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The ZEN Stone Plus from Creative is a smooth, highly polished gem of a player. Its glossy black minimalist design would look right at home in a meditation garden, but then you wouldn’t be able to listen to it. The 2GB of memory can hold up to 500 mp3 songs recorded at 128kbps. You can play mp3, WMA and Audible format files.

This tiny powerhouse weighs less than one ounce, but holds up to 500 of your favorite songs. And when you don’t feel like music, you can listen to news, sports or talk shows on FM radio. It also has a built-in stopwatch, countdown timer and clock that are perfect for workouts.

Features
• MP3 and WMA Playback
• Compatible with MP3 on CD
• Additional Functions: Digital Clock, FM Radio
• Features: Anti-Skip
• Stores Approximately 500 Songs
• Screen Features: OLED

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Pros: The Stone Plus is a very nice compact MP3 player. The battery life is pretty good overall, with it lasting through any listening period I can put to it. The sound quality is probably one of the most impressive traits. Clean sound, no hissing or popping, and the built in EQ and Bass Boost featuers do a great job of allowing you customize the sound. The capacity and style and build of the unit are also fantastic. I’ve really been very satisfied and impressed with the player and like it much better than the Shuffle and Sansa players I’ve messed with.

Cons: The unit does seem to lose charge when left to sit for days, so it needs to be charged before use, but that is easy with the USB cable and can be charged anywhere. The display is REALLY slow when you have a song playing and then try to move through menu’s. Pausing the song and then making your changes or menu selections will greatly improve the performance there. My player also scuffed up pretty quickly, but the display is still in great shape.

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Strengths: Pricewise, small
Weaknesses: Some recharging problem

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The good: The Creative Zen Stone Plus comes in a choice of six colors and offers 2GB of storage for less than $70. It includes some handy extras, such as an FM tuner, a stopwatch, and a voice recorder. The player also has good sound quality.

The bad: The Zen Stone Plus interface is not totally intuitive, and the screen is too small to display full track info. It also doesn’t offer full ID3 tag sorting for music, and the rated battery life is unimpressive.

The bottom line: For those who want a supersmall and cute MP3 player that offers more than just simple music playback, the Creative Zen Stone Plus fits the bill nicely.

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