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3.5 stars
"REETURNED!"
Pros: visually cool, small, and light
Cons: MICROSOFT, default ear buds, software
Summary: I bought this about 3 weeks ago. I loved it at first. Its fun to play with. But the true funtionality of it sucks, for me atleast. Lets say you are listening to a song, and you start looking for another song to play. You find it and you want to listen to it. You cant just hit play and start listening to it. You have to hit play to stop the current song, and then play again to start the song you want to listen to. And you can just hit play twice real fast, you have to hit play, pause for a song, then hit play again. I find it annoying.
Next, I use this for snow skiing. The finger pad aka the only way to navigate around does not sense gloves. It appears to be fingers only. Which means I have to take my glove off every time i want to change something.
Next, the hold button. It just doesnt feel sturdy. Moves to easily.
Next, the ear buds. At first I thought the zune was just worthless. But after using ear buds from my previous mp3 player i realized that microsoft was just being cheap because they are GARBAGE. Songs sound muffled, not clear nor crisp. If you do get this you must get another set of ear buds!
Next, ZUNE software. I spent 2 hours organizing my music. Editing Artist Album info etc. After 2 hours I went back and was looking through everything. 8/10 things i changed either went back to what they were previously or got mixed with other songs. REALLY made me mad.
So those were the biggest negatives for me. I'll move to the positives now.
Its fun to navigate with the finger pad. You can slide your finger down and it continues to scroll. Visual masturbation. Its compact and feel solid. The screen is crisp and clear. It has a radio, although I never got around to using it. I watched some of the defualt videos which include some music videos etc. All was well, crisp and clear once again.
Overall its not a bad mp3 player. But its not convenient for me. The best thing you could do for it would be to buy new ear buds. And dont edit music info with zune software, even with the patch I was still having issues. cough microsoft
Where to buy
Zune (second generation, 4GB, black):
$64.99 - $67.99
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Amazon.com Marketplace
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