inputs.text: creative zen stone plus 2gb decent value performance - creative zen stone plus 2gb doubles size ipod shuffle adds monochrome screen viewing track names settings add functionality builtin fm tuner voice recorder extras average price 60 nice valuepros good stereo sound nice capacity decent price lightweight fm tuner 32 presets though average voice recording simple design no click wheel color options great navigation sorting features nice format compatibility mp3 wav wma audible usb 11 20 connectivity used usb drive mass storage sync music drag drop via creative software nice extras like stopwatch functioncons average battery life 10 hours oled screen sucks battery mediocre backlight disabled drm song transfer issues firmware versions not expandable size options 1gb 2gb creative software buggy larger 2nd 3rd generation ipod shufflescreatives zen stone line meant upgrade zen nano aka muvo mini unfortunately 1gb zen stone quality issues new 2gb zen stone plus creative tried improve previous models compete sandisk sansasi love new sandisk sansas sansa express advantage plug directly usb port without cable [ [ asinb000ov74cc sandisk sansa express 2 gb mp3 player black ] ] still creative zen stone feels nicer hand not sleek sansa express doesnt cool cache ipod shuffle ipod nano priced attractively nice features good starter workout unit gift kidthe creative zen stone plus lighter competition still larger new ipod shuffle 2nd 3rd generations unlike shuffle actually see track names oled screen perfect player size suck power shorten battery lifethe controls improvement zen nano days didnt mind toggle wheel replaced intuitive buttons standard functions select play pause forward reverse theres headphone jack microphone hole usb portanother change zen nano days lithium ion battery gives 10 hours lucky less versatile old battery operated unit convenientwhat sound sound great comes pure stereo usual hear complaints earbuds people replace standard earbuds wont hold creativethe zen stone doesnt larger storage options needing space explore creative zen sandisk sansa new ipod nano units higher price tags[ [ asinb000uv4eu6 creative zen 4 gb black ] ] [ [ asinb000uv4eug creative zen 8 gb black ] ] [ [ asinb000uvbdrs creative zen 16 gb black ] ] [ [ asinb000etvkhe sandisk sdmx44096 sansa e260 4 gb mp3 player sd expansion slot ] ] [ [ asinb000hz9cca sandisk sdmx48192 sansa e280 8 gb mp3 player black ] ] [ [ asinb000jo7pim apple 4 gb ipod nano aacmp3 player silver 3rd generation ] ] [ [ asinb000jo3n3s apple 8 gb ipod nano aacmp3 player black 3rd generation ] ] unit ideal player not primarily want use recording builtin microphone nice short remindersthe price isnt giveaway plastic case could durable still nice starter unit last check enjoy