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August 2008
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The editors liked
Clean
Crisp sound
SD Card slot
Comfortable bundled earbuds
Audiobook support
Headturningly compact but
Proprietary audio tweaks make it sound BIG
Works great with established content providers and Digital Copy
Highly customizable
Streams and downloads music wirelessly. FM Radio and voice recorder. Quality earphones are included.
Good sound quality
Decent earphones supplied
Easy-to-use menus
Very good sound quality
Excellent included earbuds
Attractive interface
Expandable storage
The Creative Zen X-Fi is an incredible value given its low price and laundry list of features
Which include photo
Video
Audible
And subscription music support
An FM radio and voice recorder
An SD card expansion slot
WiFi capability
Multiple EQ ...
Nice features
Sound
Earbuds
And price
Networking and streaming capabilities
The editors didn't like
Cluttered navigation controls
Underwhelming audio enhancement
Non-JPEG photo files need to be transcoded
No predictive text when instant messaging
Video streaming requires resizing of our existing video files
No video output
Comes with the shortest USB cable Ive ever seen!
User interface needs work. Most videos need to be converted with the included software. Loaded with buttons.
Button layout can be confusing
Playing tracks is a little fiddly
Buttons are very small and not backlit
No Web browsing or wireless sync
No third-party app support
Typing is difficult
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The Creative Zen X-Fi plastic construction does not feel high-quality
And the SD card content does not get integrated into the general libraries. Videos often need to be transcoded through the included software
Abstract: Creative Zen X-Fi MP3 Test C reative Labs Europe, founded in 1993, is famous for its Zen media players and its excellent sound Technologies. Creative keeps on surprising; again with the new Zen X-Fi, the first media player with integrated X-Fi technolo...
The Creative Zen X-Fi is an incredible value given its low price and laundry list of features, which include photo, video, Audible, and subscription music support; an FM radio and voice recorder; an SD card expansion slot; WiFi capability; multiple EQ settings; X-Fi sound enhancement technology; and upgraded EP-830 earphones. Sound quality is top-notch, the screen is lovely, and the rated batter
The Creative Zen X-Fi's plastic construction does not feel high-quality, and the SD card content does not get integrated into the general libraries. Videos often need to be transcoded through the included software, and the button pad can be confusing at first. Audio battery life is dismal
The Creative Zen X-Fi's plastic design leaves a little to be desired, but that doesn't detract from the fact that the player is an incredible value overall: for an extremely competitive price you get a boatload of features and great sound quality ...
Abstract: The Dastardly Duo, Dan and Duncan (Dancan, if you will) have been checking out the new Creative MP3 players - the X-Fi, which comes with added WiFi, and the Zen Mosaic. One comes with an arm band, one looks like a childs toy, and much fun was had by a...
Abstract: While the Zen X-Fi is loaded with features and boasts superb sound quality, it’s too slow and frustrating to put many of these features to good use. Creative clearly wanted Instant Message capabilities for the X-Fi, but this had lead to the clunky key...
Abstract: The Fi stands for Fiddly. Well conceived and well made, but gets some of the basics wrong and isnt pleasant to use. The ZEN X-Fi is a portable media player that can not only store your music, photos and videos in its 16GB of memory, but also str...
Small enough to sit comfortably in the palm, the Zen X-Fi is proof great things really do come in the tiniest packages. This swanky MP3 player squeezes in up to 32GB of storage, as well as an SD card slot for more room if you need it. There’s a dece...
The Zen X-Fi packs in Wi-Fi, but it’s a flawed execution. Where the iPod touch lets you download new songs, surf the web and install applications, the Zen simply lets you stream content from a networked PC. There’s also a built-in chat applica...
A tiny music player, with tons of storage, impressive sound quality and lots of added extras. Just don’t expect its Wi-Fi functions to rock your world.Creative Zen X-Fi is tagged with creative, MP3 player, Wi-Fi and MSN messenger. Select a tag (crea...
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All in all, the X-Fis a bit of a disappointment. The lack of storage integration, the odd controls and the truly hopeless text input system all combine to take shine off a decent looking and sounding little player. Its hard to avoid the feeling that...
