Creative ZEN STONE PLUS Black 2GB MP3 Player

Pros: Great sound, Decent battery life, Charges super fast(after the initial charge), Small, Easy to use. 2 Gigs of storage. Can be used as a mass storage device. Simple drag and drop function.

Lots of extras that I don't even use(voice recording, fm radio, stopwatch)

Cons: USB 2.0 is a false claim. It transfers like a SLUG. So if you want to use this to move files as well, this is NOT the player for you. Unless you are very patient.

Needed a firmware update to get it to charge fully.

Included earphones are horrible.

Overall Review: The transfer rate, and the needed firmware update cost this player a perfect rating.

The firmware update was needed, or the player would not take a full charge. Annoying. It was pretty simple to fix, but completely a killjoy.

Battery life seems to be about the rated amount. Though I have yet to run it completely dead. I listen to it 8-9 hours a day at work.

I love this player. Despite the annoyances from the setup.

Pros: It's cheaper than an iPod.

Cons: Everything else... it's tiny, too small. The buttons are almost unusable, the whole things just feels cheap, and the firmware seems buggy and slow.

Overall Review: I may have just gotten a dud, but this is the first Creative product I've ever purchased and it will be the LAST!

I got this for my 7yr old for x-mas and tried to load it up with some of his favorite music so when he got it he could use it right off. I got about 1.2GB loaded onto it before it stopped being recognized at all by ANY computer.