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CNET Asia Review

By Jasmine France
Aug 14, 2008

Very good

7.7

out of 10

The good: Incredible value given its low price and laundry list of features; an FM radio and voice recorder; an SD card expansion slot; Wi-Fi capability; multiple EQ settings; X-Fi sound enhancement technology; bundled EP-830 earphones; top-notch sound quality; good screen and battery life.

The bad: Plastic construction does not feel high-quality; SD card content does not get integrated into the general libraries; videos need to be transcoded through the included software; button pad can be confusing at first.

The bottom line: The Creative Zen X-Fi's plastic design leaves a little to be desired, but that doesn't detract from the fact that the player is an incredible value overall: For an extremely competitive price you get a boatload of features and great sound quality.

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kaps

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should be a good product based on my experience with creative PMP

Oct 2, 2008

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: it's features, sound, ease of use
Cons: just works with windows.....
Opinion:
Hi!

I haven't bought this product ( Zen X-Fi ) so it wouldn't be right to comment on it BUT I can confidently say this product will be worth it since I have a Creative Zen Vision W ( 60 gb )which is a mind blowing product with features which are unbeatable.
This product is just a mini version of the Zen Vision W with a small screen though but it will be a great product.

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To cancel out magneto

Aug 16, 2008

Rating: 10 out of 10 (Perfect)
Pros: -
Cons: -
Opinion:
Just because you've had a bad experience with Creative Zen in the past, it doesn't mean this product deserves 1 out of 10. If you've have never tried this product yourself, don't waste our time with your biased reviews. The are problems with all electronic companies. Get over it.

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think carefully before you buy as creative's EOL for their product may be less than 1 year.

Aug 11, 2008

Rating: 1 out of 10 (Abysmal)
Pros: doesn't matter
Cons: creative will stop supporting its product very soon. good luck to those who think of buying it.
Opinion:
whatever the reviews for this player is, doesn't matter. what is important is how creative supports its own product. my bad experience is with the zen vision w player. i have problem trying to purchase an additional battery 9 months after i purchase the product and creative informed me that the product had stop producing just shortly after a year in the market. fyi, i bought this player a few weeks after it release in the market.

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