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Zen Micro - Easy to use?

  • 12-06-2006 09:20PM
    #1
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭


    Just order a Zen Microphoto 8GB for my better half for her birthday. She's computerless, so I'll pretty much be putting all her music on it for her - I've order the charger kit from creative too!

    But she's the complete opposite of me - no interest in technology and gets frustrated when she can't figure stuff out.

    Is it easy enough to get the hang of?


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  • #2
    muckwarrior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,144 ✭✭✭muckwarrior


    Well Creative UI's are usually pretty good, but the last time I used a Zen Micro the touch pad really pissed me off. That was a first gen one though so hopefully they've improved since then. The touchpad on my Vision:m is way better than the older Creatives.


  • #3
    iFight
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭iFight


    Haven't seen that particular model, but most of the Creatives (that I have seen) have been easy enough to use, although I couldn't really work the one with the click-wheel-like thing


  • #4
    TempestSabre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,142 ✭✭✭TempestSabre


    muckwarrior wrote:
    Well Creative UI's are usually pretty good, but the last time I used a Zen Micro the touch pad really pissed me off. That was a first gen one though so hopefully they've improved since then. The touchpad on my Vision:m is way better than the older Creatives.

    Is it much better. While I could use the one on the Zen Micro ok, |I wasn't in love with it either.


  • #5
    muckwarrior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,144 ✭✭✭muckwarrior


    TempestSabre wrote:
    Is it much better. While I could use the one on the Zen Micro ok, |I wasn't in love with it either.
    Yeah, I was a bit worried about it after having trouble with both the micro and the touch, but it's much easier to use.


  • #6
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Got it this morning (gotta love DHL). Very nice little machine. Touchpad seems a little overly sensitive for my big turfcutters (keeps clicking when I'm trying to scroll), but I'd probably get used to that.

    I went and ordered a Zen sleek for myself, cos I though the Micro was so cool, and my 4GB Muvo^2 just isn't big enough anymore. Some good offers on creative.ie at the moment - particularly when you compare the prices to komplett or some of the other sites.


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  • #7
    tribulus
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    i found after a few days even my fat sausage fingers got used to the zen touch pad!!! so for a girl it should be no problem!


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