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August 2008
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The editors liked
Packed with features. Music and video streaming over Wi-Fi. Good bundled earbuds ...
Small
Wireless music transfers
Impressive battery life for music
Plenty of features
Small enough to sit comfortably in the palm
The Zen X-Fi is proof great things really do come in the tiniest packages. This swanky MP3 player squeezes in up to 32GB of storage
As well as an SD card slot for more room if you need it. There’s a dece...
Good sound quality
Decent earphones supplied
Easytouse menus
Sound quality is brilliant
Wi-Fi works well
Earphones are great
Speaker is a nice touch
The Creative Zen X-Fi is an incredible value given its low price and laundry list of features
Which include photo
Video
Audible
And subscription music support
An FM radio and voice recorder
An SD card expansion slot
WiFi capability
Multiple EQ settings
X-Fi sound enhancement technology
And upgraded EP-830 earphones. Sound quality is top-notch
The screen is lovely
And the rated batter
Sound
Screen
Headphones
Wi-Fi
The editors didn't like
Smallish screen. No touchscreen...
Small
Average quality screen
Audio lacks refinement
Not the most intuitive to use
The Zen X-Fi packs in Wi-Fi
But it’s a flawed execution. Where the iPod touch lets you download new songs
Surf the web and install applications
The Zen simply lets you stream content from a networked PC. There’s also a built-in chat applica...
Button layout can be confusing
Playing tracks is a little fiddly
Interface is clunky
Buttons are fiddly
The Creative Zen X-Fi's plastic construction does not feel high-quality
And the SD card content does not get integrated into the general libraries. Videos often need to be transcoded through the included software
And the button pad can be confusing at first. Audio battery life is dismal
Abstract: Creatives Zen X-Fi is one of only three players here to have integrated wireless networking, so it can play music from a UPnP media server. It doesnt have a web browser, like the iPod Touch or the Archos 5, but it has an instant messaging program...
All in all, the X-Fis a bit of a disappointment. The lack of storage integration, the odd controls and the truly hopeless text input system all combine to take shine off a decent looking and sounding little player. Its hard to avoid the feeling that...
Its an outstanding digital music player that rises to the top with ease. The masses may continue to think iPod first when they need a new MP3 player - but it will be a shame if they do. The Creative Zen X-Fi is arguably the most innovative, feature-p...
Creative Zen X-Fi is great multimedia player with just few small problems. First and biggest by our opinion is lack of support for FLAC format. Since this is high-class device that has price tag above two hundred Euros this kind of slip-ups are intoler...
Headturningly compact but, Proprietary audio tweaks make it sound BIG, Works great with established content providers and Digital Copy, Highly customizable
Video streaming requires resizing of our existing video files, No video output, Comes with the shortest USB cable Ive ever seen!
In a world of portable media player leaders and followers, kudos to Creative for going their own way. The design and feature set are uniquely theirs, with improvements over the first generation and an attractive value for those looking to go beyond th...
