Product comparison..

Hey guys, take a look at this 2 MP3 players. Both are based on the 20GB model.
 
Creative Zen Touch 
 

Apple Ipod
 

 
 
Both of them feature a touch screen ability for you to scroll through.. No more pressing of buttons!

You can use an Up-Down movement on the touch pad to navigate the files. The upper and lower portion of the touch pad will enable rapid scrolling of files. The middle portion can be used for normal scrolling speed. Simply press the OK button or tap on the touch pad to open the selected file.


Though ease of use has always been the hallmark of iPod, we believe in constantly moving perfection forward. So iPod now incorporates the same touch-sensitive Apple Click Wheel that debuted on iPod mini. Without lifting that trusty thumb of yours from the wheel, you can easily select playlists, scroll through thousands of songs, and start the music playing. Want that song to play from the beginning again? A single click will do the trick.
 
Specs wise, how do the 2 of them match up?
 
Zen Touch

• Up to 24hrs continuous playback
• Up to 97dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio - as good as expensive hi-fi systems!
• 20GB hard drive holds up to 10,000 WMA or 5,000 MP3 songs
• Create and customize playlists on-the-go
• Unique search function locates any song, album or artist
• USB 2.0 for faster transfer
• 4-band custom equalizer and advanced EQ presets let you customize your music playback
• AudioSync™ lets you seamlessly update your Creative Zen Touch with your latest music on your PC at the touch of a button

iPod

• Up to 12hrs continuous playback
• 20GB hard drive holds up to 5,000 MP3 songs (do not support WMA format)
• Create multiple On-The-Go playlists
• Create and customize multiple playlists
• Unique search function locates any song, album, artiste, genres or composers
• Firewire 400 and USB 2.0 (include dock connector)
• Sound check and 20 equalizer settings lets you customize your music playback
• Apple iTunes™ lets you synchronise your iPod with your PCs automatically upon plug in.

Zen Touch supports WMA and MP3 formats. iPod on the other hand, supports AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (32 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible, AIFF, Apple Lossless and WAV. iPod shows the menu in various languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and displays the song, artiste and album info in :Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish and Ukrainian.

The website available for Zen Touch doesn't provide much information, while iPod's is very comprehensive.

So.... if it is your choice, which one will you purchase? I am currently holding onto an iPod 20GB, and I am really really very happy with it. Except for the fact that I feel that the earphone and remote control cable is too thin, cause I have already broken them! My darling is intending to buy the Zen Touch. Any comments? I am still trying to convert him to buy iPod, but he feels that it is too expensive. Anyway, stay tuned for more product/services comparisons in future ok?! Haha.

Cheers!