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

Review summary: For its price, the Zen Stone is a killer MP3 player with great audio quality. Its tiny size and minimal features make it perfect for a secondary player.

Pros: Price; good sound quality; size.

Cons: No screen; short battery life; lack of clip.

Review summary: Not everyone wants to own the reassuringly expensive iPod, so for those people who don't want an iPod Shuffle but would like something similar, Creative has unveiled the Zen Stone. And it is a good deal cheaper than the Shuffle too! (Although arguably not

Verdict: Really, for the price you would be a fool not to buy it as a second mp3 player

Review summary: Giving the iPod Shuffle a bloody nose.

Verdict: Smart design and a great price make the Zen Stone a good option for a second player. If you already have a large capacity player, but want something more portable for those quick trips out then it's certainly worth serious consideration.

Review summary: Creative's Zen Stone is an 'us too!' attempt to knock Apple's iPod Shuffle from the throne of teeny MP3 king. At just under £30, it's half the price of the Shuffle, but is it too cheap to be any good?

Pros: Price; sound quality; size

Cons: No screen; short-ish battery life; lack of clip

Verdict: For the price, the Zen Stone is a killer MP3 player with great audio quality. Its tiny size and minimal features make it perfect for people who want a second player, for when they don't need their entire music library with them

Pros: Bargain price; superb audio quality; syncs easily with Windows PCs; relatively easy navigation for a screenless design; comes in six colors

Cons: No screen; minimal feature set; no built-in belt clip

Verdict: Move over, iPod Shuffle—Creative's Zen Stone offers a similar (read: bare-bones) feature set, plus great audio quality, for half the price.