Re: Ipod or Zune?
Thanks candyman56 for the input. I have started to lean towards the Zune since I started this post. Again, thanks for taking out the time to chime in. PEACE!!!!!
Yup, Circuit City has the Zune for $199 this week and Best Buy is selling it at $129 if you order high speed internet from one of the providers that they are working with.
JSKYWALKER, I own a Zune and at two times in the last few years I have owned a 3G and 5G iPod. I think where the one has its weaknesses, the other makes up for in the strengths dept. and vice versa. Me personally, I really like the Zune hardware better than the iPod. It just looks a lot cleaner as opposed to the iPod look imo. I was getting tired that Apple hadn't done much in revising the iPod the last few years due to no real competition. Speaking of the hardware, I really like the navigation better on the Zune as opposed to the iPod. Finding my music is much easier imo with the Zune.
One of the weaknesses that I find with the Zune is the software itself. There are a few things that really needs to be fixed imo. I'm hoping that with a future revision or the Zune's coming in the Fall they will have fixed that stuff. This is one area where the iPod wins with itunes, they have refined that software to perfection as I remember their first few versions of itunes were just as bad as the Zune software. This is understandable to a degree with MS, but they should have learned from their competitor's mistakes.
Also I had to get MS technical support involved to get the Zune running fine on MS VISTA. But don't let something like that stop you from enjoying this thing.
You do get a larger screen with the Zune as opposed to the iPod which makes a big difference imo. I have uploaded videos on this thing to watch, such as movies nad even narrated power point presentations that we build at work to test on here and they looked good.
I don't like the battery life with the Zune, that is something else that I think could be improved upon with a future revision.
One last problem, I'm down to about 4GB on the Zune. With the new iPod and Zune releasing in the Fall, I really look forward to a 60-80GB model of either one. At that point I'll use my PRP plan on the Zune to put towards one of the larger Zune's or iPod. I am hoping that MS does release a larger Zune + fix the software and I'm game for a new one.
Here are a few Zune threads on OS that might help
Impressions Thread
http://forums.operationsports.com/vB...highlight=zune
http://forums.operationsports.com/vB...highlight=zune
Here are some pics of my Zune, please excuse the blur as my son kept on pushing me arm as I was taking the pictures.
Good luck, if you have any questions let me know. Hopefully some iPod people or others with Zunes could chime in to help you out. One last thing, I recommend going to Best Buy, Circuit City, or whichever stores have this in your area and play around with both.
JSKYWALKER, I own a Zune and at two times in the last few years I have owned a 3G and 5G iPod. I think where the one has its weaknesses, the other makes up for in the strengths dept. and vice versa. Me personally, I really like the Zune hardware better than the iPod. It just looks a lot cleaner as opposed to the iPod look imo. I was getting tired that Apple hadn't done much in revising the iPod the last few years due to no real competition. Speaking of the hardware, I really like the navigation better on the Zune as opposed to the iPod. Finding my music is much easier imo with the Zune.
One of the weaknesses that I find with the Zune is the software itself. There are a few things that really needs to be fixed imo. I'm hoping that with a future revision or the Zune's coming in the Fall they will have fixed that stuff. This is one area where the iPod wins with itunes, they have refined that software to perfection as I remember their first few versions of itunes were just as bad as the Zune software. This is understandable to a degree with MS, but they should have learned from their competitor's mistakes.
Also I had to get MS technical support involved to get the Zune running fine on MS VISTA. But don't let something like that stop you from enjoying this thing.
You do get a larger screen with the Zune as opposed to the iPod which makes a big difference imo. I have uploaded videos on this thing to watch, such as movies nad even narrated power point presentations that we build at work to test on here and they looked good.
I don't like the battery life with the Zune, that is something else that I think could be improved upon with a future revision.
One last problem, I'm down to about 4GB on the Zune. With the new iPod and Zune releasing in the Fall, I really look forward to a 60-80GB model of either one. At that point I'll use my PRP plan on the Zune to put towards one of the larger Zune's or iPod. I am hoping that MS does release a larger Zune + fix the software and I'm game for a new one.
Here are a few Zune threads on OS that might help
Impressions Thread
http://forums.operationsports.com/vB...highlight=zune
http://forums.operationsports.com/vB...highlight=zune
Here are some pics of my Zune, please excuse the blur as my son kept on pushing me arm as I was taking the pictures.
Good luck, if you have any questions let me know. Hopefully some iPod people or others with Zunes could chime in to help you out. One last thing, I recommend going to Best Buy, Circuit City, or whichever stores have this in your area and play around with both.
. iTunes is the reason why I would not suggest an iPod.
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