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User Submitted Creative Zen X-Fi 32 GB Video MP3 Player with Wireless LAN and Built-In Speaker (Black/Silver) Reviews (cont...)Date: 2008-10-10 Great player with a few flaws I used the bill me later feature that allowed me to purchase the item for 164 delivered. Great price. The player has great battery life over their old HDD based devices, so that is a nice plus. The storage was a good deal for the price. It is also expandable with an SD card, but it does not add to the physical storage of the device, rather it is recognized as removable storage. You will not be able to create playlists from the content you have contained on the SD card. Not really that big of a deal. It's nice that you don't need any special drivers or software for the device to be recognized on a windows-based pc. You can use explorer to access any content on the device for copying or up/downloading. The first strangeness I noticed when I started using the device was that the power meter did not accurately reflect that the device had been fully charged or even that it was in the process of being charged. I fixed that with a hard reset. Second is that with the device playing music in the unlocked position, it will repeat about every 10th song or so, which can be a bit annoying. However, Creative can address this issue with a simple firmware update; the issue has been reported on the Creative forums, so I am confident the issue will be resolved in time. All in all, I am quite satisfied with the purchase and use it daily. Recommended if you like a player that provides great value for the money spent and you are not an iSheep. Four out of Five stars for Creative releasing the device with the repeating track bug. Date: 2008-10-09 Awesome. I had the Zen Vision M and then the regular Zen, without X-Fi. I'm a fan of Zen's, and this one is extremely cool in every way. The ear buds are phenomenal!! The user interface is excellent, the color screen is nothing short of fantastic - though a little small, (but usable - I watched a 2 hour movie on it and had no issues; and my sight is bad) - and having a radio, expandable SD slot and built-in speaker (!!!), plus the extraordinary X-Fi sound and, for the money, you can't beat it. Unfortunately, I ended up returning it, for one reason: I like watching recorded TV shows during my long flights. The Zen was fine for this, but I was seduced by the extra inch size of the iPod Touch, plus all the apps I could run on it. The only downsides to the Touch (2nd Gen) are the lack of expandable memory - a bummer, but not something I can't live without, given the 32gb model - and the much-hated, (by me, at least), iTunes. Or more the vice-grip it puts on you in terms of ease of getting music on and off your various computers. That's the reason I went to Zen in the first place. But, now that you can get software that gets around the iTunes issue, I'm cautiously optimistic about it. The Touch is another $120, at least, and you're stuck with 32gb's; but, it's about as cool as you can get. It's more of a PDA than the Zen. For those wanting just music and ocassional vids on their MP3 player, you truly can't go wrong with the Zen X-Fi. And everything runs fine straight off the SD card. BTW: After ordering the Touch, I went and TRIED to buy the EP-830 ear buds that came with the Zen X-Fi, but they aren't available yet, except from Creative directly. I ended up buying the Creative Auravana in-ear models - which used to be $99 but can be gotten for $59 on Amazon - and I have to say that I PREFER the EP-830's!! I returned the Auravana's and bought the $49 EP-830's direct from Creative. Good luck with your X-Fi. You're gonna love it!!! Date: 2008-10-04 This is great! I can't say enough about the clear and crisp sound from the built-in speaker and headphones. The resolution is also very clear and easy to view. It is also very lightweight and small enough to almost make you forget it's there. I plan to buy another one. Date: 2008-10-03 honor great product. don't like the on/off button in back and its not bluetooth but great sounding product. Date: 2008-10-03 X-Fi 32 GB Sound quality with the supplied ear buds is great. User interface not so hot, complicated to use. Supplied documentation is less than stellar. On-line help is not much better.
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