Creative Zen Stone Plus MP3 Player Review

If you can’t work out that Creative’s latest micro-sized MP3 player is aimed at giving Apple’s Shuffle a well-aimed kick up the rear end, you need glasses, because it’s about as obvious as it gets.

In fact Creative seems to have taken a checklist of the Shuffle’s specifications and gone through each feature in turn, making sure it improved on each and every one. The Zen Stone Plus is smaller and lighter than the Shuffle. About the size of a small pebble, and a similar shape, it’ll fit and disappear into any pocket without you noticing it’s there. It’s so tiny and light you might risk missing it when putting shirts and trousers into the wash – so be careful.

..In the end, I can’t help being disappointed in what has widely been touted as a Shuffle killer. Those who desperately want more capacity will probably choose the Plus over the Shuffle. Anyone with an Apple axe to grind or a library of WMA tracks will too, but I really can’t say it’s the better player for all that.

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