February 8, 2008 1:20 PM PST
32GB Zen flips Touch the bird
The high-capacity flash DAP war escalates.
(Credit: Creative, Inc.)
Creative, one of the first MP3 player manufacturers to cross the 32GB threshold for flash-based MP3 players, has lowered the price of their 32GB Zen from $349 to $299. Could this price drop have anything to do with Apple's recently released 32GB iPod Touch? I wouldn't bet against it. After all, it sounds much more impressive to say that the Zen is a full $200 less than the competition. People like big round numbers, right? The Zen also has the advantage of SDHC memory expansion, offering a potential 48GB of solid state storage.
If you're looking for more MP3 players with capacity to spare, I just updated my 'MP3 players for file hoarders' feature over on CNET.
Donald Bell is CNET Reviews' senior editor for MP3 players and portable audio, and one half of the MP3 Insider blog and weekly podcast. He also likes getting his hands dirty with digital audio tools for musicians and DJs. 
reliable, beautiful player, and a worthy competitor to the iPod Classic, and
maybe to the ipod touch. But im tired of this BS, about the ipod touch
becoming crap. WTH? how can it become crap?!, it was an IPOD before, it
ONLY played music, NOW it goes on the INTERNET, WIFI, it has maps, contacts (enhanced), you can even hack it to run your AIM and MSN.
You paid for an ipod, you got that a bag of kettle cooked chips.
stop the whining.
-ken
(SSD? thats awesome, especially 48GB of it, i wonder if its uber expensive?!,
cant wait to see =D)
It's easy to increase your storage when that's what you do for a living.
A 64 GB unit is not far behind.
Monk....
- I know it's a big wish but....
- by dirty55409 February 17, 2008 11:47 AM PST
- If Creative could integrate wi-fi, and include an internet radio feature (like slacker radio) I would get the zen in a second! Get it done!
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