Creative Technology Zen Touch (40 GB) MP3 Player

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by christian921

Creative Labs 40GB Zen Touch: Portable playing power for your MP3 hunger.

Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 4, 2005
Pros: Durable, easy to use, great sound and time between battery charges.
Cons: Mediocre earphones, oddly designed case, no lossless format support.

Summary: I am a huge fan of burning disks on my computer to give me the ability to take my music where I want to go. When you are mowing the lawn, running, or doing one of a million other activities that are lonesome and monotonous and you want to listen to your ... read more
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by tjhassecrets

Touch me-- all night long.

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Jan 1, 2008
Pros: Excellent sound quality, no software needed.
Cons: Has a bit of a learning curve, can't mount on Mac natively.

Summary: I'm very much the mp3 player advocate, fan, and collector. While I love my CD-players, turntables, and tape decks, I have quite an obsession with this digital audio players (or DAP). I've used players from Apple, iRiver, Sandisk, Digmind/Xclef, ... read more
by jaynees

Couldn't Be Happier With My Choice!

Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 10, 2006
Pros: Battery life, sturdy construction, easy of use
Cons: None really - haven't had any problems thus far

Summary: When I realized I would be spending an average of 6-8 hours driving in my car over the course of a week, I decided it was time to break down and get an MP3 player so as not to have to continuously change out CDs or scan the radio for working stations in ... read more
by teleplayer75

Toucha toucha toucha touch me!

Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 13, 2006
Pros: Battery life, capacity, ergonomics.
Cons: Touch pad too sensitive, size.

Summary: I bought this product for a few reasons - 1. I didn't want to be a Pod person. 2. I've had good experiences with Creative in the past. 3. I like the battery life. 4. I don't mind the larger size. 5. Easy to put plain data on the unit, to use it as ... read more
by funky69aa

Be very careful

Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 26, 2006
Pros: Price, storage capacity
Cons: Touch pad, problematic software, track ordering, downloading from Creative website

Summary: The first 6 months of ownership were reasonably problem free, apart from the touch pad, which you'll either love or hate and the track ordering:- tracks are not always stored in the correct order in the Creative Media Source player (the media ... read more
by mobius8

SO, YOU WANT STORAGE?

Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 23, 2006
Pros: Solid construction. Easy software interface. Great sound.
Cons: Touchpad sensitivity. Low volume level.

Summary: Purchase date: December 2005 Review date: March 2006 I had been wanting a mass storage MP3 player for some time, but had been unwilling to commit to one or really do the in depth research I always do before making a purchase of this nature. I ... read more
by v6vert

Zen Touch is an Amazing Player. One of, if not, the best on the market.

Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 2, 2006
Pros: Amazing sound quality. Long battery life. Can play the superior WMA format.
Cons: Poor supplied case. Lack of aftermarket accessories. Sensitive 'Touch' strip.

Summary: After extensive research I decided to buy a Zen Touch over several other brands including the (over-hyped, in my opinion) Ipod. I've had it for about 8 months and absolutely love it!! This player is built like a tank. It feels solid and the controls ... read more
by cspu

Creative Zen = Musical enlightenment

Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 28, 2005
Pros: Outstanding battery life, inexpensive, value.
Cons: Leather case with no access to controls. Only works with Windows

Summary: In November of 2005 one of my friends bought the leading mp3 player. He bragged on and on about how he always had his favorite music with him and how it changed the way he listens to music. I decided that I needed something bigger than the 4GB model ... read more
by aaronschwindt

Creative Labs Zen Touch - Great Value, Great function, Awesome battery life

Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 19, 2005
Pros: Battery Life, Price, 40gb - this is huge
Cons: touch pad a little sensitive

Summary: The following is a review that I completed for the zen touch 20gb player. The two products are exactly the same except for the capacity. 20 vs. 40 gigabites The Creative Zen Touch is the first hard disk Mp3 player that I have purchased. I have been ... read more
by resaben

Loving it - glad I didn't get the iPod

Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 8, 2005
Pros: Lotsa Memory, Great Sound Quality, Long Battery Life.
Cons: Needed an aftermarket case, included one was sub-par. Random button inconvenient.

Summary: As many people have pointed out, there are a plenty of MP3 players out there that will give you more storage and sound quality for your $$ than an iPod. This is one of them: use your money wisely! I originally thought about the iPod, mostly because ... read more
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by jtex11

Not a good one

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Jul 29, 2007
Pros: Battery life. Volume of storage.
Cons: Price. Software. It just died. Not very good customer support.

Summary: Worked great for about a year. Then the software and boot up went weird. Hit the reset button to correct, until it finally just died. Get an ipod
by brummiegnome

Not Impressed - Unreliable?Poor Customer Service

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Jun 19, 2007
Pros: Thay've stopped makin them
Cons: Apple Ipods are better.

Summary: I'm not one that normally reviews a product, but this has got me mad. Had one for 6 months and the earpiece failed together with software problems, had it replaced (RMA). Other one lasted about 7 Months and the hard drive went on me. Customer care stinks
by dapeltyduck

Super Sound Quality !

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Aug 21, 2006
Pros: Sound quality, Bass, loudness, battery life
Cons: Music Sorting, CREATIVE (losers)

Summary: Pro Sound quality is one of the best of all players... It can go almost EXTREMELY loud. (Don't think your I POD will ever come near this buddy !) The sound-spectrum is super, VERY low bass and endless high. Start-up-time is FAST, because of a
by bulpen

Poor quality, requesting now my 2nd RMA

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Apr 22, 2006
Pros: Price, quality of sound
Cons: -Software is buggy -Unreliable -Poor customer service

Summary: I owned a Zen Xtra for 1.5 years and then decided to buy a Zen Touch. It has been a headache since I got it. FIrst of all, as many mention I am sure, the touchpad is very sensitive, making it hard to easily find exactly what you want. Most
by lt166724276100

Very Good Product

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Dec 30, 2005
Pros: Very easy to use, huge amount of storage, cheaper than Ipod.
Cons: It is a bit large (thick), which I don't mind, but some people may.

Summary: Really great mp3 player. The head phones are better than the IPod's headphones. The hard drive is huge. Nice screen, and I also like the scroll wheel. It came with a nice case, which conveniently allows access to the power button, head phone jack,
by hogmeister

Zen for me

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Nov 8, 2005
Pros: Sound quality, battery life, ease of use
Cons: Graphic Equaliser, poor touch strip, lack of compatibility with Napster to Go.

Summary: Good product, Though the Touch strip is pathetic compared to the iPod wheel. Sound quality is superb, ease of use is good, it's a little bulky and no matter what folks say about iPods, they still look better than Zen's. My biggest gripe about this

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