As many stores are still getting the Zen V in stock, Creative has officially lowered the prices of them. We saw the same thing happen with the Vision:M, which went from $329 to $299 a few months after its release. The new prices for the Zen V are excellent and make it one of the best priced high capacity flash players available. Here's a price comparison of it with it's competition:

Players :	[ image disabled ] Creative Zen V	[ image disabled ] iPod Nano 2G	[ image disabled ] Sandisk Sansa e200 series	[ image disabled ] Samsung YP-Z5
1GB	$89.99	N/A (iPod Shuffle 2G -$79.99)	N/A (Sansa c240 -$79.99)	$149
2GB	$119.99	$149	$139.99	$199
4GB	$159.99	$199	$179	$249

Prices for the 1,2, and 4GB Zen V were $119, $149, and $179 respectively. It should be clear from looking at this table, that the Zen V sells at a considerably lower price than other players in its range. To put it into a better perspective, a fellow editor at DAPreview reviewd the Insignia Amigo. Both players now sell at the same price. To really drill it into you, the 1GB iPod Shuffle sells for $99.

Not only are the prices better than most , but the ZV offers more features for the price (line-in recording, voice recorder etc..). The move to lower the prices for the Zen V, may indicate a price drop for the Zen V Plus as well. I currently own the Zen V Plus and it's a great little player. I will be providing my extensive review of it in the next two weeks.

Creative Zen V at Amazon.com

Thanks, Who ME