Creative Zen Stone (1GB, Black) - Expert Reviews

Review summary: As MP3 players go, shuffle devices are among the cheapest and most convenient options around. Perfect for exercise, they're smaller than a box of matches, they keep your playlists fresh and unexpected, and they're light enough to strap to an arm for the u

Verdict: Tiny, light and enticingly affordable, it ticks all the boxes for a shuffle MP3 player.

Review summary: For use as external memory and for 30 euros less than the Shuffle, the Zen Stone becomes a serious rival. The only thing is that design has a lot of influence on a product of this type. You will either like the Zen or not...

Review summary: The design, ease of use, folder support and low price tag make the Zen Stone an attractive and superior alternative to the iPod shuffle.

Review summary: For Creative, competing with Apple must feel like playing tennis against a team of cloned Roger Federers on steroids. But with the Stone, the company has smashed a tremendous return into Apple's court.

Pros: Great value, Easy to connect and use

Cons: Sound errs towards treble

Verdict: A strong all-rounder that really does have the measure of the iPod shuffle

Review summary: Money changes everything. It can make or break a company, and can sway the attitudes of those running them. Upon the release of the Apple iPod Shuffle in January 2005, Creative CEO Sim Wong Hoo had this to say about it in an interview: "Actually, to me it

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