I have the zen. The navigation can be a pain in the *** until you get the hang of it, which wasn't long in my case. The sound is great, the battery life is great and it's got a ton of room for music.
I've been debating for a week now if I should get the Creative or the Ipod. I would really like the battery life in Creative, but I've read bad reviews about the navagation on the Creative. Any thoughts on which to get??

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