Customer Reviews:
 Durable, but not as practical for some use June 18, 2007
Used for about 6 months now.
Looks good, durable leather, appears to be made with decent quality and stitching.
I tend to remove the player from the case a lot, and found that over time, very very light scratches could be seen on the plastic front (I have a black color player). I have a screen protector on the LCD, so that has shown no damage, but the fine scratches on the player appear to be from the case itself (looks to be the stitching and edges on the inside of the case. I would almost fault the player itself, since I have felt the case, and there are no sharp edges, so if the player truly scratches with that little of abrasion I would question the plastic not the cover.
Otherwise, has protected the player well in my large bag, as it bounces around daily with a lot of other heavy items (water bottle, lunch, ect). Openings leave easy access to all buttons and cord openings. If you don't remove it from the case often I would recommend.
 Need a great case? Look no further. May 1, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After searching through a countless amount of cases here on Amazon I decided to go with Creative's own. Another review caused me to be a bit skeptical about how well it fit the player. Well, I can tell you that it fits perfectly (as I imagined a case made by the same company that made the device would). If you're looking at the pictures and thinking to yourself "I don't want to have to put my player in backwards", then I can assure you that there is absolutely no need to. It fits great right side up the way it is intended to. I've begun to speculate that the person who posted the pictures and wrote the review stating that you have to put it in upside down is using the case with the 60GB version of the player. This can be a bit confusing since nowhere on this page does it specify that this case is only for the 30GB version. However, if you look at the product on Creative's site, it does state "Custom fitted for ZEN Vision:M 30GB only". So if you have the 60GB version, I can't really tell you whether it fits or not (perhaps you can then use it upside down). If you need a great quality case for the 30GB Vision:M, however, then look no further.
Also note that it doesn't have a screen protector, but I find this preferable since having a protector built into a case will usually give you much more glare than having one on the unit itself (since one sewn into the case would have to be flexible). I suggest either keeping the plastic on the screen that came with the device, or just picking up a generic PDA screen protector and trimming it to size. This way, it stays flat and smooth on the device (causing little or no glare) as opposed to the ones built into a case which can be wavy and cause glare from many different angles. Plus, you can replace it without having to get a new case when it gets scratched up.
Leather Case for Zen Vision M April 10, 2007
The product is a good one, but a little old fashioned, anyway it works the way I need.
 It Will Do The Job ... But, Should Be Better For This Price... February 12, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
It does a good job of protecting the Zen so I'll give it that - and the quality of the stitching and finish couldn't be better. But, is this real leather? It seems more like high-quality "pleather". I'm not crazy about having to put it in upside down either. It just seems strange and you constantly open it upside down - maybe I'll get used to it but it's not intuitive. If you put it in the other way, it's too tight and the buttons are all pressed so the device doesn't work. See the pictures I posted above.
I'll update this once I've had it a while longer. It's a little stiff - which is good - but once it breaks-in a little I think I'll like it even more. First impression - this is overpriced - should be more like $20 definitely. And, at least throw in some screen protectors for this price - that's ridiculous. You have to buy protectors separately. On the plus side, you can do everything with the case on - you have full access to all the buttons, inputs, etc. and even charging.
Edit:
It was just a little stiff in the beginning and it was pressing the bottom two buttons all the time so it wouldn't work well and that's why I had to put it in upside down. But, now after it's stretched out, you can put it in the case either way. And, it's much preferable with the flap on top otherwise it can fall out a little too easily.
I still like the case in general and haven't found a better option. It's thin and yet does a superb job of protecting the device. With all my "toys" I do tend to prefer the leather cases (Palm, Treos, phones, etc). They tend to have a better feel when I'm holding them.
Odd - the picture of this case has changed since I bought this and wrote the review - if you look at my pictures - it looks like an entirely difference case. This one has a 1-2" wrap around velcro strap to hold it closed. Mine has no strap - the flap actually has a few millimeters of velcro along the edge and that's plenty to keep it closed.
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