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Originally Posted by diabloii
creative zen micro
iaudio x5
iriver h10
iriver h320
what are their pro/cons
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I never tried the X5 but for the others:
Zen Micro.
Pros: Smallest, Great Sound , Loudest [I remember reading it's output was only 7Mw, but I found it louder than both the H320 (20Mw/channel), and H10(18Mw/Channel)]. Feature packed. Plays DRM. Simplest to use. Ok radio reception. Best Price.
Cons: Shortest battery life (Not bad though, but a con compared to the other two), Touchpad over sensitive. No OGG support. Less features than the other two (yet still feature packed). Looks girly in my opinion. Scratch Magnet.
H10:
Pros: Color Screen, Second simplest to use. Best looking in my opinion. Second smaller, though thinnest. Great touch sensitivity. Great Sound. Plays DRM. Feature Packed. Good Radio Reception. Hardest to get scratched (Who cares if it scratches though). Comes with an Iskin like case.
Cons: No Ogg support. Needs dock for line in encoding.
H320:
Pros: Color Screen. With
good organization gives the fastest access to songs. Most Features (without the need for extra accesories). Most space. Best sound in my opinion. Great Radio Reception. UMS compliant. Plays videos or DRM (Depending on Firmware). Ogg Support. Longest battery life. Best recorder. Most space means you can use higher quality bitrates. Without scratches it is the second best looking in my opinion (Very shiny surfece, with a carbon fibre look).
Cons: Not as easy to learn to use at first as the other two.
Bad Organization means tedious song scrolling. Annoying boot up time (About 15-20 seconds. It's not much, but still not cool). Very Prone to scratches. Thickest, and biggest of the three (Not very big though, and comparable to an ipod, though slighly thicker than ipod). No iskin like cases yet.
In my opinion the H320 is the better choice. If you organize your music, and won't be bothered by it's longer boot time, is the best choice. If your music is disorganized, and you won't bother organizing it, then avoid it. If you don't have well set ID3 tags then avoid the H10 and Zen Micro.