Creative ZEN X-Fi3 MP3 Player 16GB

 (9 customer reviews)

I have been a long-time Nomad/Zen fan, going right back to the days of the original hard disk Nomad. I bought the X-Fi3 expecting the same great quality.

The player has three huge features that actually were quite good: First, the sound is utterly fantastic. The built-in EQ functionality is stellar, and I don't believe I have ever heard my music sound so good. Second, the wireless functionality worked great, and I really loved being free of cords. Finally, the capacity (with the addition of an SD card) is tremendous.

The unit also features the same great drag-and-drop freedom of loading music that is expected from Creative.

This could be the greatest player ever, BUT...

There is no function to search by artist, etc, by selecting a letter. On my older Zen, if I want to play the Moody Blues, I can right-arrow over to "M" and have them up and playing in a jiffy. Not on the X-Fi3. You have to scroll down through the entire artist list to...Read more

Have unsuccessfully contacted Creative for a full refund. Yes I tired after the 30 policy using email and explaing my problems in detail. Got the standard - Did you try this and our policy states....Had trouble with this unit out of the box. Hour glass lasts so long the unit shuts down. Unable to upgrade software to many errors to mention. Have had great success with Creative Products in the past. They missed completely with the X-Fi3. Do not purchase.

This will be my fourth Creative MP3 Player. I've always liked their products and if someone hadn't have stolen my X-Fi, I'd still be using it.

So, today the new addition to my Zen family arrived. The new Zen X-Fi3, and well - I have to say I love it. It doesn't disappoint.

While it did take an act of congress to get it out of that packaging, everything else has worked just as smooth as every other Zen I ever owned. In fact? A tad bit easier than some.

Plugged it right in to my computer, it already had a full battery charge and was ready for the hours of delightful fun as I just drag-dropped my music to it. Simple. Easy. I was able to access the user manual on my computer with ease. Basically, if you've ever used an external hardrive or a flash drive - it is just that easy. Very neat and well... Did I mention Easy? No messing with stupid programs that want to sync this with that, no trying to figure out if I already have that song downloaded...Read more