Creative Zen Mozaic (2GB, black)

The good: The Creative Zen Mozaic offers a unique design, great sound quality, and a sweet, customizable interface. It's packed with features such as an FM radio, a voice recorder, a built-in speaker, and photo and video support. The player is also a good value, and video battery life is exceptional.

The bad: The Zen Mozaic lacks dedicated volume controls and it only works with Windows XP and Vista. Videos must be transcoded with the included software.

The bottom line: The Creative Zen Mozaic offers great bang for your buck as far as MP3 players go: get super sound quality, a boatload of features, and a cool interface--all wrapped in a funky design at an ultralow price.

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Description: The Creative Zen Mozaic is a 2 GB, flash player. Compared to other flash MP3 players on the market, it is midpriced at around $60.

Pros: This unit comes with a radio tuner.

Cons: None noted, given available product data.

Suitability: Suited for those who want to store a goodly amount of songs. Listen to your favorite local stations on this radio equipped player. Comes with equalizer presets to easily tailor your listening experience. According to the manufacturer this player will last approximately 32 hour(s) between charges; your run-time will vary based on use and power management configuration. Comes with a 1 year warranty, which is standard in the industry.

Value: Overall, this MP3 player has good features for the money.

Suggestions: If you don't totally love the headphones that came with your MP3 player, you might find aftermarket headphones that better suit your style.