http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/ Engadget Comments for The $80 Brown Zune http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 2:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 3:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Jan 10th 2008 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 2:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
Looks good but Im waiting for that sexy new zune.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 2:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
So fitting.

Mr. Hankey the christmas poo, small and brown, he comes from you!

Thank you Engadget, you guys totally just redeemed yourselves (to me atleast) over this whole apple cream-in-your-pants debacle.]]>Oct 25th 2007 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
Um, also

WHERE IS MY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY! I THOUGHT OCT 22 WAS INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY!]]>Oct 22nd 2007 2:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
I wonder if ford is in on this one too.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 2:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
Other than that, it's pretty sweet.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 2:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/For $80, it's a steal.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 2:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
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I'm sorry you didn't get such a great device for free as well.

;P]]>Oct 22nd 2007 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
You cannot go wrong with 30gb for $80! Plus with the new firmware, it's going to be awesome!]]>Oct 22nd 2007 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/but its also $80 for brown.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
Still, if you've ever wanted a Zune as a music player, the time doesn't really get much better than now - these prices are insanely low for what you're getting.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 3:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
Incorrect, there is a mod to use it as external storage.]]>Oct 24th 2007 5:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
Oh.. wait I get it.. you were trying to be funny!
]]>Oct 22nd 2007 2:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/]]>Oct 22nd 2007 3:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Are there enough Zune owners to demand a class action suit?]]>Oct 22nd 2007 2:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
in 5 years man... jobs sure will be looking in the want ads.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
Hey look, I just copied some files over onto my ipod and transferred them to the computer in the living room. lemme just try that with my zune... oops. I can't do that. Hell, I can't even use my zune on my linux or OSX machines.

Though my iPod shows up as an external drive on all three operating systems.

Oh... And my iPod doesn't look like i dug it out of the toilet.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
Those reasons (hard-driveablility and mulit-computer syncing) are all fixable by hacks and hardly negate the Zune's other great features (wifi, big screen and radio).

Dan:

Well you didn't even list any reasons. Have fun with no one respecting your opinion.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
Beat that.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
Looks like woot is also sold out now anyway.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
Quit hating on the brown, you guys.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 3:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 3:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
If you think about Bill Gates, he probably has nothing else to reach for in life. Just piss off his ol' buddy Jobs.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/I know I'm an Apple fanboy, but step out of the RDF (reality distortion field) that Jobs creates
and look at the big picture.
I don't think the Zune's a failure, its a 1st gen product. Look at the original iPod. Those things didn't exactly sell like hotcakes when they came out either. Their next Zune seems to be pretty nic-oh wait, I'm getting a call on my iPhone, hold on.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 4:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/You don't need to spell out what RDF stands for.

I mean, after that I might as well have just shot myself than spend time reading the rest of your comment.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 4:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/I'm nerdy in a different way.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
Zen > Zune > iPod]]>Oct 22nd 2007 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 4:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
Also the fact that all the firmware updates will work retroactively on all currently purchased Zunes means you are getting one heck of a bang for your buck here.

Lets see apple release their firmware updates for previous iPods and you would probably see some excitement over them too. But apple will never do that because the iPod is their gravy train and they rely on planned obsolescence to make their money. ]]>Oct 22nd 2007 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/Oct 22nd 2007 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
Last lime i checked, MS released Windows service packs that fixed stuff that was rotton in the original release, along with small changes ie: a firewall, wifi and bluetooth support, a pop-up blocker for IE.

Wow, mind blowing stuff...


Each OSX upgrade has seen significant new feaures, better stability, upgrades to free new apps and speed increases, not to mention the seamless integration from PowerPC chips to Intel!


As ironic as it sounds, these apples ain't rotton!]]>Oct 22nd 2007 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/22/the-80-brown-zune/
But then again I'm adamantly against iPod and Apple in general.

And to anybody on the fence about this, check out today's woot on sellout.woot.com....]]>Oct 22nd 2007 4:36AM