20 GB Zen (Micro) availa

Cambridge Soundworks has a 20GB Zen (whick looks like a Micro) on their website- http://hifi.com/store/category.cgi?c...d&item=lzm20zz :smileysurprised:... has anyone else seen this? Does anyone have one? It looks very cool..... the sexy zen micro look with more than double the HDD space. I am tempted to order one.
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Message Edited by OmegaMan on <SPAN class=date_text>09-23-2005<SPAN class=time_text>05:9 PM
Message Edited by OmegaMan on 09-23-2005 05:9 PM

Hey Dudes! That's the ZEN. Many websites dubb it as the big brother of the micro. Well, function wise, i guess so. The only difference is the size. The thickness is the same, but the other 2 dimensions are slightly larger though. Despite the larger size, its memory is 4 times that of micro. Oh yeah, the sound's superb too (SNR 96 dB). The battery life isn't too bad though...lasted me ard 8-0 hrs with no EQ, volumes 9-6,contrast: 0%. It's a fabulous product, i'll say!
Well, if you want to know more, please feel free to fill on me - either via the thread or private msg me.
-=GlenZEN=-

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