mine broke, i need a new one. I don't know a ton about them as far as options and i don't think it really matters that much but off the top of my head the only 2 real options would be Zune 120 or Ipod classic 120. I've got like 60 gigs of music that i listen to on a regular basis and a ton more that i listen to less often, so anything under 80 gigs isn't really an option. Is there any thing else i should be considering? I use itunes for 99% of my music listening these days because i previously had an ipod. How compatable is the zune with that shit? i don't want to have to reorganize all my stuff for some other software and are there any other good options? I don't care about sharing music with other people or radio options or any of that other crap.

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12/3/2008 12:05:23 AM

i had a zune (one of the previous gen models) and i hated it, i only got it because it was cheap on woot

i might be a bit biased, but i'd go for the ipod.

12/3/2008 12:21:50 AM

yeah i generally don't like apple because their shit is overpriced and not necessarily any better, but ipods are probably the exception. wasn't sure if there was something new coming out this holiday season that i hadn't heard about yet or something


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12/3/2008 12:26:49 AM

Try out the Zune software. It's free, and for a lot of people it's the reason they go with it over the iPod. It makes iTunes look like complete garbage.

I own an iPhone, and the only thing it actually does well is play music. I can't vouch for the Zune, but surely it can't be any/that much worse or different.

12/3/2008 12:35:30 AM

I quit using my iphone for music and bought a 16gb nano - I miss the interface of the phone because it is quicker and less touchy (especially when driving), but I cant deny that having to search for accessories that work with the iphone was annoying as shit.

but nothing forces anyone to use itunes to manage their music with an ipod - you can use winamp. I used winamp with my creative zen vision:m, and when I first connected my ipod it asked me if i wanted to use winamp to manage it.

I prefer itunes, but it's really whatever.

12/3/2008 8:00:03 PM

evan, you still have the zune? I'd be interested in buying that if you do.

12/3/2008 8:18:34 PM

man the last zune update killed my drivers, now it says driver failed when i plug it in

probably just have to cycle the install to fix it, but no time right now

12/3/2008 9:22:47 PM

i've owned several brands of mp3 players including apple and my zune is my favorite

mostly just personal preference, the zune and ipod are pretty much equal

in my experience

12/4/2008 1:50:23 PM