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even the pdf manual that comes with it is pretty vague for someone not familiar with `` mac settings `` , etc . | 0 | negative |
we bought this about 6 months ago and it 's been worthless . | 0 | negative |
it constantly drops the internet connection and simple things like walls in our house block the link so everything is very slow . | 0 | negative |
unfortunately , creative offered scant few pages of instruction , which meant that i was on own from the outset . | 0 | negative |
after attempting to navigate the clumsy touch-pad system , i could not get the unit to download my wma files . | 0 | negative |
so , you might inquire , why don 't they make it a first priority to carefully , simply explain how download music from your music library to their device ? . ? . ? . this seems academic to me . | 0 | negative |
most of us just want to plug and play , not spend a year navigating a maze of complicated options . . . like transfering everything on a hard drive to this stupid thing . | 0 | negative |
unfortunately , the touch-pad issues [ non-intuitive ] and poor instruction guide killed it . | 0 | negative |
this one is particularly bothersome : allegedly one can use the zen micro as a portable drive to store and transport data from one computer to another . | 0 | negative |
who wants to go through the hassles of loading software onto a `` foreign `` computer just to move over some simple ( * . txt ) files ? . | 0 | negative |
) button sensitivity : even reduced to the lowest sensitivity setting , the buttons are far two sensitive , really takes some getting use to , and even then , it is still too sensitive . | 0 | negative |
you have to purchase that separately for some outrageous cost . | 0 | negative |
i have trashed this product on other opinion sites based on this major flaw alone . | 0 | negative |
) creative , inc . the maker includes the barest of the bare minimum in the box , then through gross profiteering nickles and dimes you on every single accessory at extraordinarily inflated prices . | 0 | negative |
if you want to purchase a real case or container or clip-on carrier for you zen micro , expect to purchase it separately and to dish out big time . . | 0 | negative |
iriver has a better fm receiver built in , but the drawback to iriver products is they are flimsy and poorly constructed . | 0 | negative |
as i wrote , this could have been a great product , but expect hidden charges ( read gross profiteering and price gouging ) as the company royally sticks you on every conceivable accessory necessary for normal daily usage . | 0 | negative |
and supply those stupid white headphones . | 0 | negative |
the touch pad does take a little getting used to . | 0 | negative |
the touch controls took a little getting used to but now i wouldn 't change it for the scroll wheel . | 0 | negative |
there are 2 things that need fixing first is the battery life . it will run for 6 hrs without problems with medium usage of the buttons . | 0 | negative |
second might be a problem i might have with my pc but not too sure , when the player is connected on the usb and i start playing on it and also using the windows explorer , it sometimes pauses by itself and tries to synchronize with the pc during play , which is a bit irritating . | 0 | negative |
however after just one month my headphone jack was broken as a result of normal , every-day use . | 0 | negative |
the creative mediasource software that comes with the zen micro is cluttered , and excludes my favorite feature in itunes , the ability to automatically copy everything you import into a certain folder . | 0 | negative |
even on the low sensitive level , a slight touch can skip or pause the track . | 0 | negative |
first thing i noticed was that the creative wasn 't well made . | 0 | negative |
cranking the master volume level up past the mark of the bar only leads to distortion and compromised sound quality . | 0 | negative |
the headphone jack gave out after only a couple weeks of use , and the stock earbuds were replaced same day with some high end sony 's i 'd been having . | 0 | negative |
if you 've been listening to cd 's in your car for awhile , dealing with the drop-off in sound quality may take some getting used to . | 0 | negative |
even after all the nightmare sound problems , i 'd still half-way like this product if it kept it 's promise ; . the ability to store 1500 songs . | 0 | negative |
even the `` shorter `` battery life , though , has not impaired my positive experience with the zen micro in any way . | 0 | negative |
limitations : - not a lot of original accessories like the ipod . | 0 | negative |
- the battery life leaves a lot to be desired . | 0 | negative |
i downloaded the new firmware which was supposed to take care of the problem , but it hasn 't worked . | 0 | negative |
- the outlook syn ch only works for non recurring appointments , which personally is very annoying to me but probably wont be to most people . - | 0 | negative |
i occasionally flip songs while working out as i accidently hit the pad even lightly ( yes i have it in maximum desensitized mode ) . | 0 | negative |
- not compatible with audible . com books . | 0 | negative |
overall , it does its basic function very well , but we expect more from the mp3 players today and the zen micro does not rise to the occasion . | 0 | negative |
pc software that comes with the player is not as simple as i tunes but its not bad at all . | 0 | negative |
the scroll bar again takes some getting used to . | 0 | negative |
i dont use the belt clip cz it fails to hold the player securely ( design problem ) . | 0 | negative |
what i dont like : nothing much except headphones , belt clip design . | 0 | negative |
p . s . the only snag i encountered while initially configuring the device was trying to hook up the micro to a front usb port . the bus for the front port on my motherboard did not have enough power ; . after connecting it to the rear ports , it works perfectly . | 0 | negative |
the ipod mini is smaller and sexier , albeit limited in supported formats and the rio karma is a far better value . | 0 | negative |
the karma is only $ 5 more , it 's small , had a 20 gig drive and supports more formats including gog . | 0 | negative |
the karma doesn 't look as sexy but it 's interface is very efficiently designed . | 0 | negative |
after a week i tried to load some more songs and delete a few but the auto load didn 't do anything but turn on my player . | 0 | negative |
it seems like the software is just not responding . | 0 | negative |
while the software may not be as easy as i-tunes , it is not difficult to use by any stretch . | 0 | negative |
if i was pressed to find a negative aspect of the zen micro i would probably have to mention weak fm reception , but the building where i primarily use the micro seems to have a history of terrible radio reception anyway , so you can take that for what it 's worth . | 0 | negative |
the touch-pad would be a great thing if it worked well , and as i never had issues getting songs transferred to the player , i did have problems accessing them from the player . | 0 | negative |
many other reviewers are mentioning that they have had no problems at all > i would say that the main problem is that this player is just not made very well . | 0 | negative |
it is the 'first generation ' of the player , and while i still agree that it is a great alternative to the ipod , i think there are many others that would be a much better value for your buck . | 0 | negative |
if someone asked me flat out , i 'd say to go woth something else . | 0 | negative |
i 've since replaced it with a pair of black sennheisers . . . not only are the packaged earbuds pretty uncomfortable , but are too similar to ipod 's and can target ipod thieves here in nyc . | 0 | negative |
although , i thought it could 've been designed a bit better . | 0 | negative |
it 's perfect for those who aren 't planning on storing tons of music . | 0 | negative |
weak points : - touch pad : design could be better - volume control : controlled through the vertical strip , but purchasing a headphone with built-in volume control will do the trick . | 0 | negative |
- radio quality : weak reception | 0 | negative |
the colors are a joke , and i personally hate the stupid vertical touchpad . | 0 | negative |
but my biggest gripe is still the extremely ugly design . | 0 | negative |
still has terrible software . | 0 | negative |
you have to wonder why creative can 't get this right . | 0 | negative |
screen review could be better . | 0 | negative |
the touch buttons do take a little getting used to and i don 't like how the scroll button is the same button used as an `` enter `` key , but you get used to it and it isn 't a big deal . | 0 | negative |
the fm radio 's reception isn 't spectacular , but it will pick up the most powerful stations in any given metro area . | 0 | negative |
00 % good though , and the zen does have a few drawbacks . | 0 | negative |
while transferring songs to the player , the interface has crashed a few times ( 4-5 times in a 4-5 hour period ) normally this would cause me major concern , but it appears that this bug is reproducible , which leads me to believe that creative will fix it with a patched version shortly ( or maybe it 's just my computer ) . | 0 | negative |
another thing i don 't like is that some of the features take 1-2 seconds to load up . | 0 | negative |
after consulting with creative 's customer support , they determined that the hard drive was broken and the only recourse was to send it in for repair , which would cost me $ 40 , since it 's past the 90 day warranty ( pretty short warranty ) . | 0 | negative |
they obviously have quality and reliability problems . | 0 | negative |
they have a good concept here , and i normally expect a lot better quality from creative , so maybe they will do better with the next gen version , but for now i say buyer beware . | 0 | negative |
es , the interface took a little getting used to , but once i did , it 's almost second nature now . | 0 | negative |
only slight negatives i 've had so far is that i haven 't been able to get it to accept any of my wav files yet . | 0 | negative |
yes , there is a belt clip , but that doesn 't hold the extra battery and usb cable . | 0 | negative |
it barely holds anything and mine just puts a bunch of thread fuzzes all over the player , because the bag is cheap and seems to be coming apart . | 0 | negative |
it is not a perfect product but it does have a lot going for it . | 0 | negative |
on the downside , i think the interface takes some getting used to and the zen software ! . | 0 | negative |
is not as intuitive as i would like . | 0 | negative |
also , the earbuds that came with it sound great but are uncomfortable ( although my wife didn 't have a problem ) , so i bought a pair of over-the-ear headphones . | 0 | negative |
the touch pad is over-sensitive , and is adjustable to only slightly oversensitive . | 0 | negative |
the machine itself seems fine , but the software that came with it is awful . | 0 | negative |
i was up all night trying to make the stupid thing work , to no avail . | 0 | negative |
his is what i get for my $ 200 on this mp3 player ? . | 0 | negative |
as for the zen micro : \ cons : i read that every button is touch sensitive , and thats very annoying when all the main buttons are on the front . | 0 | negative |
putting the micro into your pocket could trigger just about anything ( unless the hold feature is improved : it asks if you want to `` unholy `` for every button up press ) second , i 'm worried about the durability of the player . | 0 | negative |
after research of other creative hard drive players , i found that most of them aren 't very durable and tend to crash ( read most reviews on amazon . com and see for yourself ) . | 0 | negative |
last , i find the price a bit expensive for a product such as this . | 0 | negative |
verdict : had i not needed something with a tad bit more space , i consider this player fair game . | 0 | negative |
whatever . . . on to the negatives : -touchy about charging . . . you can damage the battery and seriously decrease it 's life if you don 't upgrade the firmware or dont ' heed the advice to always plug in the player side of the cord before plugging in the outlet side . | 0 | negative |
it has the odd side effect of the buttons only partially working ? . | 0 | negative |
-user 's guide doesn 't cover a lot of important info that is covered on their website . | 0 | negative |
i tried to use the fm radio option , but it doesn 't seem to really pick up the stations i listen , however i am going to try it in a different location , it may have just been my residential location . | 0 | negative |
even when i set it to low , it 's still very hard for me to adjust the player to where and what i want it to do . | 0 | negative |
i 've read about the issues with the scroll bar , but they must have taken care of that now . | 0 | negative |
another problem is that the latest 2 . 0 firmware upgrade moves you into windows media player 10 which seems to be very , very slow for downloads . charging [ -2 ] | 0 | negative |
if you buying this player to use with napster to go , wait a while . | 0 | negative |
a lot of people are having problems with the firmware update required to use the player for napster to go . . the firmware is beta and they are are a lot of bugs in it . | 0 | negative |
imagine my disappointment , though , when the zen micro proved able to play only the mega-strongest fm signals in my area . | 0 | negative |
it seems like you need to park yourself right next to a radio tower for the micro to pull in a strong sound . | 0 | negative |
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