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(More customer reviews)It comes packaged inside a thick-plastic sealed blister package.Once that is removed, the primary packaging is revealed - a HARD plastic (about 1mm thick) sealed, clear clam-shell with the X-Fi suspended inside on a transparent plastic platform.It looks really cool... until you try to open the thing.Seriously, people - be careful.You can injure yourself very seriously using the amount of force necessary to penetrate this anti-theft packaging on steroids.
Enough about the packaging.
The player itself is an attractive, slim, glossy black device with a large screen that can do all sorts of things.You can read the specs above I'm sure so I won't get into all the details, but let's just say that it does about 75% of its functions very well.The other functions you'll probably never want to use.
The things it does well: Music, movies, pictures, storage, microphone.
The things it does terribly: Everything else (instant messaging, etc).I have not tried the wi-fi capabilities.
One thing Creative has continued to do well is their support for audible books and other audible media.If you subscribe to Audible, this is a fantastic player for those types of media.
The user interface appears nice, but the awful multi-button interface is the worst-implemented button interface I have ever witnessed.I'm used to it now, but all 12-or-so buttons are identical, feel identical - you can't just grab it and begin pressing buttons - you gotta pay attention to which ones you intend to press - otherwise you risk losing your place in what you're listening to.
Battery life is quite good - I used it on a cross-country plane trip to listen to audio books for a few hours and then played 2 or 3 45-minute videos while on the plane before the battery meter red-lined.
The unit does lock up - I keep a small paperclip in my car for that very purpose.It happens maybe once a week or less and always occurs during start up or shut down.Again, I've just gotten used to it and adpated.It's not too terrible - electronic devices aren't perfect - when was the last time your PC crashed, eh?
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ZEN X-FI 8GB MP3 WMA
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