Creative Zen Micro (5 GB) or Zen Touch (20GB) ?

• ibanana

  2 Dec 04, 21:33

  Hi all,
  
  I am thinking of buying Creative Zen mp3 player, but can't decide whether to buy a 5Gb (Zen Micro) or 20 Gb (Zen Touch).
  
  Here's what i think:
  Zen Micro:
  PLUS
  - small, light weight. For all occassions such as joggin, gym, etc.
  - built in voice recorder and FM so no need to carry an accessory to enable this funcitonality.
  
  MINUS
  - battery only 8-12 hrs.
  - only 5Gb. Needs to do housekeeping regularly if there are more songs i need to upload.
  
  Zen Touch
  PLUS
  - long battery life. 24 hrs
  - 20 Gb, no need housekeeping
  
  MINUS
  - bigger, heavier to carry in pocket
  
  Assuming price is not much of a differentiator....Micro is $549, zen Touch is $499, what would be your advice? should i buy Micro or Zen Touch?
  
  I can't decide because both has quite equal merits.
  
  No flame pls. If you don't have constructive comments, pls don't post and waste everybody's time.
  
  No, i will not consider iPod so also pls don't waste everybody's time suggesting "oh why not buy iPod because it's more cool.".
  
  
• vito_corleone

  2 Dec 04, 21:58

  i want a zen touch..but a little taxing on the wallet.
• hypercurry

  2 Dec 04, 22:12

  Zen Touch Micro... It's as cool as an iPod.
• laurence82

  2 Dec 04, 22:17

  ask dong su hua, she might have bought one....
• Parka

  2 Dec 04, 22:29

  Originally posted by laurence82:

  ask dong su hua, she might have bought one....

  Huh?
• Ogbunwezeh

  2 Dec 04, 22:31

  Depend on ur individual needs, do u really need a 20G space to store ur songs or do u really have so many songs for a 20G??
  
  Personally 5G Zen Micro will be enuf for me as i also dun have so much time listening to so many music on the go.
• Parka

  2 Dec 04, 22:46

  Yup. Depends on your need.
  
  If it's me, I'll take the 20GB. that's because I need to bring huge files around sometimes.
• parn

  3 Dec 04, 01:09

  Try iRiver H320 20GB HDD Mp3 player instead. It can display photos and even play movies...but you will need to flash the firmware...I think.
  
  Else you could go for Creative Muvo2(Square) TX FM 5GB. The internal 5GB compact flash card plus the high quality sound of 98db for Signal-To-Noise Ratio makes it an excellent choice for an Mp3 player. In fact, 98db sound quality is the best you can get in the market right now...probably none of the other Mp3 players could deliver sound quality as close to that.
  
  But I still went for an iPod (4th Generation) 20GB anyway. It looks way too cute and I can't seems to find the hole for the screws. Simply a priceless possession.
• nOrmalbOi

  3 Dec 04, 01:20

  This in Aunt Agony?
  
  
• laurence82

  3 Dec 04, 01:38

  Originally posted by nOrmalbOi:

  This in Aunt Agony?
  
  

  x2...
• _Aaron_

  3 Dec 04, 09:39

  Originally posted by nOrmalbOi:

  This in Aunt Agony?
  
  

  No doubt this issue is causing him enough Agony to type here....
  
  We're always glad to help after all~
• _Aaron_

  3 Dec 04, 09:41

  Originally posted by ibanana:

  Hi all,
  
  I am thinking of buying Creative Zen mp3 player, but can't decide whether to buy a 5Gb (Zen Micro) or 20 Gb (Zen Touch).
  
  Here's what i think:
  Zen Micro:
  PLUS
  - small, light weight. For all occassions such as joggin, gym, etc.
  - built in voice recorder and FM so no need to carry an accessory to enable this funcitonality.
  
  MINUS
  - battery only 8-12 hrs.
  - only 5Gb. Needs to do housekeeping regularly if there are more songs i need to upload.
  
  Zen Touch
  PLUS
  - long battery life. 24 hrs
  - 20 Gb, no need housekeeping
  
  MINUS
  - bigger, heavier to carry in pocket
  
  Assuming price is not much of a differentiator....Micro is $549, zen Touch is $499, what would be your advice? should i buy Micro or Zen Touch?
  
  I can't decide because both has quite equal merits.
  
  No flame pls. If you don't have constructive comments, pls don't post and waste everybody's time.
  
  No, i will not consider iPod so also pls don't waste everybody's time suggesting "oh why not buy iPod because it's more cool.".
  
  

  Buy Ipod.
  
  5gb of songs should be enough to last you for more than a month. Most people usually listen to the same 100 songs over and over..
  
  If you think you'll be happier with a smaller sized player, then get it. Personally if i get the 20gb it'll only be for the storage space... i heard Micro looks better too.
• Devil1976

  3 Dec 04, 11:54

  Originally posted by nOrmalbOi:

  This in Aunt Agony?
  
  

  Beats me...?
• UandMe

  3 Dec 04, 12:05

  Originally posted by Ogbunwezeh:

  Depend on ur individual needs, do u really need a 20G space to store ur songs or do u really have so many songs for a 20G??
  
  Personally 5G Zen Micro will be enuf for me as i also dun have so much time listening to so many music on the go.

  well, the thing is the 5 gig one is more expensive than the 20 gig one...
  that's wat that makes it so difficult to choose between the two...[/b]
• ibanana

  3 Dec 04, 13:43

  thank you for all you folks advice. I appreciate it.
  
  Frankly, i did think about buying iPod. I do think it is cool factor. The only reason i'm not buying iPod is because of the battery life. I've got so many friends who bought iPod and told me they only got about 6-7 hrs battery life left after 1 year of use.
  
  Of course, this is not a fourm to flame iPod.....just stating why i chose Creative Zen over iPod.
  
  Anyway, i'm very torn between Zen Micro and zen Touch.
  
  I like Zen Touch's long battery life of 24-32 hrs. That's the key reason i considered it. I travel quite a bit so i don't want to have to worry about low batt, etc.
  However, Micro has replaceable battery so i guess i can always carry extra batt to resolve this problem.
  
  Zen Touch 20Gb is prefered because i listen to alot of audio books which takes up space.
  Micro 5Gb probably allows me to store only 7 audio books max. Each audio book set usually comes with 12 CDs....so that leads me to wonder if 20Gb is actually a better choice so i don't have to worry too much about housekeeping.
  
  In terms of weight.
  I guess i can live with Zen Touch's size since if for purpose of travelling, it's always in a bag or pocket anyway.
  But Zen Micro will be good if i go to gym or evening stroll, it fits very well into jogging shorts. And obviously, i do go to gym / evening stroll more often than i'm travelling.
  
  Now you know why i am very confused.
  
  So any advice is welcome. thank you folks for your time once again.
  
  
• _Aaron_

  3 Dec 04, 13:52

  ...
  
  You remind me of the girl who don't know what to wear to the bbq.
  
  Thing is. Sometimes there's only so much room for consideration. When you really can't choose between 2 things. Just randomly grab one, and FORGET about the whole thing.
  
  Yeap, that's the only way to eradicate regret. And judging from your statement, it really doesn't matter which one you get, cause you're still going to think about the other one anyway.
  
  So right. Just close your eyes, pick one, and get it done with~
• Devil1976

  3 Dec 04, 17:02

  Hmm...
• glassdance

  5 Dec 04, 23:55

  Originally posted by _Aaron_:

  No doubt this issue is causing him enough Agony to type here....
  
  We're always glad to help after all~

  hahahahaha...
• Ogbunwezeh

  7 Dec 04, 20:38

  If this is the case maybe u can flip coin to decide.
• bratpig

  7 Dec 04, 20:41

  IPod....dont even waste time to ponder
• shade343

  7 Dec 04, 20:52

  Originally posted by bratpig:

  IPod....dont even waste time to ponder

  IPOD SUXS. IPOD BATT LIFE SUXS. GO FOR ZEN MICRO if you are gym user. Are you sure u need 20GB of space? Im using a Muvo2 FM 5GB and its more than enough. 1000 songs. IPOD USERS ARE JUST HAO LIAN KIA. Creative users just go for usefulness and substance rather than style.
• bratpig

  7 Dec 04, 20:56

  Originally posted by shade343:

  IPOD SUXS. IPOD BATT LIFE SUXS. GO FOR ZEN MICRO if you are gym user. Are you sure u need 20GB of space? Im using a Muvo2 FM 5GB and its more than enough. 1000 songs. IPOD USERS ARE JUST HAO LIAN KIA. Creative users just go for usefulness and substance rather than style.

  why u always scold me?
• Ogbunwezeh

  7 Dec 04, 21:08

  Wah like this also can quarrel ah??
• bratpig

  7 Dec 04, 21:11

  Originally posted by Ogbunwezeh:

  Wah like this also can quarrel ah??

  lol...quarrel means both side scolding each other...but is only one side...then is call scold...not quarrel
• duotiga83

  7 Dec 04, 21:25

  zen micro or muvo2 for me