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Creative Zen Micro 5GB - Black

3.0 3.0 out of 5 stars 77 ratings

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Brand CREATIVE
Model name ipod mini
Special feature Portable
Connectivity technology USB
Memory storage capacity 5 GB
Colour Black
Compatible devices Personal Computer, Radio
Media type WMA
Component type Battery
Supported standards MP3, WMA, WAV

About this item

  • Micro Sized - Just over 3" tall and 2 wide"
  • 12 hour battery life
  • Removable, rechargeable battery
  • FM radio
  • Vertical Touch pad
  • Voice and FM radio Recording
  • Address Book, Calendar, To-Do List and synchronisation with Microsoft Outlook

Product description

The Zen Micro digital music player from Creative Labs packs an incredible 5GB of storage capacity into a shell small enough to sit comfortably in your jeans pocket. It also rides nicely in your hand, with a palm-fitting profile and thumb-friendly front-panel controls. It's a bit shorter than an Apple iPod Mini, yet its rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides 12 hours of continuous playback--50 percent more than iPod mini's. The Zen Micro is compatible not merely with MP3s and WAV files, but with WMA as well. Toss in USB 2.0 connectivity and you're looking at one spiffy portable music player.

But playing isn't all the Zen Micro does. You can use it to receive FM radio (with 32 station presets to keep your favourites at the ready), and to record, either from the radio or from live sources such as voice dictation or lectures using the Zen Micro's built-in condenser microphone.

Trimmed in a luminescent blue glow and with easily visible backlit buttons, this stylish silver player holds up to 1,250 songs (83 hours) at 128 kbps or 2,500 songs (166 hours) at lower-fidelity 64 kbps (MP3/WMA)--that's a solid week's worth of music listening, never playing the same song twice. Compatibility with Microsoft's WMA compressed-audio format grants access to over 2 million downloadable songs offered promotionally or for sale online.

Perhaps the Zen Micro's coolest attribute is its DJ feature, which will shuffle not only all the songs you've loaded or all the songs in a given album, but, at your discretion, only the tracks you listen to most, or only those you rarely hear, taking the work out of selecting your favourites or hunting out all the music you're still getting to know.

For navigation, the device features a vertical, linear touchpad designed to make searching through songs or playlists easy, quick, and fun. The unit's blue, 160 x 104-pixel, electroluminescent LCD shows key functions and song details at a glance, and you can even customize the main menu to keep right at your fingertips the features that matter most to you.

Another of the Zen Micro's handy features is its personal organizer. You'll never forget an important anniversary with the onboard calendar, and it also includes a to-do list and a contacts list, all of which sync seamlessly with Microsoft Outlook (Outlook thus required for use of these features). In addition, the device offers a sleep timer and alarm so you can drift off to sleep to the strains of one playlist and wake to a completely different one.

Zen Micro's rechargeable battery is easy to replace.

The Zen Micro's removable battery is easy to swap with another fully charged battery (additional batteries sold separately), extending your listening by a half-day per swap.Click to view other variations:BlackDark BlueWhitePinkLight BlueRedGreenPurpleOrangeSilver

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Product details

  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1 x 1 x 1 cm; 760 g
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ 11 Nov. 2004
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ CreativeLabs
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00069BU4A
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 70PF108000008
  • Customer reviews:
    3.0 3.0 out of 5 stars 77 ratings

Customer reviews

3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5
77 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the size, ease of use, features, and bass of the mp3 player. For example, they mention it's easy to set up and use, has nice little features, good bass, and that the software isn't that hard to use. That said, some complain about the earphones.

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6 customers mention ‘Size’6 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the size of the mp3 player. They mention that it is amazing small, and easily fits in their hand.

"...It's amazing. It's smaller than I had expected, the blue light around the edge is cool and the touch pad is something I've never really..." Read more

"...The DJ modes are useful. And the whole thing is tiny and Gucci looking. Got mine in Black with extra spare Battery...." Read more

"...Other than this minor gripe I would recommend the Micro; its tiny, easy to use, comes with a dinky little stand that I find really useful and, most..." Read more

"...The Zen Micro really is micro-sized - it easily fits in your hand, and looks much smaller than the image above indicates." Read more

5 customers mention ‘Ease of use’5 positive0 negative

Customers find the mp3 player easy to use. They say the software isn't hard to use, the setup is easy, and the DJ modes are useful. They also say the searching for music is quick and easy, classified by artist, genre, or album.

"...I've never really experienced before. The software isn't that hard to use, you just have to look at the screen and work out what's going to..." Read more

"...The DJ modes are useful. And the whole thing is tiny and Gucci looking. Got mine in Black with extra spare Battery...." Read more

"...Other than this minor gripe I would recommend the Micro; its tiny, easy to use, comes with a dinky little stand that I find really useful and, most..." Read more

"...There is also a short manual, with details on basic operation, a plastic holder with belt-clip and desk-stand attachments, and a nice little bag to..." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Features’4 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the features of the mp3 player. They mention that it has lots of nice little features like charging via USB whilst docked, turning on resumes, and the 'Get Info' option on the software is very useful. Some say that it's an excellent gadget and brilliant.

"...For those of you new to it like I was, the 'Get Info' is a very useful option on the software as it automatically retrieves the titles of albums,..." Read more

"...my expectations, comes with excellent headphones for deep bass, loaded with features, the touchpad is excellent and adjustable for sensitivity...." Read more

"Excellent Gadget..." Read more

"Brilliant..." Read more

3 customers mention ‘Bass’3 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the bass of the mp3 player. They mention that it has good bass and separation with all types of music. Some say that the headphones are excellent for deep bass, and the earphones are not too bad on the sound quality.

"...The earphones aren't too bad on the sound quality, but for comfort you're probably going to want to get something different...." Read more

"Exceeded my expectations, comes with excellent headphones for deep bass, loaded with features, the touchpad is excellent and adjustable for..." Read more

"...Amazon replaced it with great efficiency.The sound quality from the micro is amazing - good bass and separation with all types of music...." Read more

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 September 2006
when your looking into Mp3 players you see how much better the Zen is compared to the I-Pod, it has more memory, a Radio, etc.

However don't buy one, because they break so easily! after i had mine for 6 months, one day it just wouldn't turn on. no amount of charging it, or trying to clear the memory would solve this problem.

this isn't to mention all the people that have problems with the earphone socket. most of my friends who have one have had this problem and so has my girlfriend.

There a waste of money, don't buy one. you're far better off buying a Sony or a Samsung MP3 player, there far more durable.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 February 2005
I'm very disapointed with this. Not because of the fact that it's broken (the headphone port's broken - no sound comes through at all, and i've tried fifteen other pairs of headphones and they all do the same thing), but because of Creatives' customer service, which is so poor it's laughable. I sent an e-mail to amazon, stating what was wrong with it, and they replied saying it was within the warranty. Fair enough, i thought. So i sent an e-mail to creative explaining the problem. I got a snotty e-mail back, saying that i should send it back to the place where i bought it from and get it exchanged, as it wasn't their problem. I'd also like to point out that the only uk distributor is in IRELAND. there's no distibutor in England.
After this, I found out I had to send a letter to creative with the serial number and batch code, and they send me a form that i have to fill out and send with the mp3 player. I'm really disapointed with the company, and it's completely deflated any trust i had with Creatives' products. If i can, i'm going to get a full refund, then to hell with it, i'm getting an i-pod. sorry creative, your zen micro, or more to the point your customer services, has let you down.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 April 2005
Firstly, I must say that I am very pleased with the player. It has got a nice amount of memory (4.7GB) and contrary to what others have said, the software is fairly good, though Windows Media Player 10 also works very well with it. The touchpad is pointless, but you get used to it quickly. Mine has not experienced any faults in the month that I have had it. The recording is very useful and pretty good quality; the radio is not so good. I think it represents excellent value for money. It even comes with extras such as case. However, you have to put up with a battery life of 2.5 hours max, which is a joke. Mostly, I have to charge it up every night, yet I still end up not being able to listen to it on the way home from school the following day.
So, the zen is a mixed bag. Generally speaking, I would recommend the i-pod mini, though if you want to record and do not want to splash out on an i-river, this is a good alternative and a good bargain at that- you get what you pay for...and more.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 February 2005
I've had mine for almost a month now, so I've had it long enough to be able to give an opinion on it. It's amazing.
It's smaller than I had expected, the blue light around the edge is cool and the touch pad is something I've never really experienced before.
The software isn't that hard to use, you just have to look at the screen and work out what's going to where (ie. from your CD drive to your PC, from your PC to your Zen Micro). For those of you new to it like I was, the 'Get Info' is a very useful option on the software as it automatically retrieves the titles of albums, tracks and artists as long as you are connected to the internet and have your pop-up blocker disabled.
For those of you who are as new to this as I am, if you get in your package from Amazon a small white plastic thing that you don't know what it's for, it's the stand that fits into the cradle... slightly embarassing that I didn't know what this was, but this goes on to the reason I haven't given this five stars. There is very little information that comes in the box. There isn't even a piece of paper describing the contents of the box. There is a manual, but it comes as a .pdf file and it's accessible through the CD-ROM that comes with it, so make sure you read it!
The radio isn't amazing, it doesn't have very good reception and when you move, the signal goes. One reason I got this over other MP3 players was for the radio, but I think you have to accept that it's more of a gimmick rather than a serious listening device.
The music, however, is great! The earphones aren't too bad on the sound quality, but for comfort you're probably going to want to get something different. I think Creative must think that people's earholes are completely round.
The support is good. I've e-mailed quite a few times when I haven't been able to work something out and I've had friendly, personal, helpful e-mails and didn't have to wait for too long.
One thing I would advise, is read through as much as you can before you get started. For example, there is an option of something called 'Smart Volume' which analyses each song and the levels and then adjusts them to make a set level of volume. That means that you can listen to your collection without different albums with different volume levels making it uncomfortable. The feature can be turned off, but you have to set this up BEFORE you start to rip music onto the player. I learnt this AFTER I had put on my music... so, make sure you read things!
The battery life is very good. I wanted to check how long it lasts for and I've had it on continuous play since 6:30pm. It is now 3:00am and it hasn't stopped.
WARNING: On the Creative website ([...]) there is a warning about re-charging the battery. Make sure that you don't plug your player into the AC Adapter while it's plugged into the wall and switched on. Make sure you only turn on the power button of the plug once you've attached the player. Some people's battery life has been greatly compromised because of this... reducing it as low as 3-4 hours of battery life. Fortunately, Creative have firmware that can update your player's firmware, straight through your PC from their website and onto the Zen Micro through the USB (this technology, it's amazing, isn't it?!). It should rectify the problem, but it does take up some of the hard disk space, so avoid this problem in the first place! I hope this review is helpful to someone. I would highly recommend it!
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