I bought the Zen a few days ago. The player is simply amazing. Seaching for songs/albums is so quick. A few reviews said the scroll is hard to use, but it is actually very easy. The sound is very good, as well. However, when I ripped my CDs to PlayCenter, a few skips managed to make their way into all of my tracks. I am trying to find another program to rip CDs. The Zen is a great purchase, but I recommend finding different software if PlayCenter creates skips in your songs. Well worth the money!