It's no secret that a
120GB Zune is
on the way, and thanks to B&H Photo, it looks like we also know how much it'll cost: $249. That's right in the range (and more bang for the buck than a certain fruit company's large-capacity player), so we can't say we're too surprised -- but what's this listed right under it? A blue flash Zune for $149? Indeed it is -- and with the
most mythical of Zune colors about to make its debut along with those rumored
media and
software / social services updates, we're guessing the Zune Guy is rethinking that whole
"f***ing bulls**t" assessment. Then again, probably not.
Update: More intrigue. Zunerama just posted
this shot of a Wal-Mart stock system showing the 80GB and 4GB Zunes as discontinued. Yeah, something's up -- hopefully we'll find out soon.
[Via
Zunerama]
posted September 2nd 2008 12:16PM
It would not surprise me if the next place they release the Zune is Japan, the other place that hates Microsoft to the bone, Microsoft just loves leaking money.
I'm sure MS will announce the new Zune before Apple's event. They have almost no other way to get press for the poor-selling Zune, so they'll certainly take this opportunity to scream "FIRST POST!".
At my local Target, I saw that the Zune 80s and the Zune nanos(whatever they're called) are on clearance. The zune nanos were going for $110~. Not sure about the 80s.
I can't wait to watch the youtube confessional of Zune Guy with his new zune.
That frontal lisp gets me every time.
I just want that guy STFU.
I'm in the market for a new MP3 player, if the new Zunes are better than the new iPods, I might just jump ship.
(sorry for double post)
I bought a Zune 80gb after owning 2 generation of iPods and I've never looked back. The Zune is better in every way. I've never had to reset my Zune and the Zune software never broke the burning function of my CD/DVD drive (I had to constantly reset my iPods and iTunes installed a mandatory crap driver that deactivated my DVD/RW drive). You can sync from outside your house (like, in your car). The included headphones are actually good! Plus, you won't look like a tool since you can install your own background that shows up on all menus.
I ordered from Zune Originals and the customer service has been awesome. The Zune I got was missing the earbud sizing covers. I called customer service and they sent me a whole brand new pair of their premium headphones. ...no questions asked. If you check out Zune.net, you've got a whole community to share your experiences with. There are active members of the Zune team on there and they actually listen to you. Seriously, what other product team develops features directly with the customer?
Oh, sonuva... I bought an 80GB for my wife just a couple months ago for $250. And that was after buying one for myself earlier this year. Blargh. Oh well, live and learn.
I just gotta look at it this way: both of us have gotten a lot of use out of our Zunes in this short period of time (they were invaluable while driving from Jersey to Michigan and back last month). We take our Zunes everywhere and I have to admit, 80GB is more than enough for my wife and while 120GB would be nice for me, I still have 16GB free on mine right now, so I shouldn't complain. Comes in extremely handy at work during those hurry-up-and-wait moments for which I occupy that waiting time by catching up on episodes of Boston Legal or Dexter.
Microsoft needs an iPod Touch competitor.
Do something more with that built-in WiFi.
I really liked the inteface on the zune, but I hate the zune software. Why doesn't microsoft allow you to sync the zuen with wmp.
I like the Zune software, except for the fact that it (and WMP11) won't install on one of my personal laptop with MCE 2002.
I love the fact that I can add and delete songs from the Zune, regardless of which computer it's "synced" to. I have two other computers that I use.
i got an 80 back at the beginning of the summer and its treated me real well. im super pleased with the device. im not going to buy this one cause the 80 is doing its job great.
however, this means that there wont be any major updates coming this winter probably and we will get one some time next year. and i shall invest in that as well i suspect.
What's a zuen?
It would be great if Microsoft would let us trade up our 80 gigs for 120s, since they're the same price. Obviously they won't. Just an impossible dream I have.
I switched to a Zune from a few difference generations of iPods. I'll never buy another iPod. ...ever.
If you said, "the new games on Windows based machines make the games populating the iTunes app store look like toys for special olympic kids" then, I could agree with you. I have better things to do when I go out. ...or are you the guy at the bar playing with his iTunes app store games?
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Quix: Why would you expect to get highly rated badmouthing Microsoft in a MICROSOFT article? An article that MICROSOFT users would be most interested in. An article that an Apple user would gain absolutely nothing from or have any knowledge about. An article that an Apple fanboy just comes in to spew their worthless opinion in. Apple fanboys coming in and whining about how Apple is perfect and everyone needs to switch deserve to be low ranked. ...maybe even banned.
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It would be great if someone would make a portable media player that was real competition for Apple, but the Zune certainly isn't it.
If Microsoft had only made the device they had planned to make in the first place they would have had something to compete with- but over time they took away feature after feature (mostly due to internal politics) and were left with the very mediocre Zune.
This is the same process that turned Vista: it also started out as an ambitious new OS with features such as the removal of the Registry, a true journaled file system, etc. But these were gradually removed, mostly over backwards compatibility concerns, and we're left with Vista as it is.
http://www.learnucd.com/kevlar/vista-bad
anyone know if the new ipods or the zunes will have stereo bluetooth?
Question, the prices listed are what they're going to pay us to take one off their hands, correct.??
Why do Apple fanboys have to ruin every story with their comments?
Why do Apple fanboys have to ruin every story with their comments?
wtf does "fan boy" mean
i was going to get the zune 80 like 2 weeks ago, then i heard about this 120.. and for the same price im sold
i had an ipod, it was ok.. bought an archos, it was good.. now its time to try the zune
what's up with all these angry virgins going off on each other fighting about apple and microsoft over n over.. if you'd put forth that same effort into getting laid you'd be a lot happier in life ;)
buried this mess
http://digg.com/microsoft/120GB_Zune_priced_at_249_blue_flash_Zune_in_the_works
The Zune 120 GB Version is gone from the link. Maybe somebody jumped the gun on posting it in their online catalog?
You know what's funny, despite of Apple fanboi's claim that Zune is nothing compared to iPod, they continue bash articles like this. Shouldn't be the proper reaction if something is not a threat is just to ignore it?
Well I know what my new mp3 player will be. $250 for 120gb is hard to beat.
ITS TRUE ABOUT THE ZUNE BLUE.. I WORK ON A WAREHOUSE AND WE SHIP THEM TWO WEEKS AGO. IT LOOKS GOOD!!... SOME FOLKS EVEN STOLE SOME LOL!
you got to hook us up with one of those!
i pods do suck apple knows how to trap there customers in thinking there company is worlds best which ony stands for the highest price for mp3 and computers apple sucks i had ipod touch worth no more then 100 if not 150.00 stupidest thing and what a name IPOD