Microsoft Zune 120GB (third generation, glossy black)

reply on September 8, 2009 by 4star.excite.com

Just reading the back and forth, I am looking for a new MP3 player, I have had three Ipod's over the years, each seems to break between 3-4 years old. My wife has a Nano now, which I love. I am debating between the Zune 120 and ipod CLassic. I only care about playing MP3's and storage. I don;t want a subscription, and I do not need wifi. Based on this would you suggest the classic or Zune?

reply on April 21, 2009 by ithomas94

@justin: you're kidding me right?
a macbook?
Mac OSX is the most retarded OS ever. Not only does it copy everything from Linux, all the mac computer products are overpriced and nonfunctional. Sure, if you want something shiny that looks good and costs double the normal fare instead of something that gets the job done, choose a Macbook.
Note: on amazon, the 120GB zune can be bought for $200.

reply on March 25, 2009 by ironsnakemx

Oh cmon Random , you are saying that and here you are bashing the Zune , i have seen your comments on every single article that bashes apple , you and penguinisto are the worst Apple fanboys and yes the Zune does kick the ipod´s butt (this is also taken from Cnet by the way , watch the prizefight) and they cost the same , sorry man but ipods are not the best thing in the world i know that you and your kind will always try to convince everyone but some of us just don´t like Ipods that much and like to try other mp3 players ..... Go ahead and keep kissing that apple logo you love so much

reply on November 19, 2008 by random truth-22471513702271725

I dont get, How does it the ipods but. It costs $40 more than the ipod classsic. For what wireless syncing and an fm radio? I know everyone likes to say that all apple users like to kiss apples butt. But I think if thats the case zune users get in bed with bill gates. Because really looking at ipod classic reviews I see ratings of 1-3 starts because it only has 18 eq settings. Also the zune has 30 hours of audio with 4 hours of video playback. Compared to ipods 39 hours of music and 8.8 hours of video (taken from cnet). It seems measily and thats with wireless off. Also what is the point of wireless synching. The wireless g card it uses can only go at a maximum of 56 mbs a second (also when do you really get up to that speed). So it is 8 times slower than usb. So, what you go up to your computer press the wireless sync button, then wait a week for your 120 gb library to sync. What benefit does the zune software have over itunes again?

reply on November 18, 2008 by ithomas94

The iPod Touch and the iPhone are in a completely different league from the 120, Classic, Nano, and 8.
The Touch is basically a Mini-Computer, while the iPhone . .. is a phone.
Plus, who cares about hardware when the software sucks ass?
Since hardware will slow down, it will all matter about software now, and the Zune software kicks iTune's ass.

reply on October 7, 2008 by og_gta

well i think the zune does kick its ass. it syncs wirelessly to the your media without touch your computer with a cable, you don't have to get a new zune yearly either since you can get its newest updates for free ( i heard you need to pay $10 or so to apple to update the touch or iphone) and if you want to pay for your music theres the $15 straight unlimited music download. there might be competition with the apple though after all look how long the ipod's been out in the market. and even if microsoft did want to branch out to apple's OS's it would take some immense work. what i would like to see on the zunes is a disk usage so i can use the hard drive. i think everything else is perfect. i dont own one but im going to be trading in my ipod 5.5gen 80gb model for a zune 120 pretty soon. and yes the ipod touch and iphone is in a TOTALLY different category. plus look at Microsoft's Surface. that might tell you alot lol.

reply on September 25, 2008 by Dre_Santillo

okay geniuses wit ur iTouch and iPhone
this is the actual mp3 player comparison
once microsoft has a zune touch and phone then u can compare it to ur new Apple products

reply on September 20, 2008 by dredg96

So true. :justin429800: yeah u guys have ipod touch but the ipod touch is in another catagory then the zune hes comparing it to ipod nano and classic. and thats ur opinion if u think microsoft sucks but my opinion is that they make great products just like apple.

reply on September 20, 2008 by random truth-22471513702271725

same here justin same here

reply on September 20, 2008 by Starfires

The new iPods (I use the iPhone, same difference) have a amazing abilities. They have the apps already made, with more all the time- the menus are incredibly slick and user-friendly. Also, the screen is better for video and has a higher resolution- though I suppose this isn't so for the iPod classic, which is the Zune's real competition. As for the iPot touch- this can't even touch it! (Sorry, couldn't resist.)