I bought this primarily because it has a built in fm tuner. For some reason it seemed really galing to me that other brands had the nerve to make us get an attachment to listen to the radio. That being said here goes the pro's and con's for me.
Pros-
Attractive- Some find it a bit bulky, but as someone who grew up carrying walkman cassette players or portable cd players, the size is not too much for me. I like the matte texture because it gives the player a soft look and makes scratches less likely.
Large Screen- The screen is very nice, I would not want to spend hours and hours watching it, but it is crisp and clear with great color.
30GB- This is plenty of space for me to keep all of my music and then some. I also find it handy for carrying images to show to friends and family members.
Headphones- For stock headphones, they are great. They almost never get tangles up on me and they are magnetized so you can stick the buds together.
CONS-
All of the cons, for me, are software related. I had no initial trouble with the software, it was not until the November upgrade that I started having all sorts of problems.
One is that the albums, album images, and artist don't match one another. I can be listening to NIN and an image of an ATB album will show but the album will be a third artist.
Another is that for a time I could not use the Zune software due to errors in installation. Then there was an error where the software was not recognizing my Zune.
My last con is that it does not support much of my music files, which are WMA. I think their idea in that is trying to create a Monopoly in the way that Itunes has but it just does not make sense to me. If they are not beating IPOD in design(they aren't) then they should try by beating them by being more inclusive.
Overall I am glad I have my Zune, even with all its little quirks and irritations.
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Digital player / radio - 2.3 oz - WAV, WMA, AAC, Audible, MP3, ADPCM - Radio, Voice recorder, Photo playback, Video playback - Display: Color - 320 x 240 - 2.5" - TFT
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