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10 reviews
Jun, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 10 reviews of Creative Technology Zen Micro Black (5 GB) MP3 Player. The average rating for this product is 3.2/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Creative Technology Zen Micro Black (5 GB) MP3 Player is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 69/100 = Good quality.
Consumer review (epinions.com)
First Impressions I purchased my Zen micro at a Black Friday sale and initially loaded it with about 60 songs. 3 days later I discovered it no longer powered on. I charged the player for about 20 minutes and suddenly it powered on again. I ...
More storage for a lower price than other players. Supports "To Go" download services
Prone to Lockups & Bugs. No accessories available
Consumer review (epinions.com)
I was browsing on the Best Buy website when I stumbled upon this great little player. I will admit, I was attracted to its great looks. Superficial? Heck yeah, but just look at the pretty blue lights. So I strolled down to my local Best Buy to ...
Great sound quality, awesome looks, easy menus, endless features, size
HDD noise through earbuds, Battery life
Consumer review (epinions.com)
UPDATE: I have had to return the player for a full refund. As happy as I was with the player, within the last week, it started to act up on me and shut off on it's own- even with a full charge. It then would refuse to restart for up to 10 minutes. ...
User friendly, online forum support saved the day- good alternative to the ipod
I had to return mine for many issues with in the end
Consumer review (epinions.com)
I had my Creative Zen for about 2 months now and I would have to say that it is an excellent piece of equipment. Essentially the ipod has dominated the market of high storage mp3 players and none have been worthy to comparing to it. The Creative Zen ...
Sound quality is of a high standard, Heaps of features, upgradeable, replaceable battery
No color screen, not a real issue
Consumer review (epinions.com)
I bought mine three months ago because my old mp3 player didn't hold enough and crashed too often. So far, I have not had a single problem with it. The music transfer is really fast for mp3 files, but is unusually slow for WMA files. Other ...
Easy to use, sleek, good sound
No manual, WMA transfer slow, FM and Removable disk confusing
Consumer review (epinions.com)
As I write you this review from the fabulous Kansas City suburbs, I am listening to my still new Creative Zen Micro (DHT - Listen to Your Heart in case you were wondering :-P). I bought this wonderful little device September 7th '05 up at Best Buy for ...
Excellent sound quality, functionality, size, portability, FM radio, user-replacable battery, Creative brand
Finding accessories can be hard, no AC charger, headphone jack broke just out of warranty
Consumer review (epinions.com)
I was greatly disappointed with the Creative Zen, since I have had several other Creative players. This is by far the cheapest and smallest mp3 player ive purchased and unfortunately the worst. After having my Zen for less than a day it began making ...
Excellent sound quality (Outstanding noise to signal Ratio), much better than an I-pod
Fragile player - Easily damaged.Scrolling keypad is difficult to begin with & irritating
Consumer review (epinions.com)
I bought this from Amazon for $169 ($199 minus $30) for the credit card. I chose this over the IPOD just because of the built-in FM radio tuner - alas it's only after getting it that I realized that I don't seem to listen to the radio on that that...
Great sound, FM tuner, FM recording capability, decent battery life
Cheapo looking front panel, no armband, difficult touch panel navigation and just lack of style
Consumer review (epinions.com)
I bought the Zen Micro because it is one of the few players that is compatible with the "To Go" services offered by Rhapsody and Napster. I've owned it for a little over a week and took it on a road trip this past weekend for a full workout. There are ...
Shirt-pocket size ; Good sound quality
Imprecise interface ; No recharger ; Device freezes ; Placement of controls ; Slow ; Volume not loud enough
Consumer review (epinions.com)
I was so excited to purchase this product, but soon discovered that I had wasted my money. I had to return my FIRST Zen because it was broken--it made a strange humming sound when turned on, and then would not turn off. After purchasing my second Zen, ...
Small sizeAbility to download music from any site
It doesn't work
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