Creative Reduces ZEN's Prices

Creative

By: Travis Booysen on September 25, 2007 6:24 AM

Whether you've been scrutinizing the price tag of the ZEN and how it compares to contending players and need some further enticement before buying, or simply waiting for it to hit brick and mortar stores, you may be glad to hear that Creative's latest player has already experienced a price reduction within one month of being announced.

The 4GB version is now going for $130 ($20 less than the original price) and $50 has been removed from the price of the 16GB ZEN, which is now $250. No movement at this time for the 8GB model which remains positioned at $200.

[Creative via Engadget]

Comments

Frodo on September 25, 2007 10:09 AM

interesting, i guess enough people whining got them to drop the price, that 16gb is looking pretty enticing now

Alex M on September 25, 2007 5:49 PM

well this is great that they lowered it. i remember when they came out with the 8gb sansa for 300 and they lowered the price to 200 within 5-6 months. i have my zen v now but i see for 130 i can get twice the storage AND battery life. The extra storage can help me hold some more stern shows which is nice but i bought my zen v refurbished from creative on ebay and the battery life seems like it is less then 12-15 hours or whatever they say that the expected audio life is.

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