i think creative is not very good. i bought one of their mp3
players in the past and within one year, it didn't work. the same
thing happened for my brother and my friend. the earphones get
screwed easily too. But then again, so does the ipod ones...
i reckon you should buy neither apple nor creative products. go
for less well known brands from japan or HK.
just your luck, my creative mp3 player dropped countless times
and still works fine! it outlived my friends ipods/mp4 players.
purchased in Jul 2006 