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jyoung320 is correct. I've been happily streaming music on my Zune since 3.0. It seems to work fairly well. Jasmine also missed one of the new features of 3.0. In account settings you now have the option to delete all Zune Pass content with one click. Really handy if you decide to cancel your Zune Pass.
I think the Slacker G2 is cool as well, but at $249 for the 8GB model, it is no match for the 8GB iPod Touch at $229, particularly using the Rhapsody client. Yeah, it doesn't have the "caching" feature but that's not a lot to give up.
I think the Slacker G2 is cool as well, but at $249 for the 8GB model, it is no match for the 8GB iPod Touch at $229, particularly using the Rhapsody client. Yeah, it doesn't have the "caching" feature but that's not a lot to give up.
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Donald Bell is an electronic musician, a veteran record store employee, and a fearless hardware hacker. He's also CNET's Senior Editor for MP3 and digital audio.
Jasmine France is CNET's resident digital audio doyenne, writing and editing product reviews, crave blogs, and feature stories on all things MP3. And if you need advice on headphones, she's your girl.
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by spice3d
September 19, 2008 6:57 PM PDT
- I think the Slacker G2 is cool as well, but at $249 for the 8GB model, it is no match for the 8GB iPod Touch at $229, particularly using the Rhapsody client. Yeah, it doesn't have the "caching" feature but that's not a lot to give up.
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