Creative vs. iPod

Last year, i got a Creative ZEN 4G back when i had a vacation in Singapore with my mum, brother, and mum's boyfriend. i couldn't help but compare it with an iPod since i was faced with the choice of either getting a Creative ZEN 4G or a 2G iPod; since i was so sucked in with the fact that the Creative ZEN had a much much more bigger screen than the current latest iPod that existed back then.

When i tried to tinker with it, i was amazed because it has THEMES (yes, it has themes. BEAT THAT iPOD!), it has a planner/calendar, an organizer, an audio recorder, and it was relatively light. you could also even change the background to a picture of your liking. down side? it was extremely fragile. and by extremely, i meant extremely.. it has its own similarities with an iPod, like it can create playlists, it can also store pictures, and can arrange the files according to a specific designation (like, artist, album, song title, A-Z. the usual.) another downside to this nifty gadget would be that it often hangs, so you need to reboot every once and a while. biased or not, i consider and iPod tougher than my Creative ZEN because i've dropped my mate's iPod a few times, and it didn't even break. and i think (insert pronoun here) still doesn't know i did.:D

Overall, both are almost in the same price range, so it's basically up to the buyer if he/she wants to buy from Apple or Creative. in the end, it's best if the product you choose suits your lifestyle. who would want a fragile player if he/she moves around too much and is somewhat like a kluts(like me!).