If thinking of buying a Zen V Plus..

Hi everyone,
I have been in contact with Creative's customer services with regards to fixing my faulty Zen Micro - as it turns out it'll cost ?70+ as it's out of warranty so rather than pay that I thought I'd be money better spent buying a new player.....
Anyway to point I actually wanted to make. I asked what would happen/how much it would cost in the future to replace the battery in a Zen V Plus (as it it not removable like my old Zen Micro) and unbelievably I was told and I quote 'You will have to replace the entire player in the case that the player's battery wear off completely in few years time.' Now is it me or is this ridiculous?!
I wasn't entirely sure about buying an mp3 player with a fixed battery because I've heard from people who own Ipods that it costs a fair amount to replace the battery but to say I'll have to shell out for a completely new player....well, I have to say it's put me off buying a Zen V Plus. I know how quickly batteries can run down - I've been through three in 8 months with my Zen Micro but thankfully it's been a minimal cost to replace.
Any thoughts on this?

Hi lookcloser,
At the moment, there have not been any as the units would all still be in warranty, so this may be why the Customer Support rep gave that info, there has been no need to organise anything like that yet. It may be correct that it is easier or faster to replace the whole unit or they may need to do that, but if you only needed a new battery then you would not be charged for a whole unit replacement.
I will see if I can check a price for you.
Cat

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