[quote name='Blade']That much for so little money...
It sounds like a deal, but I'm left wondering if Zens are trustworthy...[/QUOTE]
They're more reliable than RCA, Apple, and other crap brands. The major complaint I've heard is that they freeze up a lot. And there are also lots of complaints about the Zen Micro's battery life - not that it's bad (12 hours), but that various firmware issues and bugs causing unaccountable battery drain pop up in some units. Regardless, I'd still recommend the Zen Micro over the iPod mini (1G & 2G), Olympus m:robe 100, and most other microdrive players. Can't compare to the Rio Carbon, though.