A few weeks back, I told you about Creative's Zen Mozaic. The super affordable MP3 player finally found its way into my hands and so far I'm digging it. The stylish media player is very lightweight and small enough to fit in the palm of your hand even if you got small hands like I do. Unlike other media players in its price range, this one doesn't feel cheap and it sports a couple of features even the iPod nano lacks.

The Zen Mozaic comes in several capacities including 2GB ($60), 4GB ($80), 8GB ($100) and 16GB ($150). As you can see, this thing is priced to sell, and affordable enough for anyone looking for a small gym companion. Right now, it's available in two colors: black and pink with a gray one on the way.

I've been testing the pink version, which sports a mosaic tile design around the keypad that gives it its unique styling. A total of nine keys can be found under the screen, each marked with arrows to help you navigate the player's menu. I have to admit the navigational keys can be a little confusing when you're trying to turn the volume down or change the song, and will take some getting used to.

I loved the fact that this player has a speaker. Not many players do, but this one can rock a whole room even though the speaker on the back is tiny. The player is pre-loaded with a few sample songs, videos, wallpapers, and photos. The main menu is very easy to navigate and comprised of several options to access your photos, music, recordings, videos, FM radio, and extras. You can also customize the menu so you can add more options to the main list. The media player even has a fancy split screen that cycles through cover art, but I found this a little gimmicky because it didn't really come in as handy as I thought it should be.

One thing I didn't like is that it mixed audiobooks with music recordings under the Music tab. When I was sorting through my music albums, I had to sort through everything stored in the player including audiobooks. This can be tedious if you have several books on the player, and I certainly didn't like seeing Dr. Seuss next to Dido in my player.

Videos transported into the player have to be converted into .avi files with the included software, so you'll need to make time for that. Overall, I thought the video look great, except the screen is too small to watch a whole movie. It does have an FM radio, and strangely, you have to plug in your headphones to run an autoscan that programs the 32 preset slots. While I has testing it, the player got stuck in one of the channels, and I had to reset it to get it going again. Not sure what went wrong there, but it hasn't happened again.

I like having a radio feature, but it seems you have run an autoscan each time, and you also need to plug in your headphones while you listen to the radio because the speakers won't work with the radio. I had a few grips, all minor really, but overall, I like the little player because for $60 you're still getting a decent media player with a voice recorder, a speaker, an FM radio, organizer, photo albums, video player, and music player.