Creative Zen X Fi2

1085 reviews

Nov, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1085 reviews of Creative Zen X Fi2. The average rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the price and sound. The performance and usability are also mentioned favorably. Comments are divided on the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Creative Zen X Fi2 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 91/100 = Excellent quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Creative Zen X Fi2

alaTest has collected and analyzed 290 user reviews of Creative Zen X Fi2 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People are impressed by the price and portability. The sound and usability also get good feedback, whereas the reliability and performance get critical reviews.

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73% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Creative Zen X Fi2

alaTest has collected and analyzed 91 user reviews of Creative Zen X Fi2 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Views about the portability and price are on the whole positive. The sound and performance also get good feedback, but there are some mixed reviews about the memory and size. The storage and reliability get negative comments.

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75% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : What Hi-Fi? (whathifi.com)

Creative Zen X-Fi2 (32GB) review

This multimedia player may represent good value, but while Apple's around, its performance is just mediocre

Price ; large colourful menu system ; long battery life

Sluggish touchscreen ; music lacks clarity and detail ; cramped screen when watching video

The X-Fi2 2 represents decent value, but nothing more. There’s definitely room for improvement, even at this price

Feb, 2010

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Expert review by : James Rivington (techradar.com)

Creative Zen X-Fi 2 review

Creative's first touchscreen MP3 player - but does it measure up?

Excellent sound quality ; X-Fi expand works! ; The price is right ; microSD expansion ; Good earphones bundled

Touchscreen is horrible ; No one-hand operation ; Sluggish menu system ; Plasticky design

Oct, 2009

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Expert review by : Laldinfela Pachuau, PCWorld.in (techadvisor.co.uk)

Creative ZEN X-Fi2 review

The Creative ZEN X-fi2 is a light and compact PMP that has plenty of features under its hood. It has a simple look and clean design.The body front has a dark glossy finish with a chrome bezel. It is mainly occupied by a 3-inch TFT resistive touch...

Priced at £99 the Creative ZEN X-fi2 is a good PMP for its wide format support and sound quality. However, its rather slow response and the non-responsive touchscreen stopped it from becoming a superior product.

Mar, 2010

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Creative X-Fi2 16GB review

The X-Fi2 may have a welterweight price, but with a touchscreen and FLAC support Creative's PMP isn't pulling any punches

A multimedia powerhouse it isn’t, but this little Creative supplies satisfyingly big sound and for a tiny price

Oct, 2009

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The X-Fi2 may have a welterweight price, but with a touchscreen and FLAC support Creative's PMP isn't pulling any punches

A multimedia powerhouse it isn't, but this little Creative supplies satisfyingly big sound and for a tiny price

Oct, 2009

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Expert review by : Techworld (techworld.com)

Creative ZEN X-Fi2 review

Priced at Â£99 the Creative ZEN X-fi2 is a good PMP for its wide format support and sound quality. However, its rather slow response and the non-responsive touchscreen stopped it from becoming a superior product.

Mar, 2010

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Expert review by (mp4playerreviews.co.uk)

Creative ZEN X-Fi2 Touch Screen MP4 Player

Introduction:

Along with the purchase of Creative Zen X-Fi2 Touch Screen MP4 Player comes as the package contents are the quick start leaflet, EP-630 Earphones and USB cable. Creative offers 1-year limited warranty for the hardware of this product.

Feb, 2010

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Expert review by : Chris McGivern (reviewexplorer.com)

Review: Creative Zen X-Fi 2 mp3 Player

Creative released their first touchscreen mp3 player, the Zen X-Fi 2, at the tail-end of last year as un updated version of the Zen X-Fi , which was – and still remains – a reasonably popular player with the anti-iPod mob.

The dodgy touchscreen really lets down the Zen X-Fi 2 in a big way, but if this isn’t going to bother you, you’ll be hard pressed to find a music player with better sound quality. Of course, if you’ve got the money and the patience, it may be worth...

Feb, 2010

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Expert review by : Paul Lester (talktalk.co.uk)

Creative Zen X-Fi2

Creativeâs new music and video player gets touchy Creative has done its best to keep up with rivals Sony and Apple in the world of portable music and video players, wisely going for good value ...

Nov, 2009

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Expert review by (itreviews.co.uk)

Creative - Zen X-Fi2

It seems hard to imagine a world where there are any other MP3 players of note aside from the unavoidable iPods and yet it wasn't that long ago that Creative's Zen range made a big stir ...

Creative has rightly enhanced its impressive Zen X-Fi with much improved audio and video technology but the superb sound advances the company has have been largely cancelled out by a cumbersome touch screen system.

Nov, 2009

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