Strengths: small,compact, flash drive storage, somewhat integrated expandable SD card, long battery life, awesome screen, easy to navigate, great sound from creative. Also able to use many types of music service

Weaknesses: no FM recording. SD card implementation could/should have been more integrated.

Summary: Just to be clear, this player CANNOT do everything the Vision:m could do. No FM recording, no TV out, resolution limited to 320X240, Vision:M could output to TV with 640X480. Just clearing things up, for any vision:m users looking to upgrade. Unlike an IPOD where you're locked into paying $1 per song, this personal media player can do subscription services, as well as the pay per song services. Also more compatibility w/video than IPOD. Be smart, don't be a sheep and buy an IPOD.

Strengths: Flash memory, small size, amazing screen quality, expandable sd memory, great battery life, fm radio, etc.

Weaknesses: No SD integration with system memory, all videos have to be converted to be played.

Summary: Don't get me wrong I think the Zen is a great mp3 player, the problem is I got spoiled by what it replaced, the ZVM. For music only I would choose it as one of the best on the market, but when taking the video into account I feel it is a little lacking, in can only play video at 320 by 240 resolution, so anything a larger size must be converting before it can be played, where as the ZVM would play anything and had Video out. Some would argue that the Zen and the ZVM are completely different classes of mp3 player and I would agree completely except for the fact that Creative forced the issue, by replacing the ZVM with the Zen. Bottom line if you are looking for a great mp3 player that has amazing sound quality a beautiful screen for playing video files ( I usually keep an episode of CSI: Miami on my Zen just to show off the color), like all the extras like FM radio, voice recorder, and want to be able to avoid being locked down by Itunes, then I would highly recommend the Creative Zen.

Strengths: Good audio quality and codec support, SD card expansion slot, FM Tuner and mic

Weaknesses: SD card not integrated with main memory, main memory does not appear as USB storage (No mass storage class (MSC) support)

Summary: In my opinion, this is the best value for money player currently on the market. This player has a multitude of features: thin and lightweight, Brilliant high-res display, good audio quality, SD/SDHC card expansion slot, FM Tuner, microphone recording.Using the Sigmatel STMP3700 chipset, audio quality is good and many file formats are supported: MJPEG, Windows Media, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4SP, Divx 4-5, and Xvid. As mentioned by another reviewer, the only small drawbacks are that the SD card is not integrated with main memory. Media files on the card do not appear in the media library. You have to access a separate menu for that. However, the SD card has mass storage class (MSC) support and can be set to appear as a flash drive when plugged to the PC.The main memory also does not appear as USB storage (no (MSC) support).The supplied Creative video converter software might not be the best, I recommend iriverter (iriver converter, google for it) to convert most video to 320x240 mpeg4 avis.

Strengths: Very good sound quality, good 16 GB internal built-in storage, can be added by inserting additional sd card

Weaknesses: Wall adapter and protective screen should be part of the package. Otherwise NONE.

Summary: I would recommend this over Apple Ipod, which is very expensive. Quality-wise , it matches ipod with less cost. Additionally 16 GB avaialable and additional can be added as sd card.

Strengths: Plug-n-Play, larger screen, form factor and design, FM Radio, Microphone.

Weaknesses: Media on the SD Card doesn't integrate into the library, Video needs to be downscaled to 320x240, navigation through the menu's takes some getting used to.

Summary: This is an impressive little device. Its small enough, stores my entire media collection without a problem. Transfering media onto this device is a big plus over the iPod. I can plug this thing into ANY Windows based computer and its ready to transfer media with a simple drag-n-drop. You also get things like an FM radio and a microphone which you cant get with an iPod.Just about all the weaknesses I mentioned are small and can easily be fixed by Creative with a firmware update.

Strengths: ease of use, drag and drop transfer.

Weaknesses: none yet

Summary: I love this little player. My kids both have the Zen vision M, which we also love. When I went looking for a player for myself I immediately looked to creative. Unfortunately, they stopped making hard drive players and I got worried. I shouldn't have been concerned. I got the 16gb player and so far it's holding everything I've thrown into it. A bunch of movies and alot of my kids' music collection (it mostly matches my tastes.) I got a high speed sd card to hold extra movies and though I haven't needed to use it, it works well with the player. I would recommend this to anyone. I would recommend a hard case for it- I got one off of ebay and it works well.

Strengths: Excellent screen quality, excellent sound quality, sd card support, small size, FM tuner with plenty of presets

Weaknesses: Headphones uncomfortable, video file conversion is slow, USB cable is too short

Summary: Overall I am very happy with this player. The sound and video quality are both excellent. Menu navigation is intuitive and file loading is very fast and easy. Video scaling could be a bit more flexible as everything has to be scaled to 320:240 size. I would prefer that SD content be integrated with the player's main memory but maybe this will happen with future firmware updates. I bought a wall charger so I wouldn't have to charge through my computer.

Strengths: 1. Extensible memory.2. Excellent codec support with new SigmaTel 3700 chipset.3. Good selection of accessories.

Weaknesses: 1. There's no mass storage class (MSC) support for the main memory.2. The SD card has MSC support, but it's not integrated with the main media library.

Summary: I have a Meizu M6 and iPod Nano, and this new Creative Zen beats them both handily. Primarily, I love the extensibility and VC-1 (MP) support, which allows me to insert 8GB SD cards containing over 50 movies that I've transcoded with Microsoft Expression Encoder. Frankly, you can't beat that kind of selection for keeping the kids entertained in the back seat. The most frustrating aspect of the device is the awkward separation between main memory and the memory card. Any contents of the memory card are browsed in a separate area of the user interface and are not indexed like main memory (so you can't view by artist, album, etc.).

Strengths: Compact size, extensible storage, excellent display

Weaknesses: Feels a little flimsy, or at least not exactly solid. Earphones only so-so

Summary: This is an excellent device and, in my opinion, superior in most ways to the more popular Apple line of products. I expect to see Creative start to steal some of Apple

Strengths: Small and lightweight, gorgeous screen, flash memory storage, excellent sound quality, syncs seamlessly with Windows Media Player 11, SD card slot allows for expandability

Weaknesses: Smallish buttons may be difficult for big hands, no AC power adapter included (charges via USB), could scratch easily without protection

Summary: This player does exactly what I was hoping it would do. I used to own the Zen Vision:M 30GB, but got tired of the heft of that device and I didn't need that much storage. Plus, the battery life suffered from the hard drive storage. This device does everything the Vision:M can do (including store as much if 16GB SD cards existed), but it's lighter, sleeker, and smaller. It even has the same beautiful and bright screen as the M. When I'm not using it, I can put it in my pocket and forget it's there! Truly, one of the best MP3 players of it's size!

Strengths: nice credit card size player, lightweight, excellent sound and crisp clear picture video, easy to use User-Interface -Easy drag and drop transfer(s), expandable memory. Reasonable price. FM radio with record capability. Built in mic.

Weaknesses: Utilization of the expanable memory card should have been better. No power adapter included.

Summary: This is a good mp3/video player from Creative. Its sleek, lightweight size fits right in my pocket making it easy to carry. Easy to use and outputs excellent sound, photo, and picture quality. This is a very nice mp3 player. Well worth the price compared to others on the market right now. I would recommend this to others.