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Technical Details
- 16GB stores up to 4000 MP3 songs
- 2.5-inch 16.7 million colour screen and high quality Creative EP-830 earphones
- Play music and video and view photos
- Expandable capacity via SD card slot
- Includes built-in speaker, FM tuner and personal memo recorder
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Experience your MP3 music as the artist originally intended with the Creative Zen X-Fi--the first player to restore the quality of compressed music with award-winning X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Audio technology. Indulge in rich, crystal-clear audio when you listen to your music, as the detail that's lost during file compression is now beautifully restored and played through premium-quality, noise-isolatling EP-830 earphones.
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Sleek Beauty
A pocket-sized player that weighs a mere 69 grams, the Zen X-Fi sports attractive curves with a graceful finish. Immerse yourself in the brilliant 2.5-inch TFT screen with 16.7 million colours as you watch your movies and view your pictures.
Built with X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Audio technology, the player lets you experience the very essence of music perfection as you listen to audio in crystal clear clarity. Hear your music the way it was always meant to be heard. Plus, the included EP-830 earphones provide optimum comfort with excellent noise-isolation capability.
The ZEN X-Fi also includes a built-in speaker so you can share your music, wherever you are, without the need for an additional speaker system.
True Mobility
You can now stream music and photos wirelessly from your PC to your player within a home network. With the Zen X-Fi, experience the sound of perfection wherever you go. Stay connected with friends on Yahoo Messenger or Windows Live Messenger on the go (at region-specific public wireless LAN hotspots).
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More Content, Endless Enjoyment
Listen to your music in multiple supported formats, such as MP3, WMA, and (non-protected) AAC (m4a) from iTunes Plus. Download Creative Centrale to rip, transfer, and manage your media content easily. Enjoy the ultimate collection of free video and audio podcast channels on www.zencast.com. Manage all of your favorite subscriptions with Zencast Organiser, and experience the best of the free-to-share formats available. Tired of your own music? Switch to the FM radio. The 32 station presets let you switch stations with ease. Increase the size of your portable media library with an SD or SDHC card. Click here to view the supported cards.. Transfer your files easily to enjoy more videos, music, and photos in your player. (If you need more than 16 GB of internal memory, the Zen X-Fi also comes in a 32 GB version).
Record your important meetings or personal audio memos with the integrated voice recorder. Set audio effects to enhance your overall music listening experience. Choose from eight EQ presets or customize your own EQ and enhance it all with bass boost and smart volume controls. Start the day on the right note with your very own alarm tone. You can even set the alarm for any day of the week.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
165 of 168 people found the following review helpful
I really did my research. I looked at several other MP3 players on the market, read reviews and really agonised over my choice.
The X-Fi was one of the first players I looked at and read reviews on. The reviews by and large were positive and it was becoming a clear choice for me initially, until it became obvious that the software provided with it was for Windows only. The player then was beginning to sound very Windows centric, which worried me, being a Mac and Linux user. I was put off.
I then dabbled with the notion of getting an iPod. Despite being a Mac fan, I have always had reservations about getting an iPod. I looked at Nano's and the Classic as alternate options. The price tag, along with reviews about poor sound quality and the need for investment in better quality headphones was a turn off. Also (as far as the Nano was concerned) no way of expanding storage capacity.
I still felt myself drawn to the X-Fi. The final element that swayed it for me was being able to buy the 16GB version of the X-Fi for £106 - compared to it's RRP of £140. It was the clincher.
I'm glad I jumped at it! I've had the player for a two weeks now, and it has been fab!
All the positives in previous reviews are correct. It's easy to use, the sound quality and video playback are ace. Battery life is great. The expandable storage is fab. It doesn't integrate as pointed out (the SD memory with the player), but I don't find that a huge bugbear. It still ID3's the tracks, so it's still totally workable. You can't pull tracks onto the player from the SD card, only photos, but it's still no big gripe for me.
The biggest positive for me was this. Despite being provided with Windows software and having a program called "Creative Centrale" that only runs on a Windows machine, my Mac can see it. I use a program called XNJB which gives you an MTP user interface to upload/download MP3's with relative ease. It's not the MOST compatible way to do it, but if you, like me, are a Mac user and were reticent to buy Zen products due to incompatibility, rest assured.
My only gripes are the fact that it doesn't come with a mains adapter for charging and the USB cable that comes supplied is WAY too short. The X-Fi feature is bogus. The player has such great sound quality that it's rendered useless. Unless you have REALLY poor quality MP3 tracks (and frankly, why would you?), I doubt you'll ever switch the X-Fi feature on. And for me being a Mac user, I couldn't get the player to recognise AAC tracks. It does on an SD card, ID3 tags them and all, but NOT if I load them on the player itself.
All in all though, the player is fab. I'm glad I went with it. I'm overall very happy. I'd give it 4.5 stars out of 5, but Amazon don't do half stars. I'd only take half a star off for the minor negs.
The X-Fi was one of the first players I looked at and read reviews on. The reviews by and large were positive and it was becoming a clear choice for me initially, until it became obvious that the software provided with it was for Windows only. The player then was beginning to sound very Windows centric, which worried me, being a Mac and Linux user. I was put off.
I then dabbled with the notion of getting an iPod. Despite being a Mac fan, I have always had reservations about getting an iPod. I looked at Nano's and the Classic as alternate options. The price tag, along with reviews about poor sound quality and the need for investment in better quality headphones was a turn off. Also (as far as the Nano was concerned) no way of expanding storage capacity.
I still felt myself drawn to the X-Fi. The final element that swayed it for me was being able to buy the 16GB version of the X-Fi for £106 - compared to it's RRP of £140. It was the clincher.
I'm glad I jumped at it! I've had the player for a two weeks now, and it has been fab!
All the positives in previous reviews are correct. It's easy to use, the sound quality and video playback are ace. Battery life is great. The expandable storage is fab. It doesn't integrate as pointed out (the SD memory with the player), but I don't find that a huge bugbear. It still ID3's the tracks, so it's still totally workable. You can't pull tracks onto the player from the SD card, only photos, but it's still no big gripe for me.
The biggest positive for me was this. Despite being provided with Windows software and having a program called "Creative Centrale" that only runs on a Windows machine, my Mac can see it. I use a program called XNJB which gives you an MTP user interface to upload/download MP3's with relative ease. It's not the MOST compatible way to do it, but if you, like me, are a Mac user and were reticent to buy Zen products due to incompatibility, rest assured.
My only gripes are the fact that it doesn't come with a mains adapter for charging and the USB cable that comes supplied is WAY too short. The X-Fi feature is bogus. The player has such great sound quality that it's rendered useless. Unless you have REALLY poor quality MP3 tracks (and frankly, why would you?), I doubt you'll ever switch the X-Fi feature on. And for me being a Mac user, I couldn't get the player to recognise AAC tracks. It does on an SD card, ID3 tags them and all, but NOT if I load them on the player itself.
All in all though, the player is fab. I'm glad I went with it. I'm overall very happy. I'd give it 4.5 stars out of 5, but Amazon don't do half stars. I'd only take half a star off for the minor negs.
47 of 49 people found the following review helpful
One word, superb...
I've been using iPod's for the last few years, and although I must say the click wheel is far better than the traditional buttons used on the Zen its still quite easy to navigate through large libraries.
The best bit... the sound. With iPod's it frustrated me that there was no custom EQ, and that the sound got quite poor and distorted when you added extra bass. The Zen sound quality is quite simply amazing... even with the supplied earphones (which are actually pretty good, a first! The iPod ones are crud!)
If you prefer thin, tinny sound with great navigation... get an iPod.
If you want something which gives you truely amazing music on the go, get a Zen... believe me you won't be disappointed!
I've been using iPod's for the last few years, and although I must say the click wheel is far better than the traditional buttons used on the Zen its still quite easy to navigate through large libraries.
The best bit... the sound. With iPod's it frustrated me that there was no custom EQ, and that the sound got quite poor and distorted when you added extra bass. The Zen sound quality is quite simply amazing... even with the supplied earphones (which are actually pretty good, a first! The iPod ones are crud!)
If you prefer thin, tinny sound with great navigation... get an iPod.
If you want something which gives you truely amazing music on the go, get a Zen... believe me you won't be disappointed!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
This has got to be the best MP3 player I found in ages. I did a bit of research first to upgrade from my Sony 6gb NW-A1000.
This one had so many more features and just seem to make sense based on the price. One thing I was not sure of was the price, but I am glad that I bought it now.
The unit is very well put together and operation using the buttons on front are very easy to use. The menu system is simple and allows you to get to things real fast.
The headphones are of a good quality and at this point I have not needed to replace them with anything more expensive which may or may not given me better sound.
Loading Music onto it was also important to me. I work with computers day in and day out but still I like things to be simple and intuitive, and Not requiring you to load all sorts of silly software.
So lucky here, you can load the software that comes with it (which you may need to do if you want to put any Videos on it) or, if like me you are using Vista and Window Media player, just plug it in, let Windows find it and then click on Sync and away it goes. After a short while all your music is on your Xen.
This I like as I like to keep my music in MP3 format for maximum portability and not have them coded into some other format that just works on that device (Apple & iPods!!)
This one had so many more features and just seem to make sense based on the price. One thing I was not sure of was the price, but I am glad that I bought it now.
The unit is very well put together and operation using the buttons on front are very easy to use. The menu system is simple and allows you to get to things real fast.
The headphones are of a good quality and at this point I have not needed to replace them with anything more expensive which may or may not given me better sound.
Loading Music onto it was also important to me. I work with computers day in and day out but still I like things to be simple and intuitive, and Not requiring you to load all sorts of silly software.
So lucky here, you can load the software that comes with it (which you may need to do if you want to put any Videos on it) or, if like me you are using Vista and Window Media player, just plug it in, let Windows find it and then click on Sync and away it goes. After a short while all your music is on your Xen.
This I like as I like to keep my music in MP3 format for maximum portability and not have them coded into some other format that just works on that device (Apple & iPods!!)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent little mp3
Super little MP3 player easy to use, the headphones are excellent quality and the sound is great through them. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Lynn Page, Tollesbury.
Poor quality and service
Sadly I can't agree with the rest of the reviewers. I am on to my 4th creative mp3 player now, and they have always been a bit fussy, whether it is the software, the constant... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Steve R
PROBLEMS WITH THE X-FI MODEL
I was initially excited to get my creative zen as my brother has the same x-fi model and swears by them. I liked the idea of larger storage space and internet access of the x-fi. Read more
Published on 27 May 2010 by Sasha Cullen
This or the Ipod nano?
When my old mp3 player broke I started the search for a new one. I'm not that wealthy, and so I wanted to be certain before I spent all my money on a player, that it was worth it. Read more
Published on 9 May 2010 by Mr. L. J. Cox
Creative Zen X-Fi 16GB MP3
A brilliant unit. Very pleased with its performance and ease of use.
Published on 4 May 2010 by Supertaff
Unsure buyers please read before making your decision.
I bought my X-fi and i was really excited because it had loads of memory, didn't break the bank and gave me an ideal alternative to an ipod. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2010 by C. GRAHAM
Best choice by far!
Bought this as a xmas present for my son. Was very apprehensive about buying this product but so glad I did! Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2010 by Mrs. P. Walters
Buy any other but not this one
If you're sick of ipods or Sony mp3s and want something different....well, there's nothing really that compares to them which is why everyone has them. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2010 by Mr. F. M. Havicon
This little player might be the best i've heard
Well, i think Creative really have made an outstanding player.
The Crystallizer technology it uses really brings out the music. Read more
The Crystallizer technology it uses really brings out the music. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2010 by Mr. Hb Song
Would give no stars if I could. Terrible, terrible product.
I bought this as a Christmas present for my girlfriend and from the first time she used it she had issues. Firstly was the issue with the sound. It was awful. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by Bri
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