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This is the fifth and LAST thing that I will ever purchase from Creative Labs. I bought it to play Audible books. The player does not play audible content. Although Creative told me that Audible content could only be downloaded through the Audible Manager, the Audible Manager does not even detect that the Zen Stone Plus is connected. I have spent months trying to get this MP3 player to work. I even asked Creative for a new player or for a refund. I stupidly didn't order this one from Amazon but directly from the Creative site. They told me to read two articles on their site (I already have them memorized) and that since 30 days was up, I would get no refund. A replacement was never mentioned in their response. In total I sent 5 messages to Creative trying to resolve this problem. Don't throw your money away - BUY AN IPOD!!!

As I expected, but couldn't make the display to work and by that not the radio either

absolutely worthless over fifty mph on a motorcycle with full face helmet - it's ok if you're just sitting around the house and aren't concerned about sound quality - not even close to a zen (which I broke and couldn't afford to replace). You gets what you pay for. Gave it to the Frau who listens to books on tape without earbuds (speaker) and she likes it.

I only listen to podcasts on an mp3 player. I bought this player because it was the cheapest one I could find where someone reviewed it and confirmed that it had Resume. By Resume I mean, if you shut it off entirely, when you turn it back on, it starts at the exact place you left off within whatever track it was playing. This feature is essential in a spoken word player.

Good
- Has Resume
- No batteries! It charges off of the USB connection. So far mine has charged itself to 100% every time I have connected it, just in the time it takes to refresh its podcast list.
- Charge lasts longer than a typical AAA battery did on my old, prematurely deceased, Sansa players.
- Tiny, about 1.5 x 2.5 inches, and almost weightless. If the clip falls off and it falls, which has already happened, it still works.

Bad
- No indicator for what track number you are on, just the track title. Since I have mine filled with podcasts I can't tell when I'm on the last one. Have to wait until they start sounding familiar.
- To open the clip you have to put your thumb on the clip and your opposing finger on the other side of the player right where the controls are, which often results in advancing to the next track by accident.

This fits the bill perfectly for the use I intended. I like to download audiobooks from my libraries website and listening to them anywhere. Best features are the external speaker so I don't always have to wear earphone which hurt my ears and the fact that when I turn it off and come back to it it starts exactly where I left off. Great price nice size at 2gb perfect physical size I am able to clip it right on my collar with the included clip.