Creative Zen Stone Black MP3 Player

iPod Shuffle Killer

By Jules  Jul 30, 2007 | 5 out of 5 found this Creative Zen Stone Black review helpful

Pros: Accessories, Storage Capacity, Battery Life, So Many Colors, Transferring Music, Sound Quality, Music Playback

Cons: Design

Creative dropped the Zen Stone seemingly out of nowhere to compete head-on with the iPod Shuffle, doing so at half the price with more to offer. Creative’s screenless player is a very basic offering - only audio playback and data storage. Howeve...r, the player does step out of the current Zen lineup feature set by offering up true MSC drag and drop, catering to all operating systems. The Zen Stone makes a great secondary player to your audio arsenal, handy for the gym or any place you need a simple, truly portable music solution. The Zen Stone is an extremely basic screenless 1GB MP3 player. Without a screen, Creative added some nice features that allow you to easily and blindly navigate your tunes. The Zen Stone works with all modern operating systems and doubles as a standard data flash drive, making loading music and other files as easy as it gets. I really have a hard time finding a reasonable complaint for a screenless MP3 player priced at $40. If you need a simple music solution or something to accompany your other player, pick one up. You won’t be disappointed. Read more Less