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Friday, May 16, 2008 --- 70 days ago http://www.gadling.com/2008/05/07/gadling-gear-creative-zen-media-player/
| Filed under: Gear Yikes! I promised to write, by last week, about my favorite MP3 player to travel with, and then I didn't. In the span of 8 days I visited the island of Miyajima off the coast of Hiroshima, went back to Tokyo, stayed on an island called Yakushima off the southern coast of Japan for four days, and then moved to Taipei, Taiwan. Not much time to write. However, I'm now settled in the Da-an district of Taipei with a couch and an internet connection, so it's back to business. And today's business is a gem of an MP3 player, the Creative ZEN. There are two things that make this the best current MP3 player for a serious traveler, as well as a few nice touches that seal the deal. Let's focus on the big ones first. 1. Massive Storage It's competitor, the Apple iPod Nano comes in either 4 or 8gb models. The ZEN doesn't stop there - it goes up to 16gb and 32gb. That makes it the highest capacity mp3 player with no moving parts. As if that wasn't enough storage, it has an SD slot to add up to 16gb more space. That means that you can carry up to 48gb of music, tv shows, and movies with you at all times. No other tiny player (the ZEN is only 2.1 ounces) comes close here. On my trip to Yakushima, which involved a 9 hour train ride and 4 hour ferry ride both ways, I watched several BBC documentaries, listened to a few hours of Jay-Z, and did a few French tapes. Plenty of room for everything, and I only have the 16gb mode ... |
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