Does Zen Sleek Photo require AC adapt

I am considering buying the Zen Sleek Photo 20gb in a refurb model. My only concern is that customer reviewers state that even though the manual says it comes with an AC charger (and that it is required for charging) it does not have one and that you are required to buy it aftermarket for about $30. Is this true?BTW, I just purchased the 8gb Microphoto and have just installed it and played one classical album. It appears to be a very fine unit. Can anyone comment as to whether the Zen Sleek Photo is at least as good a product as the Microphoto?

Thanks for the quick reply and the information. I'm assuming you mean that I can, in fact, charge the unit with the equipment that comes with it. The reason I'm concerned about this is that the reviewers claim that the AC adapter that the manual claims is in the box in not there with the refurbished model and that it must be purchased separately. It seemed that they were claiming that it was useless without the adapter.

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HelloHave a look at this thread http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum...ead.php?t=6328?I had a similar problem with a Zen Sleek Photo and I am sure that this was the thread I used to recover the player when a firmware upgrade failed. Regards?

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Nope, I havent seen any complaints about the MicroPhoto's headphone jack, and I have had no problems with mine.
You should be fine with it. And keep your eyes open for the sales, I saw Best Buy selling the 8GB for $30.
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Keep in mind, the ability to do video on the nano requires iPodLinux. This is not simply a "firmware upgrade", but a total replacement of Apple's firmware.
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Thank you for your response. 4 to 6 hours and more for a full charge? Wow, I'm not going to forget to bring my power adapter then if I need to charge it in the future. That's basically a full work day. I have Zen Micro and it always charged from the USB fairly quickly. I was wrong to assume the Zen Sleek Photo would be similar.Message Edited by py258 on 08-03-2006 07:3 AM

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