I bought a Create Zen Vision M 30 GB last week, though I had been thinking about buying a mp3 player for quite a while, it wasnt until I compared the prices of Apple Ipod and Zen that I decided to buy a Zen, the experience so far has been really good, I like the crisp display, the videos are sharp and I was actually able to see a movie on it while commuting to work and back, the interface requires getting a bit used to it but after that its pretty easy.
The two things that I didnt like about this player were
- The proprietry interface, I guess creative wants to sell accessories for Zen so they decided to have a proprietry connector, though a mini usb connection would have just rocked, my qtek, my camera both use mini usb, that would have saved me some pain. Zen can act as a USB drive as well, but then you have to carry the connector with you, which I dont want too.
- The headphones that come with it are just so so, not that good but then I guess its the same with all the players out there.
Other then that its feels solid in hand, has a FM radio which is a big plus, although its not the best looking but it gets the job more then done, CNet gave it a good rating too.