Friday 5 September 2008

Creative Zen Vs iPod Nano














The iPod nano is the world's most popular music/video player but what happened to the Creative Zen?

The Creative Zen is not the most fashionable music player as the iPod is, however it's functions can match up to the iPod Nano.

iPod Nano;
  • play up to 5 hours of video

  • Or up to 24 hours of audio

  • The Nano measures a petite 2.75 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 0.25 inch thickness

  • The new units will include 2-inch, QVGA, 320 x 240 screens and have the highest pixel density the company has ever shipped (204 pixels per inch).

  • Games

  • Arrange in different colours

Creative Zen;

  • 3.3 inches by 2.1 inches by 0.4 inch

  • plays up to 25 hours audio

  • The SD/SDHC card slot enables you to plug-in extra storage whenever you want.

  • Plays video in WMV or DivX/XviD at 320x240 resolution

  • View photos on the brilliant 2.5-inch screen in up to 16.7 million colours

  • Built-in FM radio and microphone
I used to have an iPod nano for only 2 years because it kept on freezing or not responding, and it is not, because there wasnt much memory left in that damn thing. I have now got a Creative Zen instead, maybe because it was cheaper than the iPod nano.

(Year 2008 price of iPod nano and Creative Zen;)

Creative Zen (available in 2GB,4GB,8GB,16GB OR 32GB)
4GB - £69.99
8GB - £89.99
32GB - £199.99

iPod nano (available in 4GB and 8GB)
4GB - £89.99
8GB - £115.00 (cheapest price I could find)

I wasnt too pleased when i brought a 4GB iPod nano, when i could have got an 8GB Creative zen.
For screen, the Zen has a bigger screen - 2.5 vs the iPod’s 2, but iPod nano is smaller and thinner than Zen. iPod nano is much impressive design then Creative Zen, with iPod nano has an exceptionally thin all-metal body, advanced user interface. But even Creative Zen pocket-friendly design, it control pad feels cheap.

In total, I prefer the Creative Zen than the iPod nano (no offence to whoever has the iPod nano) The creatives offers more extras such as an SD card expansion slot, an FM radio, a voice recorder, and a user-definable EQ and it supports subscription music. Though iPod nano do not have many function, it built-in games.
so I am glad, I Brought the Creative Zen :]

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