Zen Micro or Zen Touch!!! I NEED PEOPLES ONPINION

i dont know wether to get the zen micro or zen touch. i've seen both of them. they both look awesome but i cant choose. i like that the zen touch has a 24 hr batt life. but i like the zen micros touch pad.so what should i choose. please help me!! thanks for any help!!

well, i own a Zen Touch and so far all i have had with it has been one problem after another. first it was the driver, then the organizer program wouldnt handle the player, power gets drained after 3 hours (transfering) and not i cant get music to transfer over to it (couldnt from the begining) and the support people are at a loss on why it isnt working. i love the design of the touch and it is a perfect size storage and physicaly. that is why i bought it but now im thinking it is too much trouble to bother with. i may opt for the xtra but if u like the micro id say go for that instead of the touch. i havent heard of as many program problems from it as the touch.

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    OYu have to first transfer the music to your computer, then from there transfer them to the TOuch.
    If you just want to get all the songs on your Micro to your Touch so it will have all the same songs, you could Sync your Zen Micro to your PC in Creative Media Source, then sync Creative Media Source to the Zen Touch.

  • My Zen Micro story: Busted Headphone Jack, Need Adv

    First of all, I'd like to apologize beforehand for posting a topic on the headphone jack problem. I've been visiting these forums for almost two months and by now you're all probably tired of hearing about the Zen Micro's headphone jack, yada yada yada. But with that over, here's the story of my Zen Micro experience.
    I got it about two months ago from Fry's Electronics. Silver 5 GB, not bad. I was really happy using it until I stumbled upon this discussion board and realized the extent of this headphone jack problem. So being the dumb "who-needs-tech-support" kinda guy I am, I opened up my Zen on the third day of having it, breaking the warranty seal in the process (big mistake). I 'fixed' the headphone jack problem by sticking a little piece of folded up paper in the metal plate holding down the jack, hoping that by doing it early the problem would never come up.
    Well, two months go by and by now I've opened it again a few times just for fun, and to 'check' on the headphone jack to see if my fix did any good. Well, three days ago, I decided to open it up again and document the steps with pictures. Everything went fine, though I lost one of the two top screws in the top that you must unscrew before opening the player. Oh well, no biggie, I thought, I could always get some more at the Home Depot or something.
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    After thinking about it, I decided that the only way to go was to get a replacement. I had read a tutorial on how to fix the headphone jack problem using epoxy and paper, only to have the maker of that tutorial report that the headphone jack problem had happened anyway (a month later). He also mentioned that even with a busted warranty, he had managed to get a replacement Zen Micro free of charge. This gave me hope.
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    2) Have any of you guys had a similar experience with RMAing? How does the whole thing work?
    3) The only person I have ever heard of with a Zen Micro lasting more than 6 months without the headphone jack problem coming up is Jeremy, one of the moderators here. The jack problem IS a general design flaw, isn't it's What should I say if Creative blames the headphone jack problem on 'abuse' or something like that? Should I let them charge me for fixing it, etc.
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  • Zen Micro: I'm new and need some h

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    This is so confusing for me.

    I'm using Plays For Sure from MSN. Now that I've downloaded that do I always have to use it's Can I subscribe to other services like Rhapsody?
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  • Zen Micro has died and I need to fix it myse

    Hi,
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    Under normal circumstances my first course of action would be to simply to get a replacement however I don't believe that will be possible as I voided the warranty recently by fixing the infamous jack problem. I fixed it myself because getting a replacement seems futile as all Zen Micro's continue to have the same design flaw.
    Does anyone have any idea why my Zen has completely died on me?
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    Can any of you tell me how I could possibly fix it myself (I take full responsibility if anything breaks)?Message Edited by mark_s on -0-2005 2:05 AM

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  • Having big problems with Creative Zen Micro Photo!! I need much urgent help!

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    Message Edited by Nova on 0-09-2005 09:55 PM

    .) Q: Is converting shared P2P mp3s and such going to be a problem (28-92KBps)?
    A: You don't have to convert any files to upload them to either the Xtra, Touch, or Micro. You can play pretty much any bitrate mp3, wma, and wav files.
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    A: Not really. Based on everyone's reviews around here, they all sound the same. Each player has a custom equalizer for personal settings too (more bass/less treble, etc).
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    A: To do that, you'd have to remove certain files then upload other ones. There's a synchronize option which could be used to do this a little easier. But it's not as easy as taking music database A on the MP3 player and replacing it with music database B from your computer.
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    A: Yes, check out the Creative MP3 player accessories section for more info.
    5.) Q: And finally, can the Nomad Xtra and Zen Touch comfortably fit into a pocket?
    A: My Zen Xtra fits into every one of my pants' pockets. The Zen Touch is smaller than the Zen Xtra, so I would say that it would fit into your pocket even easier.
    6.) Q: Based on all of this, which would you reccomend for me since it will be my only mp3 player?
    A: Let the customers decide that for you. Check out the reviews in this thread
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  • Using Zen Micro and Zen Sleek Photo software on one compu

    I have had a Zen Micro for a while. No problems using it. I just bought a Zen Sleek Photo. I am going to let my daughter use the Micro and I will be using the Sleek Photo but haven't set it up yet. Can I use the software that I loaded for the Zen Micro for the Zen Sleek Photo to load music and recharge the battery? I checked on the Zen Micro- system information it is version 2..02. But I am assuming the Zen Micro software will not work on the Sleek Photo. I have only one computer and want to be able to use both MP3 players. So do I have to delete the Micro software before loading the Sleek photo software? Will the Sleek photo software work with the Micro to load music into the Micro and let me recharge the battery? I have windows XP and windows media player 0.

    Knitter,
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  • Compatible problem in ZEN micro and ZEN micro ph

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    Yes, most if not all of the stuff should be compatible. But do note that the Zen Micro Photo battery has a higher capacity so it will last longer than the Zen Micro battery.

  • Difference between zen micro and zen micro S

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    xxx

    Averry,
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    and as part of the promotion currently running it would include an extra Battery.
    If you wanted an AC adapter with it, you could order one along with the player and it should arri've in the same shipment. They are sold separately under accessories.
    Jeremy

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    Yes.

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