I picked up this device expecting a great alternative to an iPod Shuffle after having fallen in love with the Creative Vision M. After a couple of hours playing around with this, I was really disappointed in my purchase. This turned out to be the most problematic Mp3 player I've owned.
The most annoying thing about this MP3 player is the laggy interface. If a song is being played and you try to click through the menus, there is literally a 3-5 second lag time before the screen updates. Before it even has a chance to update, the menu would sometimes time-out and go back to the "now playing" screen, and you will have to start all over again. The latest firmware update doesn't resolve this issue and the only solution I can think of is to pause your music before you go into a menu.
If you press the next button really fast to skip through a bunch of tracks, the device would lag up, taking 3-5 seconds to go through each single track. It would forget how many times you pressed the button after a certain number of presses. For example, pressing the next button 20 times at 0.5 second intervals might only result in 10 tracks skipped after approximately 30-50 seconds of lag time.
Another big problem is poor battery life. You can only get about 8 hours from a single charge. Also, if you fully charge the device and just leave it turned off and unplugged, the battery would drain itself out completely within a week. I thought the clock was responsible for this but even after disabling it, I experience the same problem.
I don't think it's worth mentioning the positives since these three problems I've mentioned cripple the device so severely. I am surprised that Creative allowed their name to be placed on such a horrible product.
I highly recommend that you stay away from this Mp3 player and instead, consider the Sandisk Sansa Clip which is an excellent alternative.Get more detail about Creative Zen Stone Plus 2 GB MP3 Player (Red).
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