I bought one almost one year ago instead of going for an iPod, so far I have had nothing but trouble with it. I’ll admit that I’m rough it but for 200cdn the connection has gone out twice. Not worth it! I’m also finding the creative company (its under warranty) to be very frustrating to work with…
Other than the connection problem its hard to navigate but adding music is simple and I don’t need to add it in files like iPods. It’s easy to add and organize new music.

It’s my first mp3 player. I bought it so that I could listen to my own music and podcasts in the car, and it might even increase the amount of outdoor walking-about I do. Definitely yes to the first one, minimally yes to the second. Still: I have over 300 albums on it and it’s barely half-full. Hooray for a digital music player!