Creative Zen Micro - What Makes It Different?

When an excellent product comes out, like the iPod,though they are not as small and thin as the nano, they
there will always be the ones who follow with moreare still small and thin enough to carry around your
advanced technology, improving upon the originalneck. Most reviews say its sound quality is superb,
product. That is how technology moves up the rings ofdepending on the quality of ear buds, but customers
the ladder, with the development of additional superiorwho know Creative Labs recognize that they are
products, stepping on the backbones of previous ones.considered leaders in the industry for sound cards and
With this in mind, the one presently at the top of thedigital sound devices (so why wouldn't the sound
ladder of success is Creative Labs' Zen Micro player,good?). A previous problem of the Zen Micro was its
the latest alternative technology in regard to digitalissue with jack plugs breaking on the headset –
music players.which supposedly was taken care of about a year
Creative's Zen Micro has been designed withago. The problem was not Creative Labs but the
ergonomics in mind, fitting into the palm of the handcustomers, such as the stores, did not replace the
while placing the touch-sensitive control pad in directdefective merchandise on the shelves, keeping them
line with just one finger. The purpose of the digitaland running them out.
player is to play music – not just look pretty. AndThe nano has a lot less features than the Zen Micro,
the Zen plays music, considered a work horse insuch as having an FM radio which has the capability to
comparison to the iPod. It stores 2,500/3,000 songs instore 32 FM stations and record them on your
WMA or 1,250/1,500 in MP3 for the 5GB/6GB harddemand, in addition to having a built-in voice recorder.
disk. Also the Zen Micro can be used for on-line musicPlus the nano gets scratched up more on the surface
services and Window PCs, being able to download upas compared to the Zen Micro. Another top
to one song per second via the USB 2.0 port.advantage of the Zen Micro is their battery, as the
Customers who have a choice between the iPodlargest complaint about the iPod has always been its
nano and the Zen Micro, seem to choose the Zenbattery life and the fact it was not removable. Once
more often, but a lot depends on the customer. Theyou bought it – you had it! The new Zen Micro
Zen Micro has a more availability for a larger musichas a removable rechargeable 12-hour playtime with
library, a micro-drive player, its memory is 2.5 timesMP3/WMA or 16 hours with the FM radio. Zen's
larger at the same price than the iPod nano with less.battery, which right from the start, has grabbed
The Zen Micro is bulkier than the iPod nano, but a lotdissatisfied iPod customers who have been having
depends on what a person wants. The Zen design ismassive problems with the iPod's battery.
totally different than the iPod nano, with the youngerOverall, most customers who have purchased both
crowed preferring the nano for its slim stylish looks,digital players prefer the Zen Micro over the iPod. The
while the older customers tend to place emphasis onprice is a large factor, in addition to its capability to hold
sound fidelity and quality, which slides over to the Zena whole lot more music. Also, it doesn't scratch as
Micro.much as the iPod does, which is a drawback. After
Many customers say the iPod nano is impressiveawhile – it just doesn't look "cool" anymore. The
when first taken from its box: initial impressions aresound quality is excellent, with no complaints about it.
excellent, flash based, decent sound, familiar set-upThe thing that is noticed quite a bit, it a lot of iPod
from the iPod mini, functional, and portable – andbuyers switched over to Zen Micro, but people who
so on. But the Zen Micro has a large variety of colors,purchased Zen Micro first – never switched to
has a background perimeter and touch pad blue glowiPod. Says a lot, doesn't it?
which is good at night or in subdued lighting. Even