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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: Creative Zen X-Fi: this player rocks. MP3 players are one of the most remarkable technologies of recent years. They only appeared about the turn of the millennium when a bunch of geeky guys leapt on the fact that you could store most of your CD co...
Stylish design, wide array of formats supported, lots of features, large storage capacity
Wireless connectivity of limited usefulness, keypad makes it difficult to type, X-Fi modes not worth using, SD card slot poorly implemented
The Creative ZEN X-Fi continues the tradition of past ZEN players, offering a compelling alternative to the iPod range. However, Wi-Fi and the X-Fi modes are poorly implemented and dont bring much to the table. ...
Published: 2008-10-28, Author: Tim , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: The Creative Zen X-Fi is beyond question a better all-around digital music player than any of Apple’s current iPods. The X-Fi has better sound, superb headphones, an amazing feature set, expandable storage via an SD card slot, an easy-to-use interface...
Good Audio Quality, Onboard Speaker, XFi Crystalizer Makes an Audible Difference, Very Good Bundled Earphones, Supports SD Cards
Without XFi Crystalizer Audio Sounds Flat, Interface & Controls Take time Getting Used to, Average Screen
The ZEN X-Fi with the X-Fi Crystallizer and onboard speaker apart from all the regular features stood out with its above average audio and video playback and for a fairly lower price than the rest ....
X-Fi enhances audio clarity, Image quality is really good, FM radio reception is quite good
External speaker is redundant, PC software is a problem, Video conversion is too long, Poor battery life
The price of Rs 13,550 (without Wi-Fi) for 8GB of space is not too happening, even though the X-Fi engine may be a boon for the Zens audio capabilities. Although this upgraded version offers slightly better sound quality, its unchanged on all other f...
Good Screen, Good Audio, SD-Card Slot, FM, Battery.
Sharp highs with X-Fi - ON, Poor video quality, Price.
The Creative Zen X-Fi 8 GB sells for around Rs.13,500 with a 1-year warranty. My suggestion is go for the standard Creative Zen and upgrade the earphones to Creatives EP-630. The Zen is a decent player and we found only the bundled earphones to be po...
Incredible value given its low price and laundry list of features; an FM radio and voice recorder; an SD card expansion slot; Wi-Fi capability; multiple EQ settings; X-Fi sound enhancement technology; bundled EP-830 earphones; top-notch sound quality; goo...
Plastic construction does not feel high-quality; SD card content does not get integrated into the general libraries; videos need to be transcoded through the included software; button pad can be confusing at first.
