[moosefish]

I got an 8gb black Zune as part of an event, but I'm a Mac user and already have a full complement of iPods. It's brand new with all the standard stuff. It does have an engraving on the back from the event (PM me for the engraving details) and is preloaded with a bunch of conference material, but I think that can all be deleted. Anybody interested? $150 Amazon listing for the same product

[Bryan K]

I'll trade you two 16mb SD cards for the Zune

[moosefish]

From you I'll take $149.95. :P

[Damian]

I own a Zune. Seems one unique feature is the ability to subscribe for $15/mo. With this you have access to anything in their store. Which you own as long as you maintain your subscription. Not a bad plan, sort of. But if you are considering switching from Ipod to Zune remember music bought on Itunes is generally not compatible with Zune unless they are MP3 format. Something to think about if you have a huge library of M4P's. You can buy conversion software.

[drewcoll]

[Schmidt Alti-Dude]

We bought a Zune and regretted it ever since. Tisha keeps asking for a new iPod but how am I gonna buy a zero degree bag if I keep feeding her electronics fix?

[Schmidt Altitude]

Make more money!

[Damian]

[Schmidt Altitude]

IPod really has the market niche for these. Finding accessories like the IPod has is very difficult, expensive, and the variety of what you find is quite limited. I liked the big screen and interface, but the extremely poor battery life has left me frustrated. It's also quite big (I have the original 30G they first came out with.) I guess I also find the user interface for syncing less than intuitive and difficult in getting it to do what you want it to do.

[Bryan K]

I agree with the problems with the synching with the Zune. I too have the 30gb unit, the battery life problem does seemed to have been fixed with the new firmware that was issued when the other Zune devices were released. I also agree with the comment made regarding accessories for the Zunes, overpriced and limited selection. Aftermarket companies don't seem to have jumped onboard the Zune wagon and therfore are not making products for them as they have for IPod. But alas I did spend the $200 for the device which I plan on making full use of until it's demise, whenever that is.

[Damian]

What is the problem synching? You drag crap onto an icon. Even I can do it. Can't imagine it being simpler.

[Bryan K]

[Schmidt Altitude]

I'm going to pretend I'm not insulted by this. The problem does not occur during the first sync, and it is not a user problem where one can't figure out dragging and dropping files. It is a program fault where if you want to change any of the lists or items you have synced, the program freaks out and freezes and sometimes shuts down on you. Other times, it decides it wants to update to the Update Manager, and if you do this, you lose where you were and must essentially start over. Unless of course you choose to not update, which holds this threat off. Then, since the Zune is not supplied with an AC adapter charger, (and I find it very frustrating to have to spend another $30 on this thing and wait for it to charge before I can sync it) if your little Zune is even a little close to being out of batteries it will not sync, it will just die. But since it's supposed to charge via the USB cord, you would think it would just simply charge if the program is closed or what not. Noooooo.....it just won't do anything essentially making me have to figure out another means to charge it which really makes me angry . I didn't want to have to spend more money on this stupid little device! Just make it work with what was supplied! I hope I have convinced you that this is not a simple "even idiots should be able to sync these things" because I am not by any means a computer illiterate individual. Sorry for the rant but I did feel like my intelligence was being attacked. Ditto on Bryan

[Damian]

[Schmidt Altitude]

Okay you've been crossed off my "PEOPLE TO KILL" list. No worries, Damian. Poor, Quark, though.