I pre-ordered and bought the X-Fi Travelsound dock on its release last year after I invested in my first ever MP3 - the Zen X-Fi 8GB. I invested in the dock as well basically to listen to my Zen in my room and while away on holiday without my earphones in. It has a small pull out stand at the back to keep it sitting upright on a surface when in use. I found the Travelsound was a brilliant additional piece of kit to compliment my X-Fi - very sturdy, easily packed and light enough not to put my luggage over the 20kgs limit! It is also light and small enough to carry about in a bag/handbag if needed. I have even used it sitting on a non slip mat on the dashboard of my old car when its radio cassette went on the blink! The sound is absolutely fantastic when the Zen is docked - plus when plugged in to the mains it has the added advantage of charging both the Zen and the dock at the same time. The battery charge lasts for hours. The X-Fi is easily docked and you can navigate the buttons of it without any problems when it is docked. Originally I was not wanting to fork out the money for the Travelsound but I was glad I decided to pre-order and buy it when it came out - I did so because it gives you the option to listen to your favourite music on your Zen X-Fi without the earphones and allows the fab X-Fi sound to be shared! I have had no problems with the stand - but I agree it is not the most sturdy part of the dock and is held in by short hard plastic pins - if people are finding it is breaking easily Creative may have to have a re-think about this part as it could probably do with being a bit more solid and robust like the rest of the dock. The only other gripe is that, like, when you buy the Zen X-Fi itself, you have to invest in a seperate charger as well - luckily the one charger fits the charging slot in both pieces of equipment. But all in all I felt it has been a fab investment and I love the stereo and clear sound it gives (even at full volume!). My friend was on the hunt for a new MP3 player and was so impressed with it on holiday she decided to invest in the X-Fi and its Travelsound as well! Enough said....hope this was helpful. Cheers :-)