Creative Zen Nano 1 GB MP3 Player Blue

by Creative

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00099I1EY
• Item model number: 70PF122300002
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,723 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

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. ZEN connects wirelessly to your car stereo using an optional Belkin FM Transmitter. 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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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Audio Books and MP3 Lectures, August 16, 2005

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Recovering Academic (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Zen Nano 1 GB MP3 Player Blue (Electronics)

I've been looking for an MP3 player for some study materials I have on MP3. The problem is most MP3 players don't allow you to fast forward through a clip, or save your place in a clip when you shut down.

The Creative Zen Nano does allow you to fast-forward and fast-reverse through a clip, you go into the menu and turn on the "cue/review" function. If you turn off the player in the middle of a clip, when you turn it on the next time, it starts playing where you left off. Sweet!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best purchase I've made in some time!, July 24, 2005

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Matt (Peoria, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Zen Nano 1 GB MP3 Player Blue (Electronics)

I have a 40GB Creative Labs Zen Xtra MP3 player from Christmas a year ago, but that big thing (although it's a great vacation device) sits at home now that I have my 1GB Zen Nano! Super light-weight, durable, and great battery life, I take this thing with me almost everywhere - to the gym, in the car (my car came with an 1/8" auxilliary input for devices just like this), and lounging near the pool.

1GB doesn't sound like much, but it's plenty of room to store all your favorite "current playlist" songs and then some. If it gets full, just delete some of the stuff you don't like as much.

Two cons (but not worth marking down a star):

1. Get a different set of earbuds. The ones that come with the unit just don't cut it. I got a pair of $20 KOSS earbuds from a popular retailer and they've been great.

2. There was a high-pitched noise whenever the blue LED backlight came on (i.e. whenever you skipped to the next song, etc). Thankfully, there's an option to turn off the backlight permanently (which also saves on battery life), without which I would have had to return the unit because I couldn't have put up with it.

Note: I did return the unit once thinking it was defective because of the high-pitched tone, but apparently all the units have this same problem. I lived with it because I don't mind having the backlight off permanently.

Edit: With apologies to those who found this review, the device I meant to critique was the "Zen Nano Plus" model. It appears as though I've reviewed the normal "Zen Nano" by accident. That said, my review of the Nano Plus is as I wrote above and bears the same hearty recommendation.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works with library books, February 25, 2006

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D. Slager (Puget Sound, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Zen Nano 1 GB MP3 Player Blue (Electronics)

This is my 3rd MP3 player - I only wanted it for listening to books that I can download from the library. Ipods don't work because of licensing issues between Apple & MicroSoft - go figure. Bought another MP3 player - it would play books but every time I stopped listening, it would go back to the beginning!

This one works really nice - not quite as slick to use as the Ipod Nano, but works with library ebooks, remembers where it left off and is very intuitive & easy to use. I'd recommend it!

Jane