Comments on: Creative Zen mp3 player ideal for travel http://www.geekytraveller.com/2008/05/creative-zen-mp3-player-ideal-for-travel/ Gadgets, tools, and tips for geeks who love to travel, and travelers who are geeks. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:35:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: MK http://www.geekytraveller.com/2008/05/creative-zen-mp3-player-ideal-for-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-233 MK Thu, 22 May 2008 02:38:16 +0000 http://www.geekytraveller.com/creative-zen-mp3-player-ideal-for-travel/#comment-233 You can recharge the Zen w/o using PC power.Creative Lab sells an a/c power cable for it to use w/ their usb cable.If you travel,there are simple/economically priced inverters out there now.They have a cigarette lighter and airplane attachments to power your USB,or 3prong type devices. I held off buying a MP3 player for a REALLY long time b/c I wanted a small form factor,great battery life,clean design,less proprietary design.Zen works for me,especially reading Sherry's comment about being able to continue a track after turning it off.Having no extra buttons then on/off,on its display works well also. You can recharge the Zen w/o using PC power.Creative Lab sells an a/c power cable for it to use w/ their usb cable.If you travel,there are simple/economically priced inverters out there now.They have a cigarette lighter and airplane attachments to power your USB,or 3prong type devices.

I held off buying a MP3 player for a REALLY long time b/c I wanted a small form factor,great battery life,clean design,less proprietary design.Zen works for me,especially reading Sherry’s comment about being able to continue a track after turning it off.Having no extra buttons then on/off,on its display works well also.

]]> By: Chandra http://www.geekytraveller.com/2008/05/creative-zen-mp3-player-ideal-for-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Chandra Wed, 14 May 2008 06:09:29 +0000 http://www.geekytraveller.com/creative-zen-mp3-player-ideal-for-travel/#comment-257 I can't live without a mobile music player either, Sherry. A relative bought a Creative Zen player recently -- the smaller, previous generation -- and I really like it. But when I decided to upgrade from my reliable "old" triangular <a href="http://gear.ign.com/articles/401/401270p1.html" rel="nofollow">iRiver</a> player bought in the early 2000s, I went for a Sansa Rhapsody (because with all of the discounts, I paid practically pennies). The funny thing is I can't get past the computer-charging requirement. I prefer just swapping batteries, which is why I haven't touched the Sansa since the power ran out last summer. Instead, I pulled out my "antique" iRiver that runs forever on one AA battery and haven't looked back yet. If only the newer players had both a battery and a charging option... I can’t live without a mobile music player either, Sherry.

A relative bought a Creative Zen player recently — the smaller, previous generation — and I really like it. But when I decided to upgrade from my reliable “old” triangular iRiver player bought in the early 2000s, I went for a Sansa Rhapsody (because with all of the discounts, I paid practically pennies).

The funny thing is I can’t get past the computer-charging requirement. I prefer just swapping batteries, which is why I haven’t touched the Sansa since the power ran out last summer. Instead, I pulled out my “antique” iRiver that runs forever on one AA battery and haven’t looked back yet.

If only the newer players had both a battery and a charging option…

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