While the Meizu M6 Miniplayer has a bit more polished industrial design and a touch strip that I prefer over the traditional 5-button nav pad, the SDHC memory expansion really makes the ZEN a compelling alternative. I would hope that Creative's product support would also weigh heavily in its favor, but with their new mandatory $25 "diagnostic and labor fee" for any RMA they're probably not any better than purchasing from a Chinese reseller.
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While the Meizu M6 Miniplayer has a bit more polished industrial design and a touch strip that I prefer over the traditional 5-button nav pad, the SDHC memory expansion really makes the ZEN a compelling alternative. I would hope that Creative's product support would also weigh heavily in its favor, but with their new mandatory $25 "diagnostic and labor fee" for any RMA they're probably not any better than purchasing from a Chinese reseller.