.

But playing isn't all the Zen Micro does. You can use it to receive FM radio (with 32 station presets to keep your favorites at the ready), and to record, either from the radio or from live sources such as voice dictation or lectures using the built-in condenser microphone. Trimmed in a luminescent blue glow and with easily visible backlit buttons, this stylish orange player holds up to 1000 songs (64 hours) at 128 kbps or 2000 songs (166 hours) at lower-fidelity 64 kbps (MP3/WMA)--that's a solid week's worth of music listening, never playing the same song twice. Compatibility with Microsoft's WMA compressed-audio format grants access to over 2 million downloadable songs offered promotionally or for sale online. Perhaps the Zen Micro's coolest attribute is its DJ feature, which will shuffle not only all the songs you've loaded or all the songs on a given album, but also, at your discretion, only the tracks you listen to most or the ones you rarely hear, taking the work out of selecting your favorites or hunting out all the music you're still getting to know.

For navigation, the device features a vertical, linear touchpad designed to make searching through songs or playlists easy, quick, and fun. The unit's blue, 160 x 104-pixel, electroluminescent LCD shows key functions and song details at a glance, and you can even customize the main menu to keep right at your fingertips the features that matter most to you. Another of the Zen Micro's handy features is its personal organizer. You'll never forget an important anniversary with the onboard calendar, and it also includes a to-do list and a contacts list, all of which sync seamlessly with Microsoft Outlook (Outlook thus required for use of these features). Further, the device offers a sleep timer and alarm so you can drift off to sleep to the strains of one playlist and wake to a completely different one. The Zen Micro's removable battery is easy to swap with another fully charged battery (additional batteries sold separately), extending your listening by a half-day per swap.

Zen Micro's rechargeable battery is easy to replace.

Zen Micro's Removable Disk mode lets you connect your player to the computer and directly copy the files you need.

Vertical touch pad No more going round in circles to find the song you want, we all know that the quickest distance between two points is a straight line. Zen Micro's vertical touch pad and touch sensitive controls are designed to be intuitive so that searching through songs or playlists is easy, quick and fun - try taking a cruise down this strip. Removable Disk Store and transfer not only your favorite tunes, but important data files as well. Zen Micro's Removable Disk mode lets you connect your player to the computer and directly copy the files you need. Highest audio quality of any MP3 player Zen MP3 players are renowned for their superior audio quality, and the Zen Micro is no exception. With an outstanding industry leading 98dB signal to noise ratio, you can achieve audio bliss with clarity as good as expensive hi-fi systems. That coupled with high fidelity earphones with dynamic bass response, the Zen Micro not only sets a new standard for sheer style, but for unmatched audio perfection.

What's in the Box
The Zen Micro player, stereo earbud headphones, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, a USB 2.0 cable, an installation CD, a quick- start guide, and Creative MediaSource software.

Product Description

Introducing the most imaginative and eye-catching MP3 player to date! The exciting Zen Micro carries 2000 songs in a micro sized player and treats you to 10 electrifying colors to choose from all with a captivating luminescent blue glow that will set you apart from the crowd. Includes Zen Micro player High Fidelity earphones Rechargeable Li-Ion battery USB 2.0 cable Installation CD Quick Start Guide Creative MediaSource.* 2000 songs. 4GB capacity The size of your player should not compromise the thousands of songs you want to listen to. Zen Micros incredibly tiny size holds up to 2000 songs that is a whole weeks worth of music to enjoy and never hear the same song twice. And with USB 2.0 you will be able to transfer songs in a flash spending less time at your computer and more time enraptured in your music.* Micro sized Only 3.3 high this micro sized player stands tall against any other player. In such a tiny space we have filled it with everything you would want in an MP3 player--and more!* Curved to fit Zen Micros contoured shape feels great when you hold it in your hand scrolling through thousands of your favorite songs. The smooth round edges also let it slip effortlessly into your pocket. However its stunning looks will probably make you want to keep it out where everyone can see it.* Captivating design Zen Micro trimmed with a luminescent blue glow and back-lit buttons boasts the most imaginative design of an MP3 player to date.* Up to 12 hour battery life There is enough battery life in Zen Micro to keep you dancing from dusk till dawn and still be listening to tunes during the morning commute. But do not let the music stop there?* Removable rechargeable battery Zen Micros removable battery is easy to swap with another fully charged battery there is no need to hang around waiting for your player to charge. Now you truly have the battery juice to get loose.* FM radio to listen to and record Not that you will ever get tired of your 4GB musi...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why do people still buy ipods when this is so much better?, November 9, 2005

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Ryguy (New York, United States of America, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Zen Micro 4 GB MP3 Player Black (Electronics)

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.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Close to Perfection, July 12, 2005

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A. Rawlins (Bermuda) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Zen Micro 4 GB MP3 Player White (Electronics)

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!!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really cool little player that has not locked up so far, September 19, 2005

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Larry L. Hoffman (Grass Valley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Zen Micro 4 GB MP3 Player Black (Electronics)

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.

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