I can get a Creative Zen Micro for cheap.

[antsct]

Are these any good? I can get one for AU $200 (about US $150) so is that a good deal? Are these mp3 players and good feature and preformance wise? It's second hand (1 month old, used twice, comes as a retail box)

 

[imported_michealo]

love mine, no problem at all

earlier models had headphone jack issues

didn't think i'd ever use the FM tuner, but i find myself using it all the time on the bus into town every morning

5GB is plenty of space for songs, and can use up to 4GB for file storage

you do not need to install software to use it, can drag and drop songs/playlists into MP10

 

[T9D]

Yes they are very good. I like it better than the ipods.

 

[numbest]

yes it's cheap and very good.

 

[Hyperlite]

+1

 

[garfong]

If you aren't using subscription DRM services (ie. rhapsody to go, napters to go, etc.) It's a good deal. (Imo)

I've had two Zen micros.
The first one died a little under 6 months and
I just gave the one I got as a replacement (via waranty) to a friend.

Both of my zens had problems with keeping licenses renewed. So every now and then I'd lose the licenses to play a song right after I had synched it with my pc. I never had any problem playing non-drm files.

 

[Bona Fide]

Word of advice: Get Sony headphones (or some decent brand like Bose, Sony, etc). Creative's products have stellar sound fidelity, but the packaged headphones are always absolute garbage.

 

[Aquila76]

Originally posted by: garfong
If you aren't using subscription DRM services (ie. rhapsody to go, napters to go, etc.) It's a good deal. (Imo)

I've had two Zen micros.
The first one died a little under 6 months and
I just gave the one I got as a replacement (via waranty) to a friend.

Both of my zens had problems with keeping licenses renewed. So every now and then I'd lose the licenses to play a song right after I had synched it with my pc. I never had any problem playing non-drm files.

The Zen Micro is compatible with Napster-to-Go (latest firmware), don't know about Rhapsody though (not going near 'Real' anything ever again).

 

[antsct]

Thanks for the comments guys. Oh any by the way it's the 5GB model and comes with box, charger, usb cables, drivers, head phones, belt clip, carry case. It's silver with blue neons. Do you guys think the overall deal is good? I'm getting it for AU $200 but for AU $231 I can get a brand new Creative Muvo2 5Gb.

 

[theMan]

my brother has one. i dont like the buttons, and just the way it feels. but thats just personal preference i guess.

 

[hans030390]

yes, get the micro.

 

[kaizersose]

got mine right when they cam out. have had no real problems with it besides when it locked up once (i plugged in the charger while it was in the process of shutting down).

 

[nick1985]

i got one for my girlfriend...its a nice unit

 

[antsct]

What are the actual difference's between the Micro and Muvo2 besides the overall desgin? Both are 5gb, both have FM radio that you can record, both can be used as storage, both have voice recording...?

 

[mwmorph]

Anyone have an exprience with the zen micro and Ipod Nano 4gb? Im thinking of getting 1 and while the ipod is just sexy, and flash based, i'd vastly prefer 8gb micro photo storage.

 

[Aquila76]

Originally posted by: antsct
Thanks for the comments guys. Oh any by the way it's the 5GB model and comes with box, charger, usb cables, drivers, head phones, belt clip, carry case. It's silver with blue neons. Do you guys think the overall deal is good? I'm getting it for AU $200 but for AU $231 I can get a brand new Creative Muvo2 5Gb.

I'd take the Zen Micro over the MuVo2. Better interface, screen, compatability, etc. and $30 cheaper.

 

[antsct]

Well I'm now getting the 5gb Micro. I pick it up tomorrow.

 

[antsct]

Does anyone here know if you can use Windows Explorer to Drag and Drop music and files onto the Micro without setting a storage limit and using their software?