Quote: Originally Posted by lostprophet So can anyone tell me clear and correctley how to charge the battery, including the first charge. Because im not clear on it. Ummmmm...... put battery in ZM, plug charging cable in to wall, plug cable in to USB port on ZM. That was all I...

Quote: Originally Posted by dlrpkris After hearing a variety of reports on the net, I am not totally sure if the player can save files in folders or if everything is jumbled up as one. Can someone clarify? The MP3s are all saved in the root directory of the device. I was pretty...

Quote: Originally Posted by buffpants24 Hmm... Do any of you think the Micro can fit inside of an Altoids tin can? No. It is just about the same size (length and width wise) as an Altoids can, but definitely thicker than the can. Would be cool if you could though....

Quote: Originally Posted by Charlie87 After looking at a bunch of pictures, the black front, white back, looks hideous...The white on white is the only classy option IMHO, in other words the white is the most natural looking one Black really doesn't look that good. I have yet to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Loony tunes Is the creative software as goood as media player 10? No, the Creative software is crap. That is obviously just my opinion, but I installed it on a test box and was thoroughly unimpressed. I never installed it on my box that I actually use...

It's a really tight fit. Also, there is a lip at the bottom of the holder. You can see it in the picture.

Quote: Originally Posted by Yug I was planning to go running with it if i get one. Anyone else done vigorous exercise with it? I know they have antiskip but being a harddrive I wondered if exercise would have any adverse effects on it? Well, I dropped mine today on the floor...

Quote: Originally Posted by Phaenom Could you give a little more information on your impressions between the black and silver, I was hanging out for the black, but it was on back order, so I read a few reviews on the black and the finish didn't seem to be as good as the marketing photos...

Quote: Originally Posted by becca.morgan Is it a good idea to have a battery left fully charged as a spare for long periods? Will it do anything to the life of the battery? Well, a battery will slowly discharge while sitting around. Kind of like a car battery. If you leave it for...

As a note, I did about 5 charge/discharge cycles through each of my batteries and it improved things. I am getting about 6 or 7 hours or so of battery life with moderate backlight usage (changing songs and volume and stuff). I can get about 9 or 10 hours of just straight playback now if I just...

Went to Fry's today (in Austin, TX) and Creative had a booth setup there showing off their stuff. The ZM was the centerpiece. Finally got to see a Black and a Dark Blue in person. All things considered, I am glad I went with Silver. The Black doesn't look as good as I thought it would. Also...

Quote: Originally Posted by andreasperez I have a question regarding the radio. How good is it? How good is the antenna? By this I mean how clearly it tune in to the radio stations. The range is decent. I live about 30 miles outside of Austin and have trouble tuning in stations...

Quote: Originally Posted by ken830 How long does it take to fully charge the battery initially? Does it charge faster via the AC adapter vs USB? I guess this depends if you have the unit on or not as well... Any insight would be good... The batteries have a small charge in them...

Alright, got my Zen Micro in yesterday afternoon. Here are my thoughts (in no particular order) so far on it: DAMN, it is small. I ordered it in Silver. I had wanted the Black one, but couldn't find it in stock. I am glad now that I got the Silver one. It just "looks" right. The OS interface...

Quote: Originally Posted by Taphil I think after you install Creative's software from the CD the Micro comes with, you can access it from My Computer and add music to it from My Computer. But you still gotta install the software first. Ok, then it is just a USB driver that gets...

Wait, you can upload them via Explorer? I sure hope so. I get mine tomorrow and thought I had to use their software (that was the impression I got reading up on it) to upload the files. Will it take standard .m3u playlists as well? Probably too much to ask for. If not, what are the different...

Thanks for the update Jack. I am probably just going to go with Silver so I can get it here before Turkey Day. Everyone other one is backordered. Silver is the only thing I can find in stock. Thanks again for letting me know about the faceplate. Any of you guys with the silver units have any...

For those that already have the Zen Micro (lucky b@stards), does it look like the faceplates are interchangeable? I am waiting on a black one, but am wondering if I should just go with the silver one since I can have it here next week and not wait on the backorder. That is, unless one of you...