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November 16, 2004
creative zen micro jukebox reviews...
By way of the very excellent Gizmodo I'd like to point you in the general direction of these first reviews of the new shiny and above all.. shiny... Creative Zen Micro Jukebox. Hi-Fi.org Forums have a nice user review of the jukebox, and there's an interesting size comparison to be made between the zen and the ipod mini. That is to say, the Zen is thicker, but smaller in terms of height and width. Next up, There's this rather cluttered c.net review. Goddamn hard to read with all that clutter and crap on the page. And finally, extremetech.com take a look at the zen also.
My take? Well obviously I haven't got one to tinker with, but gathering from the reviews, it seems creative have taken note of what makes the ipod a joy to use, like the touch strip (instead of the wheel) - they've even put in a clicker speaker like the ipods. Battery life is improved, extra gig of storage and the screen is apparently better. I don't think it will be enough to call the masses away from the ipod, but it's a good effort by Creative, and I think they deserve to sell quite a few of these.
Posted by funnelbc at November 16, 2004 08:49 AM
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