Reviews for Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

By far the best MP3 player I've ever owned

Puntos Fuertes: Great sound quailty, easy interface, easy to use, very very durable, great battery life, etc

Puntos Débiles: Not too many extra features, somewhat chunky and thick

If you're looking for a no-thrills "just play my music" MP3 player, this one is your best choice. I got mine in early 2005, and it still works after being carried around and beat upon for 2 years (I upgraded to the Zen Vision:M however). It has great software and great user interface, and works fantastically. This player TOTALLY knocks the iPod down on the ground. It's incredibly durable and will survive a 10 foot drop onto concrete (tested, by me, by accident :-) ). It plays both MP3 and WMA formatted music, and can store many more songs than a 30GB iPod. It has amazing sound quality, and great personal EQ. It is very simple to use also.
This is by far the greatest MP3 players (not "multimedia/video+photo+music players") out on the market, and if that's what your looking for, this is the choice for you.

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Great Player, but nothing else

Puntos Fuertes: Great sound quality, easy to use, separate volume, power, and hold buttons, simple interface, easy to install, great battery life for a hard drive player

Puntos Débiles: its huge! screen died on me after for great years of use, lack of other features, customer support

This is a very good player. It has the best sound quality of any player i have owned. I also like the touch pad which makes it easy to scroll through music. This player lasted 4 years with great battery life the whole time, but the screen just recently stopped working. I am very upset at this, but liked the player so much that i might even replace it with another Zen Touch!

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: Great design, excellent sound quality, simple to use, great value for the price

Puntos Débiles: Not as many "extras" as other players, touchpad is a little hard to get used to

I like to consider myself as a techno-geek, but I have to admit that I have been VERY late to the digital music scene - still living in the basic CD world.

I decided to buy myself an early Christmas present during Thanksgiving and get an MP3 player. I did a TON of research. First, I had to decide if I wanted a flash-memory-based player or a hard-drive based. I decided didn't need it for workouts or active movements and wanted more space, so I ruled out the flash-based players.

Then, I had to decide between the 4-5 GB players and the 20-40 GB players. For the 4-5GB players I considered the Ipod Mini, the Rio Carbon, and the Creative Zen Micro. I think if I had gone for the 4-5GB players, I would have bought the Creative Zen Micro (very very cool).

But, I ultimately decided to go for the 20-40GB because I wanted to fit my entire CD collection on the player and not have to worry at ANY point of running out of room. So, then I narrowed it down to the Ipod and the Creative Zen Touch.

Obviously the Ipod is a great player - great design, sound, etc. But I have to say that the Zen Touch stacks up nicely and I got it for about $100 cheaper. So, here begins the real review after just a couple of days of intense usage.

Design - I love how this thing looks. It's a little heavy, but fits nicely in the hand and has a really solid feel. I think it looks just as cool, albeit different, than the Ipod. Nice layout of buttons, external volume controls, and the middle touchpad. Ah, the touchpad - I have read such varying opinions about this. I have to say it probably isn't the best feature, but it works adequately. I actually think that turning it up to high sensitivity makes it easier to use instead of low (but that's just me).

Sound - Can't complain here...probably one of the best I've heard and I'm not really an audiophile so that's probably not saying much, but for the average listener the sound is really great.

Features - It has everything you would basically need...but not all of the extras - doesn't have FM tuner or direct recording. But it has basic navigating through your library features, playlist creation and editing, a nice random feature. I would say the Ipod has a better navigation and screen layout.

Software - I was using Windows Media Player, but I think I'll start using the Creative Media Source...it rips cd's very easily and make managing your library on your computer and Zen Touch quite seemless.

Battery life - claims are for 24 hours...I would say I got somewhere more like in the 16-20 hour range, but I had the volume on high and my wma files were ripped at 160-192 kbps.

I'm sure there's more I could write that I can't think of at this time, but if you're thinking about a 20GB player, don't automatically just buy the Ipod...consider the Zen Touch as well. You will be more than satisfied with a lot of money leftover in your pocket.

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: battery life, touchpad scrolling, rapid transfer, sound quality

Puntos Débiles: weight, carrying case

I bought this for my vacation and I absolutely loved the convenience. The battery life is a little over 20 hours. The sound quality is very good if you invest in good headphones. The sound will only be as good as your headphones, and the ones that come with product are predictably not great. The touch scrolling is excellent, very easy and quick to find a track. The scrolling sensitivity can be adjusted, and you should experiment to find the right level of sensitivity. The weaknesses I mentioned are not big issues. Obviously since it's a hard drive and not a flash drive it is a bit heavy, and this will change in subsequent generations. Anyone over the age of 40 who remembers when your only option for wireless music was a transister radio will smile when you hold one of these, because its size, design, and heft remind me so much of those days but of course now my whole CD collection travels with me with no static, no DJs, etc. Also the carrying case is designed poorly since you can't access the controls without taking it completely out of the case, but I didn't buy it for the case, and you can buy after market cases anyway. Some people have said there's a need to reset the player a lot. I've had it a month, played it for probably more than 150 hours, and I had to reset it only once, and that was within the first hour of purchase. I attached a paper clip to the case just in case it needed resetting as often as my pocket pc, but I've never had to use it.
This is my third Creative product. I have the Nomad TX. I also have the portable speakers that I used with my Zen Touch for good enough sound quality if not outstanding. I'd buy all three of these products again.

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: Exceptional battery life. Great sound quality.

Puntos Débiles: Carrying case. Slightly larger and heavier than iPod.

I have had this player for a week and absolutely love it. For several days I reviewed products trying to find a player cheaper than the comparable $300 iPod, and I settled on the Zen Touch. Now I am reviewing it for myself. The battery life in this thing is phenomenal. I received 20 hours of use the first time I used it. I live 7 hours from my school and I take the train back and forth, and this was one of the main reasons I steered clear from the iPod. As far as sound quality, this player will not disappoint. With a set of high quality headphones (all factory headphones stink anyway) the rich sound produced by this machine blows me away. Anybody who seriously listens to music knows that you can't skimp on sound quality, and believe me, the Zen Touch pull through. I don't mind the size of the machine since the difference between this and the iPod is very small. The software that comes with it is very useful and easy to use and is recommended for creating playlists and ripping cds. My only complaint is the restrictive carrying case. None of the buttons can be accessed when the case is on the player so you have to take it on and off to change songs. The case also adds considerable bulk to it. Creative Labs also doesn't offer any accessories for it (yet). Many people have complained about the touchpad being too sensitive but you can turn down the sensitivity. However, to me the ease of use of the iPod's touchpad makes the iPod the superior product in that regard.

Overall, this is one outstanding player. The quality and craftsmanship of it are second to none. While your friends' iPods lose their charge and become $300 paper weights, you'll lose their friendships because you'll be the only one listening to music while they have to seek each other for entertainment. I bought this product for $80 cheaper than iPod, and I feel like I received the better product at the same time. It's time to get your hands on the iPod killer.

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: nice design great battery life, great sound quality, great price.

Puntos Débiles: Larger then an ipod, Touch pad a bit sensitive.

Since I have bought this mp3 player, i love it. I would recommend this over an i pod if you want higher sound, better battery life, and alot cheaper price. The only major strength an ipod has over the Zen Touch is the size. I like the design of the Zen. It isnt that much bigger then an ipod. Another thing i like about creative players is the ability to add songs to a temporary playlist and then save it as a playlist if you want. This makes the process of playlists so much easier. There is also no specific program you have to use to transfer songs like on an ipod. Instead of having to use only itunes, on then zen you have so many programs to choose from. You can transfer simply from my computer, windows media player (supports WMP 10), and the included Creative Media Center software. I highly recommend the Zen Touch, its better then an ipod and alot cheaper. You won't be disapointed.

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: Compact, easy to use, plenty of storage, bundled software works nicely, battery life is jaw-dropping.

Puntos Débiles: Touch pad is initially highly sensitive and takes some getting used to for navigation, should offer 40gb drive and removable battery (to allow for a swapping in a second battery on longer trips).

This is a wonderful player. It plays all of the formats that I care about and is really easy to use. The included software is straightforward and makes managing the selections easy. Perhaps most importantly for me, the battery life is insanely long. The price to performance ratio is awesome.

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: Great Battery Life, Awsome Design, Easy to use and install, Best sound.

Puntos Débiles: Backlit Display a little to dim.

This Product is the Ipod killer. I used to have an Ipod but this product is just amazing. It looks better than the Ipod, is as easy to use and install,longer battery life, and just has superior sound. To bad that they dont make a 40gb version.

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1 year later...

Puntos Fuertes: Durability, battery life, interface, software

Puntos Débiles: none

I want to follow up as i have had this player for just over a year now. After a year of use I am very impressed with the units durability and battery life. I still get at least 16-20hours of use of it a year later which is more than most ipod's claim to provide from the beginning. The touchpad took some getting used to but for me (low sensitivity) it just took practice. The software is great for the computer and I like how it doesn't try and synch up every time like itunes can. It is PC based and can play Windows media files without converting which is a huge bonus. Coversions on ipod's can take a minute or so per song which is very tedious.

The biggest pro has to be the durability. Over a year later it is still going strong. I have 5 friends who got ipods at the same time and they won't even turn on. While apple will probably fix them it's a huge pain. They're hoping they just buy a new player anyhow....I like my electronics to last and the creative definitely does that. The reliability is far better than an ipod.

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: This unit offers durability, ease of use, great sound, 24 hour battery life ( I got 22 hrs out of it the first use) and competitive price. I am very satisfied with the player.

Puntos Débiles: The case is annoying. You have to remove it to get at the players buttons. Pulling the unit in and out will change your music selection unless it's locked. I'm on my 3rd one in 8 months

I love it so far! Everything that you need to know is up in the top. I didn't feel I needed a status symbol, I just wanted a HDD mp3 player. I chose the Zen and had enough money left over to go out to dinner. I have had a couple problems with Creative customer support however. I'm kind-of rough on my toys I guess and the hard drive failed on me at month 5. I had a very hard time working with Creative and they wanted me to pay $40 to send it in for repairs. Make sure you don't lose your receipt! I just brought it back to where I bought it and bought a new one and returned the old one in it's place. That seemed to work and I'll have it again or another 6-8 months until I break this one. I can't say it is a bad product I love it otherwise. I-pods have the same HDD problems like every other player, It just goes with the territory. If you buy this and it works out of the box you'll be happy with it. Just a note though I am on my third one in 7 months.

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Great DURABLE mp3 player

Puntos Fuertes: Incredibly tough, loud, great sound quality, beer-proof

Puntos Débiles: A little on the large/heavy side, but not too bad. No built in FM radio.

This is a great MP3 player. The most notable exceptional quality (at least for me) is that it is literally unbreakable. Most of my friends have ipods which broke quite often after they dropped them. Well, my creative is covered in dents from me dropping it, and still works almost great. Im 17 and quite active. During the summer i went to Russia for 2.5 months and had this player on me all the time. It has been dropped on the cement floor of my friend's garage( about 3 foot fall from a ledge) at least 30 times, it was soaked in beer and other alcoholic substances multiple times, and was once left under the rain for a few hours. This thing just wouldnt give up.
The creative also has great ways of getting to the music u want (as most other mp3 players but still). You can search by title, artist, album, genre, and playlist. There is shuffle, shuffle repeat (which for example shuffles all songs withing a certain album or artist and then starts over once it played all songs), repeat, and a bunch of others. The only thing for the playlist that i dont like is that the player is a bit lazy and sometimes you would get 3 songs in a row of the same artist from like 250 total songs in the pl just cuz those ones are close to each other on the hard drive. The LCD is very bright and you can see it the dark and direct sunlight perfectly well. The only thing i have against the display is that despite the fact that you enter the time and date, there is no way to display it. I just think thats retarded but it doesnt detract that much from the player. Everyone also bad-mouths the touchpad, but i dont think its too hard to get used to... a few hours max. Also i really like the Creative software just because it is really easy to use.
Now what i didnt like so much: First of all when i got this player, it broke within 2 days. It was partially my fault plus Creative replaced it relatively quickly (got it back exactly a week after sending it out) no questions asked. Also the played is a bit too big and heavy. Its nothing horrible - just a bigger than the ipod. Its not that compfortable to put in your pants pocket, but the belt clip and inside jacket pocket work great for me. Also to be very unoriginal im going to say that the belt clip isnt that great because there are no openings to directly access the buttons. However since all you really need is 3 buttons (forwad, rev, and sometimes "random") you can get by. Those buttons arent located right next to eachother and unless you are slow you can figure out relatively where to press to get those buttons. By the way also get ready to buy some new headphones - this is the same with any player you buy.
Recently, after much additional abuse, my touch started messing up. Sometimes if you try to scroll up, it will scroll down. This happens randomly and is a big inconvenience, but you have to consider the fact that this player has been through hell and back in the year+ i had it.
Thats about it. To sum it up: Great player which you can use to throw at people if you want or for self defense. Will not break and provide you with hours of music. Dont forget that it really DOES have a 24 hour battery life. Sometimes it lasts me upto 3 days without a recharge which is much more than any other player can provide. By the way i took it apart and saw that is has shock resistant plastic bars on top and bottom which protect the hard drive which is also protected by the battery from the top. BUY THIS

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The top mp3 player out there.

Puntos Fuertes: Battery Life, Capacity, Sound quality, Price, Design, Software

Puntos Débiles: Size, software

I bought this mp3 player as a substitute for a CD player and boy was i amazed. I researched mp3 players for about 5 months, I know as much about them as almost anyone, and decided to purchase this one for many reasons:

Battery Life: WHOA!!! creative boasts 24 hours for this mp3 player but i have got a lot more out of it. I played the player for a couple of days until i was on one bar of battery. Creative advises to run the player completely down before recharging so thats what i did. I started playing it at 10 PM> I played it through the night, woke up and it still had one bar. I came home at 3:00 PM and it was still Running!!!

Capacity: Because it doesnt have many features, it makes up for it in size. As of know i am holding 2000 songs on it and am adding more.

Sound quality: There is no match for this quality. thats all i have to say. PS. BUY GOOD HEADPHONES!!!

Price: $210 pretty cheap

Design: Nice, touchpad is really easy after a day or so. Not much to be worried about

Software: EEEH Creative mediasource is horrible but the driver has its own software. Use that one

Size: a little to big but for a $210 investment u want something solid in ur hand.

Conclusion: this mp3 player is the top of the top and is a serious contendor for the top spot on the mp3 player board. I recomend buying this over any other player. Also the creative zen micro is also a good investment if u want a smaller model.

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: User friendly, long battery life, good sound quality, cool design.

Puntos Débiles: Thicker than an Ipod. The case doesn't have an easy access window. I've had to reset the unit a few times a week, which is no big deal unless you don't have a pin on hand.

I'm quite pleased with my Creative Zen Touch. After a few days of use, I've become very comfortable with its use including learning its features and getting used to the sensitive touchpad.

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: Durability, value, ease of transfer w/ windows media, touchpad (greatly assists navigation of device). WMA/WAV compatibility means 2x song capacity of Ipod 20 GB. Great random play feature.

Puntos Débiles: Slightly larger than other players, but comparable to most mainstream HD based Mp3's (think Dell DJ).

An excellent all-around player with good build quality, infinite battery life, and quick transfer (w/ USB 2.0). As long as you don't really need to carry your Mp3 player in your jeans pocket, the Zen Touch is a perfectly manageable size, and comes with a sturdy elastic/leatherette belt clip. One curiosity: Since I have a dog at home, one day I took the player out of my pocket and noticed a mysterious scratch. The surface was perfectly even, though, and the display was still in perfect condition, so I concluded that a dog hair must have wedged itself between the screen cover and the display itself. Doesn't affect the quality or ease of use, though!

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Simply: great

Puntos Fuertes: Long battery life Solid construction Easy to Charge Dedicated volume and random buttons

Puntos Débiles: Only one color. No built-in FM (need accessory)

I've had my zen touch for over a month. I've never had to reset the thing, which another reviewer mentioned, and I've never had it re-build the data or whatever it's called. It's operated flawlessly.

I paid $190 for it, which is $110 less than the 20gb IPOD that this competes with. Also, unlike the apples, there isn't going to be a class-action lawsuit over Creative's batteries. I've yet to run it down. It's also nice that it will charge off the USB OR the wall-plug.

The reason I looked into mp3 players in the first place was because the earphone jack on my laptop wore out. One thing that's nice about the Zen touch, if you hook your headphones to the Zen Touch, you can still use your computer to click on the songs you want to listen to, and the sound will come out of the Zen's earphones! I was pleasantly surprised this was possible, and was able to stick the player off the desk and not fiddle with it while working.

The unit is built ruggedly, I know some people complained about its size and weight, but compared to the plastic-toy feel of the IPODS, I'm glad Creative made something a little more resilient.

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Player

Puntos Fuertes: Excellent sound quality and easy to use interface. Long battery life and two ways to charge the battery.

Puntos Débiles: Can't access controls when it's in carrying case.

I love it. Had a Rio Carbon, but had all kinds of problems with it. The Zen Touch 20GB is a little larger in size than I wanted to carry, but I'm very happy with it. The earphones/buds are not very good, but I got the Sony, noise-canceling earbuds, and really enjoy them. The software that comes with the Zen Touch is great and easy to use. Let's you convert formats and bit-rates when tranferring from PC to player. I've loaded over 500 songs, at 192 kps, in WMA format, and still have 17GB of free space.

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: excellent sound quality, menu, cute touchpad

Puntos Débiles: size, weight, driver needed

I really like this product because it has excellent sound quality and the touchpad is just a masterpiece. However, I find this player too big to fit into my pockets and to carry it around. It is much bigger than an ipod. Another thing I don't like is that the player is not "plug and play" unlike the iriver and archos players. I can't go around my friends' computers to leech off their files.

The carrying case is a little annoying (though it looks really nice) because it is inconvienent to take the player out...

I sold this player to my friend and purchased an archos gmini 200 instead. I sold it just because of the size and weight of the player.

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Best One Out There

Puntos Fuertes: The product as a whole is wonderful; Works very well with Microsoft Software

Puntos Débiles: It is bigger and heavier than most MP3 players; The case it a little awkward

I have had my player for one year and I love it. The battery life is wonderful.
It can hold over 10,000 songs when the songs are downloaded in WMS format.
I only have 200 songs right now. One day I left it playing all day from 9:00am to 3:00am the next day and still did not have to charge my battery until two days later. As far as the headphones, I would buy new ones anyway because usually when you buy any type of music device the headphones are always terrible. Oh yes, and the price was very nice. It is bigger than most MP3 players but that is because of its memory size. The bigger the memory size the bigger the device. My suggestion to the buyer is to research the different products to find what is right for them. I researched and found that the Creative Zen Touch 20GB was perfect for me. I made an excellent choice.

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: Large Storage Capacity,Cool Design,Equalizer Built-in,FM-Radio & Voice Recorder!Also battery life is Great and you can replace it yourself,unlike i-poop

Puntos Débiles: Software lacking a bit but works for me!

I think this player outshines the i-poop in multiple ways. As stated in its strengths, its has a cooler design than i-poop, has an equalizer to make the music sound even better than the i-poop,and has FM radio built-in(recordable as well),which again the i-poop doesnt have! And lastly it has a built-in voice recorder which again the i-poop doesnt have. Why would anyone buy the i-poop when its lacking So Many Features Compared to Creative MP3 Players? Lastly you can change the battery yourself for cheaper than the i-poop

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: Easy function, Space, battery life, and PRICE!

Puntos Débiles: Very few (optional) accessories, earphones

I've searched for an MP3 player for I dont know how long....made my research, read ALL the reviews. Compared MP3 player to MP3 player and finally I settled on the Zen Touch model for it's price and good reviews from other buyers.

First off, this is my first player...and I wanted to stay in a budget. So I cant compare this product to an Ipod...

This is a good product. I've heard the reviews about the player being to heavy...I guess it is...compared to the Ipod of course, but honestly, you will get used to the filling of it. And yea, it's not recommended to run with it...unless you have the case.

The case is okay for storing the player...but when you're listening to it and have the player on....and place it in the case - the sensitivity of the product changes whatever you are listening...so you have to take the product out again to fix it.

Touch sensitivity....lots of review of this being annoying as the sensitivity of it is very high. Yea, I put it on Low also. And all you need to do is work it with your thumb. Not a big deal AT ALL. And that was my main concern of this product. It's actually better the speed it has...especially when you have a large music file and just want to get to the song quicker. You get used too it within days....I can do it while driving!

Earphone - the problem with them mostly, is the size. It's TOO big for my ears...anyone's actually. So I don't walk with my Zen because the earphones get loose and fly all over the place. Sucks. But the sound is fine with me...loud enough. And I'll wait till the earphones stop working to replace them, because Im broke. Ha.

I recommend people to check their song's ID. Because it's MASS confusion once you load your songs onto there. Like there could be 60 different genres...when you really only have 5. The artist your looking for can be difficult to find...especially if the name is incorrect or it is under the "unknown" file. Annoying. Took me a look time to fix the problem and sort my ID-tags.
I prefer to list it by"
1. Artist Name - Song Title
2. 1 Artist name only [no "featuring" signs]
3. Genres.
Because those are the main ways to hear the songs according to the type of music it is and according to the artist. Believe me...its easier that way

Example :
1. Greenday - Holidy
2. Greenday
3. Punk

The batterylife...I was skeptical at first. Because it died on me within a few hours...but I didnt follow instructions that said I must charge it before using it. I didnt. After awhile...I started to leave it for charging....and guess what. IT GOES ON AND ON.
I think I listen to it one day for 7 hours....with a lot of pausing of songs for long period of time. And about several hours everyother day this past week. And it still hasnt died...amazing.

For my first MP3 purchase, I'm satisfied. Next time...Imma up grade for a video/picture/MP3 player. But I'll stay withinn the creative franchise because of the price and the fact that not a lot of people know about it.

For people who don't want a lot of space. Get the nano. So much cheaper than an Ipod but this is the only creative product that has a lot of accessories for it.

It would be nice if they added those sterodocks for the Zen Touch series. And a FM or Car transmitter...

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: smooth transfer and best battary life......

Is too good to be true to have an ipod killer with such and un "Mac" design. To be honest at first look it doesn't seems to be a attraction, BUT when I borrow from a friend and listen for the first time, I went straight to get mine in two days time! The quality of the sounds production is like having a Creative sounds blaster quality like in a handheld machine! Is no doubt the best sound and battary life winner nevermind about un-mac design, try harder next time creative!

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: exceptional battery life and sound quality

Puntos Débiles: The touchpad, frankly, leaves much to be desired. It is VERY sensitive and fragile. For me, it only worked intermittently.

I recently bought a Creative Zen Touch, after hearing some great things about it (exceptional battery life and sound quality, etc.) I found these to be very true. However, the touchpad, frankly, leaves much to be desired. I received my unit on 11/08/05. By the 15th., the touchpad would not respond, no matter what I did to try to get it to..I couldn't reboot, couldn't scroll through playlists to select, or do anything else that one is supposed to be able to do using the touchpad

While all the buttons on the front and side of the unit still worked, (allowing me to play, skip forward/backward and volume up/down) full functionality was lost due to the failure of what I've come to understand is the main innovation and selling point of this unit. So, very disappointedly, on the 21st., I RMA'd my unit to the manufacturer for repair or replacement. (I have since found out that Creative Labs has decided to replace my unit)

While I acknowledge that I might just have gotten a Lemon in a basket of Oranges here, the touchpad does seem to have a certain fragility about it that can really cripple an otherwise excellent player. It would have been nice to see some kind of manual work-around/alternative to using the touchpad. Perhaps more button controls to manipulate playlists and select songs, etc., or a joystick, perhaps?

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Zen Touch 20GB

Puntos Fuertes: Battery lasts a long time. Very good sound. Also, the software doesn't require a proprietary filetype, like I-pods do, so the mp3 files are, of course, universal.

Puntos Débiles: Man, this thing keeps breaking and breaking and breaking.

I've had my zen touch for about a year and a half now. I had it replaced once because I used a set of headphones that had a relatively large connector piece that stuck out a ways, the extra torque eventually shorted out the connection, so I wasn't getting sound anymore, so I got it replaced. The customer service for the replacement was okay...it took three to four weeks to get a new one, because they couldn't fix the old one. About four months ago, the touchpad quit functioning properly, of course right after the warranty expired. It still functioned, but since it broke, in order to use anything other than the "random play-all" feature, I've had to push on the touchpad excessively hard and even then it is a total stress-inducer to try and change songs/albums, etc. Even before it broke the touchpad still sucked, it's too sensitive despite the ability to alter the sensitivity. Anyway, just today (the reason I'm writing this review), the display went out...it still plays music, but now I don't know what it's playing. Between the touchpad and the display, this machine is virtually useless and a year and a half after spending $230 for the unit, I probably will not use it anymore.
Overall, I would say avoid this mp3 player. Spend the extra money and get the I-pod. I know lots of people that have them and have heard very little complaints with their durability. To me, the two worst characteristics of the Zen Touch are the fundamentally flawed touchpad and the durability.

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: holds lots of songs

Puntos Débiles: skips when im in the car

Its a pretty decent mp3 player, but it is a little too expensive. I think I was charged too much for this player. However, it did come with a whole lot of memory and doesn't take a long time to recharge the thing either. Its ok in the end

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: Trying to find any

Puntos Débiles: Does the thing even work?

Have been unable to upload any music to this unit. The manual is of no help. The software, near as I can tell is a glorified music player not a management program. The company has yet to respond with anything but dumb questions (Are you sure it is a ZEN TOUCH model? Are you really asking how to upload songs to the player?) when e-mailed for tech support. I would never purchase anything from these bozo's again.

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great for what it does....

Puntos Fuertes: excellent sound quality, easy to use, touch scrolling is handy, very rugged

Puntos Débiles: doesn't do all the other things more highly priced players do

I was looking for a quality MP3 player and I didn't care if it had a touch screen or a video player or a web browser--I just wanted something with lots of room for my MP3s and this thing sure delivers. It's very easy to use, I like the fact that it's a little bigger and more solid than other players, I think the design is very attractive, and the sound is excellent. All the other things that other players do my laptop does better--I wanted something to make long flights and cartrips go faster, something I could take on a workout or use for an afternoon of fishing. Creative has always been a great company for me, and this just keeps up their tradition of value for money. I just bought two more for my sons, and I highly recommend this player for anyone that just wants their tunes with a minimum of fuss!

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Zen Touch

Puntos Fuertes: Battery Life, Storage Space, Durability, Price

Puntos Débiles: Size, Software

I got this player almost a year ago, and I have loved it since day one. Being a true-blue PC guy, I couldn't bear the thought of owning (or paying for) an iPod. I did several searches and finally decided on this player due to the price and battery life. I can usually go about two weeks before charging with the EQ on, 160Kbps Mp3s and lots of skipping. It's a little bit bulky in all dimensions, but I can forgive that fault because of the excellent sound quality and long battery life. I've dropped it off a table or two and it's been perfectly fine. I somehow got some dust between the outer screen cover and the inner one, and that's a little annoying at times.

It's a great player for the money.

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Creative Zen Touch 20GB Reproductor MP3 - Blanco

Puntos Fuertes: Great sound, the random feature is nifty, and the interface is simple

Puntos Débiles: You have to pull the unit out of the leather carrying case in oder to change vol or song track, and the stock headphones are kinda cheap.

the touch bar is not too sensative, which was one of my main concerns after haveing read a grip of uer opinions. overall I think it's a better choice than the treandier I-pod.

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creative labs zen touch (20 gb) mp3 player

Creative Labs Zen Touch (20 Gb) Mp3 Player receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS score of 1.62 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #131 hard drive MP3 player of all time. The overall rating represents an intelligent balance of features, value as a function of price to features, and a summary of reviews from a variety of sources. The TopTen REVIEWS' formula gives a picture of important consumer features,...

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